Ashraf Hoque
Biographic Data
| ID | 3587318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashraf Hoque |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashraf |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoque |
| SIGNATURE | HOQUE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ashraf Hoque is at Department of Social Science, University College London, London, UK. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mafia Raj
Offering ethnographic depth that will be invaluable to students and scholars of politics and anthropology in South Asia, Mafia Raj examines the everyday workings of bosses across seven towns in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The authors craft a cogent, but uniquely multifaceted, view of the personal struggles for sovereignty of seven distinct types of strongmen as they ascend the ladder of power
Land, development and the political class
This article expands Akhil Gupta's (1995, American Ethnologist, 22(2), 375-402) thesis of 'blurred boundaries' between 'the state' and 'society' in South Asia to incorporate the impact of historic labour migrations, which complicate established conceptions of the state in Bangladesh. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in an area of high migration to the UK, the article draws attention to a class of transnational politicians, and their intra-class co…
Brushing with Organized Crime and Democracy
This article explores the performances of a particular category of young men often derogatively referred to as"chamchas"(sycophants) who are using the art of making do(jugaad)by exploiting and bluffing links with powerful political networks and political parties, as well as friendships with strongmen and their criminal crews. Crucially, the comparative ethnography across India (western Uttar Pradesh) and Bangladesh (Sylhet) introduces readers to …
Muslim Men in Luton, UK
Particularly since the London bombings in July 2005, Muslim communities in Britain have faced extensive criticism for their alleged inability to assimilate to British cultural mainstream expectations. Various government schemes have attempted to tackle ‘Islamic radicalism’ and ‘violent extremism’, thought to emanate from within Britain’s long-standing Muslim communities. Based on extensive ethnographic research conducted among a sizable Muslim co…
Brushing with Organized Crime and Democracy
This article explores the performances of a particular category of young men often derogatively referred to as"chamchas"(sycophants) who are using the art of making do(jugaad)by exploiting and bluffing links with powerful political networks and political parties, as well as friendships with strongmen and their criminal crews. Crucially, the comparative ethnography across India (western Uttar Pradesh) and Bangladesh (Sylhet) introduces readers to …
Muslim Men in Luton, UK
Particularly since the London bombings in July 2005, Muslim communities in Britain have faced extensive criticism for their alleged inability to assimilate to British cultural mainstream expectations. Various government schemes have attempted to tackle ‘Islamic radicalism’ and ‘violent extremism’, thought to emanate from within Britain’s long-standing Muslim communities. Based on extensive ethnographic research conducted among a sizable Muslim co…
Muslim Men in Luton, UK
Particularly since the London bombings in July 2005, Muslim communities in Britain have faced extensive criticism for their alleged inability to assimilate to British cultural mainstream expectations. Various government schemes have attempted to tackle ‘Islamic radicalism’ and ‘violent extremism’, thought to emanate from within Britain’s long-standing Muslim communities. Based on extensive ethnographic research conducted among a sizable Muslim co…
Brushing with Organized Crime and Democracy
This article explores the performances of a particular category of young men often derogatively referred to as"chamchas"(sycophants) who are using the art of making do(jugaad)by exploiting and bluffing links with powerful political networks and political parties, as well as friendships with strongmen and their criminal crews. Crucially, the comparative ethnography across India (western Uttar Pradesh) and Bangladesh (Sylhet) introduces readers to …
Mafia Raj
Offering ethnographic depth that will be invaluable to students and scholars of politics and anthropology in South Asia, Mafia Raj examines the everyday workings of bosses across seven towns in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The authors craft a cogent, but uniquely multifaceted, view of the personal struggles for sovereignty of seven distinct types of strongmen as they ascend the ladder of power
Land, development and the political class
This article expands Akhil Gupta's (1995, American Ethnologist, 22(2), 375-402) thesis of 'blurred boundaries' between 'the state' and 'society' in South Asia to incorporate the impact of historic labour migrations, which complicate established conceptions of the state in Bangladesh. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in an area of high migration to the UK, the article draws attention to a class of transnational politicians, and their intra-class co…
Political science (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (3 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (2 works)