Chirasree Mukherjee
Office Hours
- Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-10.30 AM
- By appointment
Education
- PhD in Political Science, Arizona State University, 2022
- M.Phil in Foreign Policy, University of Calcutta, India, 2013
- MA in International Relations, Jadavpur University, India, 2010
- BA in Political Science, Jadavpur University, India, 2008
Biography
Dr. Mukherjee joined EMU in Fall 2024 with a specialization in International Relations and Comparative Politics. After receiving her PhD from Arizona State University in 2022, she taught as the Henry Luce Foundation/ASIANetwork Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of International Relations at Knox College from 2022-2024.
Interests and Expertise
Her research and teaching interests include:
- Conflict Processes
- Religion and Politics
- Asian Politics
- Foreign Policy
Her latest book titled Understanding the Roots of Intractability in Hindu—Muslim Conflicts in India: A Political Analysis grapples with the dynamics of intractable conflicts, especially those fought over religion. Understanding these conflicts in terms of their intensity and duration, this book analyzes five decades (1950-2000) of Hindu-Muslim conflicts in India.
Courses
- PLSC 120: Global Issues
- PLSC 212: Introduction to International Politics
- PLSC 308: Political Violence and Revolution
- PLSC 345: War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
- PLSC 374: Asian Politics
Selected Publications and Presentations
Selected Publications:
- Mukherjee, Chirasree. 2025. Understanding the Roots of Intractability in Hindu-Muslim Conflicts in India: A Political Analysis. 1st ed. Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics Series. Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group.
- Mukherjee, Chirasree. 2021. ‘Democratic Backsliding in South Asia: Is Terrorism to Blame?’, NUPRI Working Papers, WP 13.
Selected Conference Presentations:
- American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting (2025, 2024, 2023, 2021)
- International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference (2023, 2022, 2021)
- Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference (2023, 2021)
Grants, Honors and Awards
- Summer Research/Creativity Activity Award, EMU (2025)
- James H. Brickley Faculty Professional Development and Innovation Award, EMU (2024)
- Best Graduate Student Paper in Religion and International Relations, International Studies Association (2023)
- Friends of the Center Research Scholarship, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, Arizona State University (2021)
- Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social Sciences, University Grants Commission, India (2016)
- Indira Gandhi Post Graduate Scholarship for Single Girl Child, University Grants Commission, India (2008)