How are negotiated agreements arrived at in contexts of socio-religious diversity and deep discord?
What resources do constitutional debates offer for pluralism and democratic renewal in an era of populist nationalism?
And post pandemic, how do we make archives more accessible, in ways that strengthen scholarship and citizen engagement alike?
PACT is a ground-breaking project that pursues these questions through a multi-disciplinary research collaboration and a new digital platform on the making of the Indian constitution. PACT combines an ambitious research agenda with a novel approach to civic engagement in an era of rising authoritarianism. We seek to uncover forgotten histories of constitutional rights, bringing in marginal voices of representatives of Dalits, Adivasi, religious minority groups, and women.
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Pluralist Agreement and Constitutional Transformation (PACT) is funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). PACT is led by SOAS University of London, and in collaboration with researchers at the University of Oxford, University of York, National Law School of India University and the Centre for Law and Policy Research, India.
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