Arild Engelsen Ruud

Professor - South Asia studies

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Professor of South Asia Studies and the Head of Research at the department.

Academic Interests

Political culture in South Asia (in particular India and Bangladesh)
Political leadership, populism, authoritarianism
Popular perceptions of democracy
Criminal leaders, mafia, authority
Recently written on blasphemy, Islamist radical right, increases in authoritarianism in democracies, notions of sovereignty

Teaching

Modern South Asian history
Political culture in South Asia
Foundational issues for the study of Asian and African societies

Ongoing research

Currently engaged in two broad research topics: South Asian Political Culture and Religion and Politics.

Higher education

PhD London School of Economics

Assignments

Head of Research, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages 2015--
Head of Board, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo 2013--

Tags: South Asia, India, Political culture, Bangladesh

Rollier, Paul; Frøystad, Kathinka & Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2019). Introduction: Researching the rise of religious offence in South Asia, In Paul Rollier; Kathinka Frøystad & Arild Engelsen Ruud (ed.), Outrage: The Rise of Religious Offence in Contemporary South Asia. UCL Press. ISBN 9781787355286. 1. s 1 - 47

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Rollier, Paul; Frøystad, Kathinka & Ruud, Arild Engelsen (ed.) (2019). Outrage: The Rise of Religious Offence in Contemporary South Asia. UCL Press. ISBN 9781787355286. 264 s. Show summary
Whether spurred by religious images or academic history books, hardly a day goes by in South Asia without an incident or court case occurring as a result of hurt religious feelings. The sharp rise in blasphemy accusations over the past few decades calls for an investigation into why offence politics has become so pronounced, and why it is observable across religious and political differences. Outrage offers an interdisciplinary study of this growing trend. Bringing together researchers in Anthropology, Religious Studies, Languages, South Asia Studies and History, all with rich experience in the variegated ways in which religion and politics intersect in this region, the volume presents a fine-grained analysis that navigates and unpacks the religious sensitivities and political concerns under discussion. Each chapter focuses on a recent case or context of alleged blasphemy or desecration in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, collectively exploring common denominators across national and religious differences. Among the common features are the rapid introduction of social media and smartphones, the possible political gains of initiating blasphemy accusations, and the growing self-assertion of marginal communities. These features are turning South Asia into a veritable flash point for offence controversies in the world today, and will be of interest to researchers exploring the intersection of religion and politics in South Asia and beyond.

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Berg, Dag-Erik; Ruud, Arild Engelsen; Frøystad, Kathinka & Løkeland-Stai, Espen (2020, 10. januar). India-forsker om rektor-nei til India-tur: «Lite interesse for demokrati?». Khrono.no.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020). Gatekamper i Delhi. Asiapunkt.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020, 26. mars). Intervju om Indias korona-tiltak. [Radio]. NRK Studio 2.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020, 02. mars). Jager muslimer, ønsker en hindunasjon. Aftenposten.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020). Kashmir-konflikten, en historisk bakgrunn.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020, 11. april). Sandmafia sprer frykt. VG.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020, 10. mars). Spedbarn blir solgt til prostitusjon. VG.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020, 04. mars). Tobarnsfaren skulle ut og hente mat. Så ble han skutt av hindunasjonalister.. Aftenposten.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020, 24. februar). Trump i India. [Radio]. NRK Dagens.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2020, 27. februar). Ute etter muslimer. Klassekampen.
Flåten, Lars Tore; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo; Jensenius, Francesca R.; Frøystad, Hanne Kathinka & Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2019). Valgvake - valget i India.
Flåten, Lars Tore; Ruud, Arild Engelsen & Nielsen, Kenneth Bo (2019). Indias geopolitiske spagat. Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839.
Flåten, Lars Tore; Ruud, Arild Engelsen & Nielsen, Kenneth Bo (2019). Modis æra. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
Flåten, Lars Tore; Ruud, Arild Engelsen; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo; Jensenius, Francesca R. & Samuelsen, Guro Warhuus (2019). Modi er kommet for å bli. Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839.
Flåten, Lars Tore; Ruud, Arild Engelsen; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo; Samuelsen, Guro Warhuus & Jensenius, Francesca R. (2019). Er valget i India slutten på dynastiet?. Avisa Vårt land.
Flåten, Lars Tore; Ruud, Arild Engelsen; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo; Samuelsen, Guro Warhuus & Jensenius, Francesca R. (2019). Indisk spenning. Dagsavisen. ISSN 1503-2892.
Flåten, Lars Tore; Samuelsen, Guro Warhuus; Ruud, Arild Engelsen; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo & Jensenius, Francesca R. (2019). Hindunasjonalistisk parti går mot valgseier. Avisa Vårt land.
Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2019). Kashmir-konflikten: Dårlige naboer siden 1947. Hvor hender det?. ISSN 0801-9509. 14