State, space and citizenship : Indian cities in the global era

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“State, Space and Citizenship” is the title of a year of thematic programming on key issues confronting Indian cities, beginning in January 2009. This is sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan as a part of the Trehan India Initiative.

The United Nations estimates that India’s urban population will nearly double to reach 586 million by 2030. This urbanization is taking place as the country grapples with the dramatic challenges and promises presented by economic liberalization and exposure to global flows of people, ideas, finance, investment, and media.

The first Trehan India Initiative Theme Year at the University of Michigan will address how urbanization is transforming contemporary India socially, economically, politically, culturally, and environmentally. It will focus on three closely related areas of investigation:

1. Transformations in urban politics and the role of the state in urban development
2. Changes in the production of urban space
3. Issues of citizenship and politics in the urban realm.