Zaad Mahmood
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4169280 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Zaad Mahmood |
| PRENOMES | Zaad |
| SOBRENOME | Mahmood |
| ASSINATURA | MAHMOOD Z |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Presidency University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2341-608X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
State capacity and health system financing
INTRODUCTION: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires not only financial resources but also strong and capable states that can mobilise, allocate and effectively manage those resources. Although fiscal capacity is widely acknowledged as a key determinant of health systems financing, state capacity is a broader, multidimensional construct that encompasses the administrative, legal and coercive functions of the state. METHODS: This study…
Relocating Hindutva in Bengal’s Political Landscape
This article examines the trajectory of Hindutva politics in West Bengal through the national and state elections between 2014 and 2024, a state that has remained unusually resistant to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) wider national dominance. Drawing on election data, survey reports and secondary sources, the study analyses how regional identity, welfare politics and organisational structures intersect with the ideological spread of Hindu nat…
The Roots of a Populist Regime
Since 2011, West Bengal has experienced a significant political transformation with the rise of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The existing literature examines TMC’s politics through a number of prisms such as populism, welfarism and clientelism, focusing on the charismatic leadership and populist governance model. This article offers a distinct contribution by focusing on the class composition of TMC’s elites. Employing a mixed-method approach, t…
Politics of Vaccine Nationalism in India
The fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted from finding a cure to acquiring vaccines and organizing vaccination. The race for vaccination has exacerbated tendencies of hoarding, particularly among rich countries, academically expressed as vaccine nationalism. Vaccine nationalism is harmful to the global effort in the fight against the pandemic. India in contrast has been quite generous to its neighbours in sharing vaccines pursuing its o…
Governance and Electoral Integrity
This article presents the findings of perceptions of electoral integrity survey for subnational elections in India between 2015 and 2017. The perceptions of electoral integrity survey is an attempt to provide a comprehensive, impartial and independent source of information derived from experts about elections conforming to internationally recognized principles and standards. The article then evaluates the factors that account for differences in t…
Contradictions, Negotiations and Reform
This article provides a historical perspective on a rather unique chapter in the era of economic reforms in India—the case of the state of West Bengal. In 1991, the Government of India began to pursue a policy of economic liberalization, causing serious political challenges for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM)-led Left Front coalition in West Bengal. Historically, the CPIM had strongly opposed economic reforms, but was compelled to und…
Politics of Vaccine Nationalism in India
The fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted from finding a cure to acquiring vaccines and organizing vaccination. The race for vaccination has exacerbated tendencies of hoarding, particularly among rich countries, academically expressed as vaccine nationalism. Vaccine nationalism is harmful to the global effort in the fight against the pandemic. India in contrast has been quite generous to its neighbours in sharing vaccines pursuing its o…
The Roots of a Populist Regime
Since 2011, West Bengal has experienced a significant political transformation with the rise of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The existing literature examines TMC’s politics through a number of prisms such as populism, welfarism and clientelism, focusing on the charismatic leadership and populist governance model. This article offers a distinct contribution by focusing on the class composition of TMC’s elites. Employing a mixed-method approach, t…
Governance and Electoral Integrity
This article presents the findings of perceptions of electoral integrity survey for subnational elections in India between 2015 and 2017. The perceptions of electoral integrity survey is an attempt to provide a comprehensive, impartial and independent source of information derived from experts about elections conforming to internationally recognized principles and standards. The article then evaluates the factors that account for differences in t…
Contradictions, Negotiations and Reform
This article provides a historical perspective on a rather unique chapter in the era of economic reforms in India—the case of the state of West Bengal. In 1991, the Government of India began to pursue a policy of economic liberalization, causing serious political challenges for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM)-led Left Front coalition in West Bengal. Historically, the CPIM had strongly opposed economic reforms, but was compelled to und…
Relocating Hindutva in Bengal’s Political Landscape
This article examines the trajectory of Hindutva politics in West Bengal through the national and state elections between 2014 and 2024, a state that has remained unusually resistant to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) wider national dominance. Drawing on election data, survey reports and secondary sources, the study analyses how regional identity, welfare politics and organisational structures intersect with the ideological spread of Hindu nat…
Contradictions, Negotiations and Reform
This article provides a historical perspective on a rather unique chapter in the era of economic reforms in India—the case of the state of West Bengal. In 1991, the Government of India began to pursue a policy of economic liberalization, causing serious political challenges for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM)-led Left Front coalition in West Bengal. Historically, the CPIM had strongly opposed economic reforms, but was compelled to und…
Governance and Electoral Integrity
This article presents the findings of perceptions of electoral integrity survey for subnational elections in India between 2015 and 2017. The perceptions of electoral integrity survey is an attempt to provide a comprehensive, impartial and independent source of information derived from experts about elections conforming to internationally recognized principles and standards. The article then evaluates the factors that account for differences in t…
Politics of Vaccine Nationalism in India
The fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted from finding a cure to acquiring vaccines and organizing vaccination. The race for vaccination has exacerbated tendencies of hoarding, particularly among rich countries, academically expressed as vaccine nationalism. Vaccine nationalism is harmful to the global effort in the fight against the pandemic. India in contrast has been quite generous to its neighbours in sharing vaccines pursuing its o…
The Roots of a Populist Regime
Since 2011, West Bengal has experienced a significant political transformation with the rise of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The existing literature examines TMC’s politics through a number of prisms such as populism, welfarism and clientelism, focusing on the charismatic leadership and populist governance model. This article offers a distinct contribution by focusing on the class composition of TMC’s elites. Employing a mixed-method approach, t…
State capacity and health system financing
INTRODUCTION: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires not only financial resources but also strong and capable states that can mobilise, allocate and effectively manage those resources. Although fiscal capacity is widely acknowledged as a key determinant of health systems financing, state capacity is a broader, multidimensional construct that encompasses the administrative, legal and coercive functions of the state. METHODS: This study…
Relocating Hindutva in Bengal’s Political Landscape
This article examines the trajectory of Hindutva politics in West Bengal through the national and state elections between 2014 and 2024, a state that has remained unusually resistant to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) wider national dominance. Drawing on election data, survey reports and secondary sources, the study analyses how regional identity, welfare politics and organisational structures intersect with the ideological spread of Hindu nat…
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