Dag Erik Berg, University of Bergen, Norway

Dag Erik Berg, Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway, defended his doctoral dissertation entitled ”Dalits and the Constitutional State. Untouchability, Dalit Movements and Legal Approaches to Equality and Social Justice for India’s Scheduled Castes” on Wednesday 12 october 2011. His main supervisor has been Professor Bruce Kapferer.  The thesis deals with Dalit issues in a broad sense, focusing on the role of Dr. Ambedkar and his dynamic status for Dalits of today in India. 
Dag Erik Berg held a trial lecture on the same day, talking about ”The Politics of Caste and the Language of Corruption”.
More information about Dag Erik Berg and his thesis (only in Norwegian).