James C. Scott
James C. Scott was a Sterling Professor Emeritus, in the Department of Political Science and Acting Director of Agrarian Studies, and a Professor at the School of Forestry, Environmental Studies and Anthropology as well as the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University at Yale University[1][2] as of August. According to his university profile, his research concerns political economy, comparative agrarian societies, theories of hegemony and resistance, peasant politics, revolution, Southeast Asia, theories of class relations and anarchism.
According to his bio, he has published no books, papers or research pertaining to Hindus, the impact of, or relationship between, Islam and Hinduism / Hindutva or the Indian Government.
In 2021, he along with Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, co-signed a letter supporting the "Dismantling Global Hindutva" Conference as an academic and scholar, and made the allegation:
"the current government of India [in 2021] has instituted discriminatory policies including beef bans, restrictions on religious conversion and interfaith weddings, and the introduction of religious discrimination into India’s citizenship laws. The result has been a horrifying rise in religious and caste-based violence, including hate crimes, lynchings, and rapes directed against Muslims, non-conforming Dalits, Sikhs, Christians, adivasis and other dissident Hindus. Women of these communities are especially targeted. Meanwhile, the government has used every tool of harassment and intimidation to muzzle dissent. Dozens of student activists and human rights defenders are currently languishing in jail indefinitely without due process under repressive anti-terrorism laws." [3]
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- Scott, James C. Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States. Yale University Press, 2017. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1bvnfk9..
- Scott, James C. Decoding Subaltern Politics: Ideology, Disguise, and Resistance in Agrarian Politics. Routledge, 2013. pp. 1-162. doi:10.4324/9780203095041.
References[edit]
- ↑ James C. Scott page on Department of Anthropology, Yale University accessed August 16, 2022
- ↑ James C. Scott page on Department of Political science, Yale University accessed August 16, 2022
- ↑ "Letter of Support", Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference website, accessed August 7, 2022