Welcome to AIPS

The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS), established in 1973, is a bi-national research and education organization with a mission to promote academic study of Pakistan in the US and to encourage scholarly exchange between the US and Pakistan.

It is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, autonomous organization and a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

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Updates

Pakistan's Elections

Pakistan's Tyrannical Majority

Manan Ahmed Asif is Assistant Professor at Columbia University, an AIPS Trustee Institution. He also has a blog called Chapati Mystery at http://www.chapatimystery.com/

Pakistan elections: how Nawaz Sharif beat Imran Khan and what happens next

Mohammed Hanif is BBC Urdu's special correspondent based in Karachi. He is the author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes and Our Lady of Alice Bhatti.

Submitted Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Call for papers: "Feminist Scholarship: Genealogies and New Directions", Feminist Pre-Conference, Annual Conference on South Asia, Madison, WI, 17 October 2013

Feminist Pre-Conference, South Asia Annual Meeting, Madison, WI, 17
October 2013
 
Call for Presentations:  Feminist Scholarship: Genealogies and New
Directions-
 
Having completed the 10th Year of the Annual Feminist Preconference,
this is an excellent time to evaluate the field and reflect on its
histories.  Therefore, this year--17 October 2013--we ask that
participants present their current research to reflect the latest
Submitted Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Additional 2013 Short Term Fellowships Announced

AIPS is now accepting applications for a second round of 2013 Short Term Fellowships.

The link and deadlines for each fellowship are listed below. There you will find information about eligibility, fees, and procedure, as well as a link to the application itself.

Short Term Fellowships—Deadline: June 1, 2013: http://www.pakistanstudies-aips.org/fellowship/short-term

We encourage AIPS Member Institutes and Individual Members to pass this information along toward any students or faculty members interested in Pakistan studies, and welcome applications from preexisting Individual Members.

Submitted Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

AIPS 2013-14 Short-Term Fellows Awarded

Congratulations to the recipients of AIPS's first round of awardees for 2013-2014 Short-Term Fellowships!

  • Dr. Cabeiri Robinson, Professor at University of Washington, awarded 4 months in Islamabad
  • Dr. Marcia Hermansen, Professor at Loyola University Chicago, awarded 3 months in Islamabad
  • Muntasir Sattar, PhD candidate at Columbia University, awarded 3 months in Lahore
  • Dr. Syed Akbar Hyder, Associate Professor at University of Texas at Austin, awarded 2 months in Lahore

Short-Term Fellowships are funded by Public Affairs Section, American Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstracts and more information on these fellowships can be found here.

Submitted Monday, April 8th, 2013

AIPS 2013-14 Long-Term Fellows Awarded

AIPS is pleased to announce the awardees for the 2013-2014 Long-Term Fellowship!

  • Andrew Amstutz, Junior Fellow from Cornell University, awarded 8 months in Dhaka, New Delhi, Mumbai, Aligarh, and Patna
  • Sameer Lalwani, Junior Fellow from Syracuse University, awarded 2 months in London
  • Sean Killen, Junior Fellow from the University of Texas at Austin, awarded 5 months in the UK, India, Switzerland, and the Netherlands

Abstracts and more information on these fellowships can be found here.

Long-Term Fellowships are funded by Council of American Overseas Research Centers

Submitted Thursday, April 4th, 2013

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