I showcase here textual and visual gems of a geek mixed methods ethnography in political science and sociology, focusing mainly on educated youth, representation and political becoming in contemporary India. The repository gravitates around a monograph in preparation on campus activism and Indian democracy, and introduces the curated material of an archival exhibition on student politics. I have a growing interest in text analysis and the study of populist speeches. Content is open access.
<< These are preparatory sketches prior to the making of the figures of the draft article “Aping the People”: A Text Analysis of Populist Mimesis in Narendra Modi Speeches. A copy of the final figures are available on the SAtextometry repository on GitHub. The authoritative version of the replication R script is found in the supplemental material of the article in preparation.
Tree of The Features of The Populist Style Dictionary
Stacked bar plot of the proportion of populist features
Box Plot of The Mean Standard Deviation of Populist Scores Among Prime Ministers
Ratio of Populist to Populist Averse Styles Over Time
