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B.A., Political Science, Jadavpur University

Prof. (Dr.) Soham Das

Assistant Professor; Founding Director, Centre for Analytical Research and Engagement (CARE); Assistant Dean (Careers); Assistant Director, Jindal India Institute

Email sdas2@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0003-0871-5070
Key Expertise Political Methodology, Political Violence, Peace & Conflict Studies, Ethnic and Identity Politics, Electoral Behavior, and Political Rhetoric.

PhD, Political Science, The University of Texas at Dallas

M.A., Political Science, The University of Texas at Dallas

M.A., Political Science with International Relations, Jadavpur University

PGDM, Human Rights & Duties Education, Jadavpur University

B.A., Political Science, Jadavpur University

Biography

Dr. Soham Das is an Assistant Professor at the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Texas at Dallas, specializing in Conflict Studies and Political Methodology. His research interests encompass political violence, ethnopolitics, and electoral behavior, particularly in the Indian subcontinent. He also conducts research on diplomatic visits and political rhetoric. Methodologically, his work leverages regression analysis alongside computational techniques such as text mining and sentiment analysis. Currently, he is leading collaborative research projects on Sports Diplomacy, Political Rhetoric in India, and an institutional study at the Jindal India Institute titled ‘State Visits as Strategic Diplomacy and Economic Outreach’. Before joining JGU in 2021, he was a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at UT Dallas, contributing to DARPA-funded machine learning and AI initiatives.

Social Science Research Methods (Graduate Core)

Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis (Undergraduate Core)

Ethnic Politics and Conflict Management: Theories and Praxis (Elective)

Approaches for Peace (Elective)

Understanding Bangladesh: Theorizing Ethnopolitics & Data Scoping (Elective)
 

Best School Research Centre Award (awarded to CARE), O.P. Jindal Global University (2025)

Best Graduate Paper Award, Western Social Science Association Conference (2018)

Second Runner Up, Second Annual Business Case Competition, Naveen Jindal Institute for Indo-American Business Studies, UT Dallas (2018)

PhD Research Small Grants, UT Dallas (2018 and 2019)

Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Annual Conference Travel Grant (2019)
 

Founding Director, Centre for Analytical Research and Engagement (CARE)

Assistant Dean (Careers), JSIA

Assistant Director, Jindal India Institute (JII)
 

Peer Reviewer for Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs (2021–Present) and The Case House of IIM Raipur (2023–Present)

Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA), International Studies Association (ISA)

Panelist at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) for “The AlTrix- Discourses and Counter Discourses on AI in Global Politics” (14 October 2025)

Speaker/Masterclass Instructor at the Takshashila Institution for “Research Methods and Writing Styles” (2023, 2024, and 2025)
 

Das, S. (2026, January 16). The language of trade: Rhetorical sanctification and the empirical underpinnings of India's global partnerships. Jindal India Institute. https://jii.jgu.edu.in/the-language-of-trade-rhetorical-sanctification-and-the-empirical-underpinnings-of-indias-global-partnerships/

D'Orazio, V., Das, S., & Roemer, N. (2025). Elections and anti-refugee violence in Germany from 2014-2020. Terrorism and Political Violence, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2025.2458792

Das, S., & Janakiraman, K. R. (2025). Empire and international order: Decolonial perspective. In N. Jindal & K. Kumar (Eds.), Understanding international relations: Decolonizing the discipline (Chap. 12). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003599425-12

Das, S., & Sarkar, G. (2025, August 25). Nationalist rhetoric: Response to terrorism and the language of Indian political leadership. Australian Outlook. https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/nationalist-rhetoric-response-to-terrorism-and-the-language-of-indian-political-leadership-2/

Das, S., & Sarkar, G. (2025, May 16). Creating negative peace? What the data says about violence and terrorism in Kashmir. Australian Outlook. https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/creating-negative-peace-what-the-data-says-about-violence-and-terrorism-in-kashmir/

Das, S. (2025, January 31). Navigating corporate accountability in Trump's second stint. 360info. https://360info.org/navigating-corporate-accountability-in-trumps-second-stint/

Das, S. (2022). Significance of Computational Social Sciences: Benefits and Tools. Editorial at The Social Science Perspective, 2(1), 08-09. https://jgu.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/JAN2022_CeRRSE_TSSP_Newsletter.pdf

Das, S. (2019). Ethnic conflict in the Indian subcontinent: Assessing the impact of multiple cleavages. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, 6(3), 229-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/2347797019886689

Das, S. (2019). Ethnic Conflict: Assessing the Causal Cleavages. Borders, Ethnic Conflict, and Race. Conference Paper at the Canadian Political Science Association 2019 Annual Conference, University of British Columbia. https://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/documents/conference/2019/257.Das.pdf
Email sdas2@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0003-0871-5070
Key Expertise Political Methodology, Political Violence, Peace & Conflict Studies, Ethnic and Identity Politics, Electoral Behavior, and Political Rhetoric.