Nidah is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of History at King's College, London. Her work involves using digital humanities methods to study the politics of health labour on the Wellcome funded project "The Digital Labour of Covid-19 Volunteerism: The Post-2000 Political History of Medical Infrastructures in India".

Nidah holds a doctorate in Politics and International Studies from SOAS, University of London. Her thesis examines how legal frameworks and security structures shape violence against minorities. Nidah also has an MSc in International Politics from SOAS and an MSc from King’s College London.

Research interests

• Ethnic conflict and violence
• Security and Securitisation
• Politics of religion and identity
• Liberalism and minority rights
• Law and violence in South Asia
• Majoritarianism

 

Publications

Journal Article

• Nidah Kaiser, ““New” Muslim Women and the Myth of “Love Jihad”: From Victims to Security Threats ”, South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal [Online], 32 | 2024, Online since 10 October 2024, connection on 17 April 2025. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/samaj/9462; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/136kd

Media:

• Kaiser, N., and Gurmat, S., “Fencing out interfaith relationships in the new India”, The Hindu, 2025.
• Kaiser, N, “Hapur verdict, challenging vigilantism,” The Hindu, 2024.
• Kaiser, N, “Rajasthan lynching case: Cop vigilante, vigilante cops,” Indian Express, 2023.
• Kaiser, N., and Jaffrelot, C., “Three years since anti-CAA protests: Law and lawlessness,” Indian Express, 2023.

 

Courses Taught

• Contemporary Security Issues (2023-24; 2024-25)
• Introduction to Politics (2024-25)
• Political Islam (2022-23)

 

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