Dr. Sebastian Schwecke

Sebastian Schwecke is director, Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies, Delhi.

Research interests:

History and anthropology of markets
Property
Credit/debt
Speculation and gambling
Extra-legality
Uncertainty, trust, hope, calculability
Renegotiations of obligations
Labour relations, skill

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Activities

Publications

Schwecke, Sebastian (2021): Debt, Trust, and Reputation. Extra-legal Finance in Northern India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gandhi, Ajay; Harriss-White, Haynes, Douglas E.; Schwecke, Sebastian (eds.) (2020): Rethinking Markets in Modern India. Contested Jurisdiction and Embedded Exchange. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.