German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Dr. Amrita Saikia

Associate

Kurzer Lebenslauf

Since 11.2023: Visiting Fellow at the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies (Funding: Fritz Thyssen Foundation)
2023: Assistant Professor, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya
2022: Guest Faculty, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati
2015-2016: Researcher, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
2010-2013: Research Editor, International Data Corporation, Bengaluru
2018-2022: Ph.D., Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
2016-2018: M.Phil., Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
2013-2015: M.Sc., Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Aktuelle Forschung

Conflict and peace
Women in peacebuilding

Länder und Regionen

South Asia
India
Northeast India

Dr. Amrita Saikia

Associate

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Blogbeitrag | 08.2024

Women and Women’s Quota in Urban Local Bodies in Nagaland: A Saga of Struggle and Success

While Naga women have been active in all spheres of Naga society, social, cultural, and institutional constraints have kept them on the margins of formal politics. In 2023, two Naga women were elected to the 60-member Nagaland Legislative Assembly for the first time, which was hailed as “historic”.

Dr. Amrita Saikia

Associate

GIGA Focus Asien | 5/2024

Development, Peacebuilding, and Women’s Agency in Northeast India

Frieden und Entwicklung in Nordostindien sind der Schlüssel für Indiens Vision stärkerer politischer, gesellschaftlicher und wirtschaftlicher Beziehungen in Asien. Für einen dauerhaften Frieden sollten lokale Akteure in formale Friedensprozesse einbezogen werden, allen voran Frauen, die an der Basis eine aktive Rolle spielen.