Dr M. Sudhir Selvaraj is an Assistant Professor of Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford.

Sudhir has also recently co-edited two special issues - the first on Hindu Nationalism and Anti-Christian Violence with Kenneth Bo Nielsen (University of Oslo) with Commonwealth and Comparative Politics in 2025, and the second, on Hindutva and the Rule(s) of Law with Raphael Susewind (LSE) with Social & Legal Studies in 2024. A third on the Relocations of Hindutva after the 2024 Elections co-edited with Nielsen and Alf Gunvald Nilsen (University of Pretoria) will be published with Forum for Development Studies in 2026.

Sudhir is frequently invited to share his expertise on the politics of South Asia to national and international news outlets. These have included France24, BBC Radio, and the Sydney Morning Herald.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and serves on the board of the ASPIRE network, dedicated to supporting academics on the “Teaching Track” within Politics and International Relations.

Sudhir completed his PhD in Politics at the King’s India Institute (on a Majumdar Fellowship), and holds an MA in International Relations (with distinction) from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London.

Research

• Peace Studies
• International Development
• Politics
• Democratic Decline
• Nationalism
• Anti-minority violence

Sudhir's research interests lie in religion and global politics and explore themes such nationalism, democratic decline, and violence (broadly defined) against minorities. His research is mixed-methods in nature, drawing on archival data, government and non-government reportage, newspaper analysis and elite interviews.

His ongoing work explores Hindu nationalism and the system of anti-Christian violence in India. This work has been published in Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, Social & Legal Studies, Forum for Development Studies, and Kritisk Etnografi: The Swedish Journal of Anthropology, along with several book chapters. 

Expertise and public engagement

Sudhir is frequently invited to share his expertise on the politics of South Asia to national and international news outlets. These have included France24, BBC Radio, and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Further details

See Sudhir's research profile

See Sudhir's personal website