Dr Matthew J Nelson
BA (Bowdoin) PhD (Columbia)
Overview
Department of Politics and International Studies
(Lecturer in Politics)
Centre of South Asian Studies
(Member, Centre of South Asian Studies; Member, London Middle East Institute)
Politics of South Asia; Politics of IslamContact Details
- Name:
- Dr Matthew J Nelson
- Email address:
- mn6@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4742
- Address:
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 216
- Office Hours:
- (on leave 2009/10)
Interests / Disciplines
South Asia; Islam; democracy; mixed methodologies (historical, ethnographic, quantitative)Teaching
Students supervised
Courses Taught
Research
South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and India); Islam; Islamic law; Islamic institutions (courts, schools, etc.); institutional change; democratic theory; democratic practice
Expertise
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Available for
- Special Study Programmes
- Short Term Consultancy
- Briefings
Regional Expertise
- South Asia
Country Expertise
- Pakistan
Languages
- Urdu
Publications
Authored Books
Nelson, Matthew J. (2009) In the Shadow of Shari‘ah: Islam, Islamic Law, and Democracy in Pakistan. New York: Columbia University Press; London: Hurst and Co.. (Forthcoming)
Chapters in Books
Nelson, Matthew J. (2009) 'Religion, Politics, and the Modern University in Pakistan and Bangladesh.' In: Islamic Education in Bangladesh and Pakistan: Trends in Tertiary Institutions. NBR Project Report. Seattle: National Bureau of Asian Research, pp. 61-94.
Nelson, Matthew J. (2009) 'The Politics of Personal Law Reform.' In: Khilnani, Sunil and Fischer, Alexander, (eds.), Comparative Constitutional Traditions in South Asia. Delhi: Oxford University Press. (Forthcoming)
Articles
Nelson, Matthew J. (2010) 'Public-Sector Curricula and the Cultivation of ‘Religious Consensus’ in Pakistan.' Modern Asian Studies (forum) . (Forthcoming)
Nelson, Matthew J. (2009) 'Pakistan in 2008: Moving Beyond Musharraf.' Asian Survey, 49 (1). pp. 16-27.
Nelson, Matthew J. (2009) 'Dealing with Difference: Religious Education and the Challenge of Democracy in Pakistan.' Modern Asian Studies, 43 (2). pp. 591-618.
Nelson, Matthew J. (2008) 'Religious Education in Non-Religious Schools: A Comparative Study of Pakistan and Bangladesh.' Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 46 (3). pp. 271-295.
Nelson, Matthew J. (2008) 'Next Steps in Pakistan.' The Yale Politic, 61 (5).
Nelson, Matthew (2007) 'Who Speaks for Islam?: 'Authenticity' and the Interpretation of Islamic Law in America's War on Terror.' Australian Journal Of International Affairs, 61 (2). pp. 247-66.
Nelson, Matthew J. (2006) 'Madrasas and the Modern State: Religious Education and Religious Extremism in Pakistan.' RUSI Newsbrief, 26 (7). pp. 74-76.
Nelson , Matthew (2006) 'Muslims, Markets, and the Meaning of 'A Good Education' in Pakistan.' Asian Survey, 46 (5). pp. 699-720.
Book Reviews
Nelson, Matthew J. (2009) Review of David Loyn, 'Butcher and Bolt: two hundred years of foreign engagement in Afghanistan'. The Middle East in London, 6 (1).
Nelson, Matthew J. (2008) Review of Vazira Fazila-Yaqoobali Zamindar, 'The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boundaries, Histories'. Asian Affairs, 39 (2).
Nelson, Matthew J. (2008) Review of Srirupa Roy, 'Beyond Belief: India and the Politics of Postcolonial Nationalism'. Asian Affairs, 39 (2).
Nelson, Matthew J. (2007) Review of Tariq Rahman, 'Denizens of Alien Worlds: A Study of Education, Inequality, and Polarization in Pakistan'. South Asia Research, 27 (1).
Nelson , Matthew J. (2006) Review of Jan-Peter Hartung and Helmut Reifeld, 'Islamic Education, Diversity, and National Identity: Dini Madaris in India Post-9/11'. South Asia Research, 26 (3).
Other
Nelson, Matthew J. (2007) The Road to Delhi Passes through Islamabad. Proceedings of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, House of Commons (UK), May 2007, pp. Ev. 76-83..
