Christophe Jaffrelot is a CERI-CNRS Senior Research Fellow who teaches at Sciences Po in three different schools. He has served as director of CERI in 2000-2008. He was elected president of the French Association of Political Science (AFSP) in July 2020.

He holds degrees from Sciences Po (1985), Sorbonne University (1986), EHESS (1986) and INALCO (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisations - 1990) and a Ph.D. in political science from Sciences Po (1991). 
He joined CNRS in 1991, was awarded the CNRS Bronze Medal in 1993 and became a CNRS senior research fellow in 2002. He has been president of the Political Science section of the French National Committee for Scientific Research (CNRS) from 2012 to 2016.

He is the senior editor of a CERI-Sciences Po book series, Comparative Politics and International Studies, published by Hurst (London) and Oxford University Press (New York). He has been the editor-in-chief of Critique internationale (1998-2003) and then his director (2003-2008). 
He belongs to the editorial board of several journals (incl. India Review, Asian Survey, Nations and Nationalism and International Political Sociology). 
He chairs the scientific council of the French Institute (UMIFRE - MAE/CNRS) in Asia. He is a permanent consultant with the Policy Planning Staff of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a Nonresident Scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington DC).
He has been visiting Professor at Columbia University, Princeton University, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University and Montreal University. He has been Global Scholar at Princeton University (2012 - 2015) and teaches at the King's India Institute (London) since 2012.

He is a member of the scientific councils of the Südasien Institut of Heidelberg University, of the Center for the Study of Multilevel Federalism (New Delhi) and of the South Asia Center of Göttingen University.
He’s a member of the Academic Council of Ashoka University, where he serves as chairman of the Trivedi Center for political Data.

His current research deals with the sociology of the Indian political personnel (including the Members of Parliament and the Members of the Legislative Assemblies), the Dargahs of Ajmer, the India-Pakistan relations, the political history of Gujarat (from the point of view of the relations between politicians and businessmen in particular) and populist politics with special reference to the “Modi phenomenon”.

Christophe Jaffrelot and Bernard Haykel are the codirectors of the major three-year research project Muslims in India on Muslim communities in India launched by Sciences Po, the university of Columbia and he university of Princeton thanks to the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation.

