I’m a doctoral candidate in the School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS) at the University of Queensland, Australia. Previously, I have been a visiting doctoral student at the University of Cambridge, UK. I received a Master’s in Political Science from the University of Delhi and completed doctoral coursework at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India.
I study the role of emotions in the formation of postcolonial nation-states. My research broadly sits at an intersection of politics and history, focusing on emotions and belonging, empire and anticolonialism, nation-making and political violence, critical IR theory and foreign policy, with a regional focus on South Asia.
My work is published in International Affairs, New Media & Society, Australian Journal of International Affairs, and Strategic Analysis. Occasionally, I also write commentaries for outlets such as the World Politics Review, Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, Australian Outlook, and the Economic & Political Weekly. Additionally, I maintain a Substack Newsletter, Fuzzy Notes, which attracts thousands of readers monthly.
For a detailed overview of my academic background, please refer to my CV, available here. And if you would like to get in touch, please drop me an email at adarsh.badri[at]uq.edu.au.