Feyaad Allie
Biographic Data
| ID | 4383140 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Feyaad Allie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Feyaad |
| FAMILY NAME | Allie |
| SIGNATURE | ALLIE F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0110-0735 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Representation Trap
Liberal democracy requires that minority groups be represented in politics. This article argues that minority representation can also generate headwinds for political inclusion by dividing the minority group and consolidating the dominant group. I study the combination of these processes, termed the representation trap, through a mixed-methods examination of Muslims in India. Analyses of election results and an original survey of Hindu and Muslim…
India's New Minority Politics
Over the past decade, India has been central to debates on democracy. Many viewed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) underperformance in the 2024 election as a sign of democratic resilience. This essay argues instead that it signaled further backsliding in the country's most vulnerable dimension of democracy—its liberal democracy. The election reinforced a troubling status quo for India's largest religious minority: explicit exclusion from one si…
Facial Recognition Technology and Voter Turnout
States worldwide use facial recognition technology (FRT) to assist in policing citizens, monitoring public goods, and even running elections. This article asks how FRT in polling stations affects voter turnout. Existing research on technology in elections offers ambiguous predictions for the direction and magnitude of the effect. I leverage a state-run randomized pilot of FRT in local elections in a municipality in Telangana, India, to show that …
Sacred Time and Religious Violence
How and when can religious times become focal points for communal violence? In the context of Hindu-Muslim riots in India, I argue that incompatible ritual holidays where one religion’s rituals are at odds with another (e.g., sacrificing cows or engaging in processions with idolatry) help explain the positive effect of sacred time on religious rioting. Holidays with incompatible rituals provide doctrinal differences that make riots more likely. T…
Facial Recognition Technology and Voter Turnout
States worldwide use facial recognition technology (FRT) to assist in policing citizens, monitoring public goods, and even running elections. This article asks how FRT in polling stations affects voter turnout. Existing research on technology in elections offers ambiguous predictions for the direction and magnitude of the effect. I leverage a state-run randomized pilot of FRT in local elections in a municipality in Telangana, India, to show that …
Sacred Time and Religious Violence
How and when can religious times become focal points for communal violence? In the context of Hindu-Muslim riots in India, I argue that incompatible ritual holidays where one religion’s rituals are at odds with another (e.g., sacrificing cows or engaging in processions with idolatry) help explain the positive effect of sacred time on religious rioting. Holidays with incompatible rituals provide doctrinal differences that make riots more likely. T…
Facial Recognition Technology and Voter Turnout
States worldwide use facial recognition technology (FRT) to assist in policing citizens, monitoring public goods, and even running elections. This article asks how FRT in polling stations affects voter turnout. Existing research on technology in elections offers ambiguous predictions for the direction and magnitude of the effect. I leverage a state-run randomized pilot of FRT in local elections in a municipality in Telangana, India, to show that …
Sacred Time and Religious Violence
How and when can religious times become focal points for communal violence? In the context of Hindu-Muslim riots in India, I argue that incompatible ritual holidays where one religion’s rituals are at odds with another (e.g., sacrificing cows or engaging in processions with idolatry) help explain the positive effect of sacred time on religious rioting. Holidays with incompatible rituals provide doctrinal differences that make riots more likely. T…
India's New Minority Politics
Over the past decade, India has been central to debates on democracy. Many viewed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) underperformance in the 2024 election as a sign of democratic resilience. This essay argues instead that it signaled further backsliding in the country's most vulnerable dimension of democracy—its liberal democracy. The election reinforced a troubling status quo for India's largest religious minority: explicit exclusion from one si…
The Representation Trap
Liberal democracy requires that minority groups be represented in politics. This article argues that minority representation can also generate headwinds for political inclusion by dividing the minority group and consolidating the dominant group. I study the combination of these processes, termed the representation trap, through a mixed-methods examination of Muslims in India. Analyses of election results and an original survey of Hindu and Muslim…
Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (2 works) · Apprehension (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)