Mohd Osama’s research interests cover electoral politics, voting behavior, and political anthropology. He is a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. He has done his Master’s from the same Department.
His Ph.D. research, looks at the broad question of Why do Muslims Vote? His methodological intent is Ethnography with an understanding of statistics related to the profile of Muslim voters’ as well as Muslim representatives, particularly in Uttar Pradesh. He values interdisciplinary and mixed methodological approaches in solving empirical puzzles.
He has presented papers at national conferences and written online articles. Lately, he has developed an interest in research puzzles related to Segregation and Urban Geography.
Research :
As a public policy scholar with The Hindu Centre, Osama will undertake a study on the extent of and reasons for dynastic politics among Muslim representatives from the State of Uttar Pradesh. Although there is much speculation in popular media about dynastic politics, it is largely unaddressed as an academic enquiry. This research will investigate, why political parties nominate candidates with dynastic political advantage and will further try to analyse the socio-economic demographical characteristics of these politicians. The research will also try to develop a broader understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of dynasticism by looking at its modern political reflections.
Read Policy Report No. 25 here:The Phenomenon of Political Dynasties Among the Muslim Legislators of Uttar Pradesh.
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