Dr. David Jackman
University of Oxford
Expertise on
Countries: Bangladesh, India
Policy Areas & Themes: Conflict, Defence & Security, Development Policy, Elections, Governance, History, Institutions, Maritime Security, Politics, Violence
Bio
David’s research focuses on the political economy of crime and violence in South Asia. He works particularly in Bangladesh and West Bengal, and has published on topics ranging from labour politics, syndicates and elections to beggar leaders and destitution. He is the author of Syndicates and Societies: Criminal Politics in Dhaka (Cambridge University Press) and co-editor of Controlling the Capital: Political Dominance in the Urbanizing World (Oxford University World). He is currently writing a political history of the Sundarbans (the world’s largest mangrove forest) focusing on piracy.
special research expertise on
Crime and politics
Engagement experience includes
Consulted with FCDO-Bangladesh, The British Council and The Hunger Project
Jackman, D. Goodfellow, T. Autocrats and cities: how capitals have become a battleground for protest and control. The Conversation. 29th October 2024. Available at: https://theconversation.com/autocrats-and-cities-how-capitals-have-become-a-battleground-for-protest-and-control-240377
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Read a sample of David’s research outputs
Journal article: ‘Students, movements, and the threat to authoritarianism in Bangladesh’
Journal article: ‘The Party-Police Nexus in Bangladesh’
Book: Syndicates and Societies: Criminal Politics in Dhaka (CUP, 2024)