11/05/2026
This summer, Peace, Conflict, and Justice students Mahika Varma and Samuel Min, along with Political Science Specialist Arash Aslan-Beigi, were funded by the Insights Through Asia Challenge to conduct field research in Goa, India. Here are their highlights!
They produced a paper titled “Chips Over Chapels: Discretionary Planning, Casino Revenue, and the Political Economy of Goan Tourism,” aimed at exploring how the government has been systematically redirecting Goa’s tourism economy away from heritage sites and toward a concentrated, directly taxable casino industry.
You can find out more about their project on the Munk School website!