Tejas Parasher

Tejas Parasher

Assistant Professor

Department Faculty

Office: 3270 Bunche Hall

Office Hours: By appointment

Email: tparasher@polisci.ucla.edu

Phone: (310) 500-6559

Biography

Tejas Parasher is Assistant Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science and at the UCLA International Institute. He is the author of Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought (Cambridge 2023), the first study of an intellectual tradition of federalist, participatory democracy in South Asia. His research interests lie in modern political and legal philosophy, particularly around    questions of empire, political representation, and statehood. He is also interested in the fields of comparative and global political thought. His current research explores the evolution of parliamentary liberalism within South Asian political thought. Prior to joining UCLA, Professor Parasher was Junior Research Fellow in Political Thought and Intellectual History at King’s College, University of Cambridge.

Education

  • PhD (Political Science), University of Chicago (2019)
  • B.A. Hons (Political Science), University of Toronto (2013)

Selected Publications

Courses & Presentations

PS 218: Comparative Political Theory
PS 113A: Problems in 20th Century Political Theory
GS 191: Empire and International Thought
GS 1: Introduction to Globalization
GS 160: Global Justice