Paul Sild
Paul Sild is SADF’s Research Assistant. He joined the team in March 2019. He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Glasgow, where he wrote his dissertation on the EU’s normative power in development assistance with the ACP group. Before, International Relations, he studied Continental Philosophy at the University of Essex, specialising in post-structuralist philosophy and Hegel. Before joining SADF, he worked as a Project Assistant at the Unrepresented Nations and People’s Organisation in Brussels, where he focused on minority rights in Iran, Vietnam and Algeria.
Latest TSA
A Review of ‘Neelan: Unsilenced’ (Documentary on Sri Lankan Politics) – C274
“Neelan: Unsilenced” is a documentary film that was directed by documentary filmmaker Pitasanna Shanmugathas and released on the 26th death anniversary of prominent lawyer and politician Neelan Tiruchelvam. This documentary records the life, advocacy and achievements of Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam with accounts narrated by his friends, family and those...
SADF Podcast S3E5 – Youthquake in the Himalayas: Nepal’s Political Meltdown Explained
In this episode of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) Podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul speaks with Dr. Pramod Jaiswal, Research Director at NIICE, to unpack the dramatic political and constitutional crisis unfolding in Nepal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a2Z075VcUs&t=9s
From the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to the Gen Z-led uprising and...
Policy Clinic Network Collaboration with SADF
Background:
Minorities in Bangladesh (religious, ethnic, and sexual) are currently going through a challenging time, since the right-wing, religion-based political parties are on the rise. According to the latest report of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, more than 2400 incidents of violence took place against the religious minorities...