Dr. Jugdep S. Chima

Dr. Jugdep S. Chima (Research Fellow, Center for South Asia Studies) completed his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in December 2002. His dissertation was titled, "Political Leadership and the Trajectory of the Sikh Separatist Movement in Punjab-India (1978-1997)." He is currently revising his dissertation into a book manuscript, and will subsequently work on other projects dealing with various aspects of South Asian politics, ethnicity and nationalism, and political science. His previous research has appeared in the Asian Survey, Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, Review of International Studies, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. Dr. Chima can be reached via email at: jschima@uclink.berkeley.edu.