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(Paper) The Historical Roots of Party Fragmentation and Centralization in India - Neelanjan Sircar, Ahmedabad University

(Paper - Virtual) Parties against Democracy: The Unexpected Consequences of Electoral Quotas - Anirvan Chowdhury, University of Louisville; Anustubh Agnihotri, Ashoka University

(Paper) How Discretion Shapes Civil Society-Opposition Party Alliances against Democratic Backsliding - Feyaad Allie, Harvard University; Pratik Mahajan, Yale University

(Paper - Virtual) Crowds as Content: Party Campaign Strategy in the Digital Age - Shahana Sheikh, University of Pennsylvania

Irfan Nooruddin Georgetown University

Niloufer Siddiqui SUNY, University at Albany

Ashutosh Varshney Brown University