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Bidisha Biswas is Professor of Political Science at Western Washington University, USA. Her current research interests lie in Global South initiatives to address protracted displacement situations and other human rights challenges. She has also conducted extensive research on diaspora politics in the USA.
Professor Bidisha Biswas
Contact
Hosting institute
- Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies
Current affiliation
- Western Washington University, WA, USA
Memberships
Key expertise
- Refugee governance
Regional expertise
- South Asia
Profile according to FFVT taxonomy
Scientific topics
- Causes Of Displacement
- Humanitarianism
- Identity
- Infrastructure Of Flight / Forced Migration
- International Protection
- National Refugee And Asylum Policies
Disciplines
- Political Sciences
Professional Career
Relevant publications
- "You Can’t Go to War Over Refugees": The Bangladesh War of 1971 and the International Refugee Regime.2023.Refugee Survey Quarterly.
- (Re)imagining the Idea of India: Contestations about Hindutva among the Indian American Diaspora.2023.Nations and Nationalism.
- The Refugee Always Remembers.2023.FFVT blog.
- International Norms of Asylum and Burden-Sharing: A Case Study of Bangladesh and the Rohingya Refugee Population .2021.Journal of Refugee Studies.