Team

Institutions

 
 

A defining feature of ‘Heritage as Placemaking: The Politics of Solidarity and Erasure in South Asia’ is its international, collaborative structure. The research and administration of the project is distributed across four institutions in South Asia and in Europe: Social Science Baha in Kathmandu (Nepal), South Asian University in Delhi (India), SOAS University of London (UK), and the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (Germany).

  • Located in London, SOAS a global leader in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. With an unrivaled library, diverse language offerings, and excellence in research and teaching, SOAS is consistently ranked among Europe’s highest-performing universities. Read more

  • Based in New Delhi, India, SAU is an international university that invites students and scholars from across South Asia and beyond. Read more

  • SSB is Nepal’s first and largest higher education institute dedicated to the social sciences. With its remarkable library and diverse range of programming, SSB is a key node in Kathmandu’s intellectual ecosystem and heritage community. Read more

  • The HCTS is an institute of higher learning within Universität Heidelberg, Germany. As part of the university’s newly-established Center for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS), the HCTS is a leader in comparative, transdisciplinary studies in Asia and Europe. Read more