Rekha Diwakar

Dr. Rekha Diwakar is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Sussex since May 2013, previously holding a Lecturer position in Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is affiliated with the Sussex Asia Centre and teaches undergraduate modules including 'Political Change: India' (Year 3) and 'Politics of Governance: India' (Year 2), alongside designing the postgraduate module 'Politics and Governance in India' for the MA International Politics programme.

Her academic foundation centers on a PhD investigating the determinants of Indian party system size, with subsequent research published in international journals including a recent analysis of the 2014 Indian national elections in 'Electoral Studies'.

Research interests encompass:

• Indian Politics and Public Policy
• Comparative Politics
• Electoral Competition Dynamics
• Voting Behavior Patterns
• Party System Configuration
• Civil Service Reforms in Developing Contexts
• Political Science Methodology

Current projects analyze 'Effective Spaces of Party Competition' through comparative frameworks and evaluate alternative electoral systems in India, reflecting her specialized focus on Indian democratic processes.