Matthew Nelson

Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy

Matthew Nelson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Review of Faith and International Affairs

Regime Types, Regime Transitions, and Religion in Pakistan

Matthew Nelson

Book Chapter  |  2021

Constitutional Migration and the Meaning of Religious Freedom: From Ireland and India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Matthew J Nelson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Asian Studies

Building on current research regarding constitutional migration, this article shows how constitutional provisions protecting relig..

The Taliban's (Islamic) Isolation

Matthew Nelson

Journal article  |  2020  |  America's Global Role (Chatham House)

From Foreign Text to Local Meaning: The Politics of Religious Exclusion in Transnational Constitutional Borrowing

Matthew J Nelson, Aslı Bâli, David Mednicoff, Hanna Lerner

Journal article  |  2020  |  Law and Social Inquiry

Abstract Constitutional drafters often look to foreign constitutional models, ideas, and texts for inspiration; many are explic..

Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy

Matthew Nelson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Melbourne Asia Review

References to regime type figure prominently in analyses of the global COVID-19 pandemic and state responses to it: an ‘authoritar..

Next Steps in the Study of Islam and Politics: From 'Islam' to 'Muslims'

Matthew Nelson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Melbourne Asia Review

During the past 20 years, scholars and policy makers have shown considerable interest in the politics of Islam. Area studies progr..

Regulating Religion through Administrative Law: Religious Conversion in Malaysia beyond Fundamental Rights

Matthew Nelson, Dian AH Shah

Book Chapter  |  2019

Article 370 in India: Modi's BJP versus India's Constitutional Basic Structure?

Matthew Nelson

Journal article  |  2019  |  SOAS South Asia

Constituting Religion: From South Asia to Malaysia

Matthew Nelson

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Immanent Frame (SSRC)