Alpa Shah, Associate Professor (Reader) in Anthropology, London School of Economics,Jens Lerche, Reader in Labour and Agrarian Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies,Richard Axelby, Lecturer in the Department of Development Studies, School of Orental and African Studies,Dalel Benbabaali, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Area Studies, University of Oxford,Brendan Donegan, Visiting Fellow in Anthropology, London School of Economics,Jayaseelan Raj, Assistant Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Kerala,Vikramaditya Thakur, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Delaware Alpa Shah is Associate Professor (Reader) in Anthropology at LSE; Jens Lerche is Reader in Labour and Agrarian Studies at SOAS; Richard Axelby is a Lecturer in the Department of Development Studies at SOAS; Dalel Benbabaali is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Area Studies at the University of Oxford; Brendan Donegan is a Visiting Fellow in Anthropology at LSE; Jayaseelan Raj is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Development Studies in Kerala; Vikramaditya Thakur is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Delaware.