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Taliban Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Nelson, M. J. (2021). Taliban Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective

The Meaning of Religious Freedom: From Ireland and India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2021)
Book Chapter
Nelson, M. J. (2021). The Meaning of Religious Freedom: From Ireland and India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In K. Barkey, S. Kaviraj, & V. Naresh (Eds.), Negotiating Democracy and Religious Pluralism in India, Pakistan, and Turkey. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197530016.001.0001

This chapter examines the political circumstances that transformed the meaning of constitutional provisions protecting a right to religious freedom (“subject to . . . public order”) as they migrated from anti-colonial Ireland, via postcolonial India,... Read More about The Meaning of Religious Freedom: From Ireland and India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Will Muslim-Majority States Recognise the Taliban’s “Islamic” Regime (2021)
Journal Article
Nelson, M. J. (2021). Will Muslim-Majority States Recognise the Taliban’s “Islamic” Regime. Melbourne Asia review, https://doi.org/10.37839/MAR2652-550X7.20

Will Muslim-Majority States Recognise the Taliban’s "Islamic" Regime? (2021)
Digital Artefact
Nelson, M. J. Will Muslim-Majority States Recognise the Taliban’s "Islamic" Regime?

Pakistan, the Taliban, and the Future of Afghanistan (2021)
Digital Artefact
Nelson, M. J., & Ahmed, Z. (2021). Pakistan, the Taliban, and the Future of Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban is poised to take the reins in Kabul with the looming withdrawal of US troops. Although dependent on Pakistan in the past, the Taliban are now more geopolitically savvy. So what influence would Islamabad have in a new Taliban-le... Read More about Pakistan, the Taliban, and the Future of Afghanistan.

Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy (2021)
Journal Article
Nelson, M. J. (2021). Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy. The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 19(1), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2021.1874164

In South Asia, entrenched social and political cleavages involving Muslims or particular groups of Muslims have shaped state efforts to address the global Covid-19 pandemic: Hindu nationalists blamed Muslims for introducing the virus to India; anti-C... Read More about Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy.

Next Steps in the Study of Islam and Politics: From “Islam” to “Muslims” (2020)
Journal Article
Nelson, M. J. (2020). Next Steps in the Study of Islam and Politics: From “Islam” to “Muslims”. Melbourne Asia review, https://doi.org/10.37839/MAR2652-550X4.16

Who Decides Who’s a Muslim in Modern Islamic States? (2020)
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Nelson, M. J. Who Decides Who’s a Muslim in Modern Islamic States?

U.S. Senate Elections: Lessons from South Asia (2020)
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Nelson, M. J. U.S. Senate Elections: Lessons from South Asia

The Taliban’s (Islamic) Isolation (2020)
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Nelson, M. J. The Taliban’s (Islamic) Isolation