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Dishil Shrimankar is a Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Manchester, specializing in Indian political systems and quantitative methods. His research examines party organization, regional politics, and electoral dynamics in India, with current work funded by a Leverhulme Trust early career research fellowship focusing on local candidates in Indian elections.
His educational background includes a PhD in Political Science from the University of Nottingham (2014-2018) with a dissertation on party organization and proliferation in India, and an MSc in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics & Political Science (2012-2013).
Shrimankar's research interests focus on the intersection of comparative politics, Indian politics, and quantitative methods. His work analyzes why regional parties succeed in some Indian regions but not others, examining how national party decentralization affects regional party success. He also investigates intra-party organizational variation at the sub-national level and the role of social norms in political empowerment.
His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on Indian political institutions, with particular attention to federalism, party organization, and electoral dynamics. The research shows increasing sophistication in methodology and scope, moving from theoretical explanations of regional party success to empirical studies of center-state relations and electoral behavior.
- Building cross-ethnic coalitions in divided societies: local candidates in India (Leverhulme Trust Fellowship, 2020)
- Party organisation and the success of regional parties at the sub-national level in India (Fellowship, 2019)
Shrimankar is currently accepting PhD students and has taught courses in comparative politics, quantitative methods, and Indian politics. His research has been supported by competitive fellowships and has resulted in publications in high-impact journals including the British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Regional & Federal Studies, and World Development. He has also created significant datasets on Indian state elections (1985-2018) archived with the UK Data Archive.
