Atharv Dhiman

Atharv Dhiman is a junior lecturer of political science at the University of Amsterdam, and a junior researcher in the ERC-funded CitizenGap project. He has specialised in the political economy of civil conflicts in India and has specifically worked on questions regarding the longevity of violent and non-violent political action. Atharv holds a MSc in Political Science (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam. Prior to his studies at UvA, he was a research assistant at Panjab University (Chandigarh, North India). He speaks Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Pahadi, and is interested in the application of mixed methodologies such as qualitative-comparative analysis and geo-spatial analysis.

Accessing Citizenship: Patterns of Civil Registration and Insurgent Conflict in India

By Atharv Dhiman / March 22, 2023

Citizenship grants access to the rights enjoyed by all members of the political community of a given state. To claim these rights, citizens must be able to provide evidence of membership based on birth place and/or parentage. Yet, according to recent World Bank estimates, about 850 million people lack official documents such as birth certificates, ID …

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