• Christophe Jaffrelot. Inde-Chine, du conflit à la transaction. Comprendre son temps, 2025, 3, pp.38-43. ⟨hal-05269232⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Les nationalistes hindous et la création d’une nouvelle forme d’« État profond ». Alain Dieckhoff (dir.). Radicalités religieuses, Albin Michel, pp.281-299, 2025, 9782226501400. ⟨hal-05267509⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Johannes Plagemann. Europeans and the Indo-Pacific: Is There a ‘Third Way’ Between China and the United States?. Delphine Allès, Christophe Jaffrelot, Patrick Köllner (eds). Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific, Palgrave Macmillan, pp.219-247, 2025, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 978-3-031-89801-3. ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-89802-0_9⟩. ⟨hal-05249776⟩
• Patrick Köllner, Christophe Jaffrelot, Delphine Allès. Introduction: Order(ing) and Agency in the Indo-Pacific: Analytical Issues and the Contributions of this Volume. Delphine Allès, Christophe Jaffrelot, Patrick Köllner (eds). Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific, 3-031-89802-0 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan, pp.1-20, 2025, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 978-3-031-89801-3. ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-89802-0_1⟩. ⟨hal-05184267⟩
• Delphine Allès, Christophe Jaffrelot, Patrick Köllner (Dir.). Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific. Palgrave Macmillan, 270 p., 2025, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 978-3-031-89801-3. ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-89802-0⟩. ⟨hal-05184253⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Between melancholy and transgression: All we imagine as light, the Mumbai of subaltern women. 2025. ⟨hal-05077937⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Entre mélancolie et transgression : All we imagine as light ou le Mumbai des femmes subalternes. 2025. ⟨hal-05077929⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. The BJP’s Hegemony and Its Limitations. Rob Jenkins and Louise Tillin (Eds.). Deconstructing India’s Democracy: Essays in Honour of James Manor, Orient BlackSwan, pp.81-110, 2025, 9789354429620. ⟨hal-05020657⟩
• Nicolas Belorgey, Christophe Jaffrelot. Identifying 1.4 Billion Indians Biometrically? Corporate World, State, and Civil Society. Indian Politics & Policy, 2024, 4 (2), pp.59-92. ⟨10.18278/inpp.4.2.4⟩. ⟨hal-04845547⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Mohammad Waseem, Asma Faiz. Mapping the post-18th Amendment federalism in Pakistan: hegemony, centralization or cooperation?. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 2024, 62 (3), pp.185-205. ⟨10.1080/14662043.2024.2419688⟩. ⟨hal-04855938⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Mohammad Waseem, Asma Faiz. Federalism in Pakistan. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 62 (3), 170 p., 2024. ⟨hal-04855937⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Hilal Ahmed. Indian Muslims: (Self-)Perceptions and Voting Trends in 2024. Studies in Indian politics , 2024, 12 (2), pp.289-302. ⟨10.1177/23210230241296356⟩. ⟨hal-04839460⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Hindutva, Caste, and State Vigilantism. Šumit Ganguly; Dinsha Mistree; Larry Diamond. The Troubling State of India's Democracy, University of Michigan Press, pp.300-320, 2024, Emerging Democracies, 9780472077014. ⟨10.3998/mpub.12750150.20⟩. ⟨hal-04721051⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Les Européens et l’Indo- Pacifique : quelle alternative ?. Delphine Allès & Christophe Jaffrelot (dir.). L'indo-Pacifique, Presses de Sciences Po, 2024, L'Enjeu mondial, 9782724643053. ⟨hal-04697372⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Delphine Allès. L'Indo-Pacifique : naissance d'un concept « géopolitique ». Delphine Allès & Christophe Jaffrelot (dir.). L'indo-Pacifique, Presses de Sciences Po, 2024, L'Enjeu mondial, 9782724643053. ⟨hal-04697346⟩
• Delphine Allès, Christophe Jaffrelot (Dir.). L'indo-Pacifique. Presses de Sciences Po, 2024, L'Enjeu mondial, 9782724643053. ⟨hal-04681068⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. L’India spaccata dai suoi nazionalismi. Limes - rivista italiana di geopolitica, 2024, 8, pp.93-100. ⟨hal-04839472⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Vanessa Caru. Histoire de Bombay/Mumbai. Fayard, 544 p., 2024, 9782213651637. ⟨hal-04687298⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. The BJP’s Ideology, Structures, Sociology, and Strategies. Šumit Ganguly, Eswaran Sridharan (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Indian Politics, Oxford University Press, 2024, 9780198894261. ⟨10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198894261.013.13⟩. ⟨hal-04781157⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Gujarat Under Modi. Laboratory of Today's India. Oxford University Press; Hurst, 416 p., 2024, Comparative Politics and International Studies Series, 9781849044295. ⟨hal-04439635⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Facets of India’s Illiberalism. Marlène Laruelle (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism, Oxford University Press, 2023, 9780197639108. ⟨10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197639108.013.26⟩. ⟨hal-04355988⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Do Indians Vote Their Caste - or Their Jati, or Their Class, or ...?. Surinder S. Jodhka and Jules Naudet (Eds). The Oxford Handbook of Caste, Oxford University Press, pp.331-344, 2023, 9780198896715. ⟨hal-04336061⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Ce que la crise de Gaza nous dit des affinités indo-israéliennes et de la politique de Modi. Les Dossiers du CERI, 2023, "Après le 7 octobre 2023". ⟨hal-04298203⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Le Pakistan post-Imran Khan, entre vieux démons et populisme. 2023. ⟨hal-04292077⟩
• David Frederic Camroux, Christophe Jaffrelot. Focus - L’Indo-Pacifique : le nouvel axe des relations internationales. Eberhard Kienle, Carola Klöck, Adrien Estève et Alain Dieckhoff (dir.). Un monde en crises, Presses de Sciences Po, pp.50-51, 2023, L'Enjeu mondial, 9782724641400. ⟨hal-04193846⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Narendra Modi, ou la fin de la démocratie indienne. 2023. ⟨hal-04292150⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, A. Kalaiyarasan. Post-Sachar Indian Muslims. Facets of Socio-Economic Decline. Tanweer Fazal, Divya Vaid, Surinder S. Jodhka (Eds). Marginalities and Mobilities among India’s Muslims. Elusive Citizenship, Routledge India, pp.19-41, 2023, Religion and Citizenship, 9781032077895. ⟨10.4324/9781003280309-3⟩. ⟨hal-04336269⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Narendra Modi invité d'honneur du 14 juillet. 2023. ⟨hal-04223240⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. En quoi la relation franco-indienne est-elle stratégique ?. Le Monde Diplomatique, 2023, 832. ⟨hal-04292124⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Mahesh Langa. Gujarat 2022 Elections: Explaining BJP’s Hegemony. Studies in Indian politics , 2023, 11 (1), pp.118-133. ⟨10.1177/23210230231166454⟩. ⟨hal-04292055⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. L’observation participante appliquée à la guérilla maoïste en Inde : un modèle du genre. Revue Française de Science Politique, 2023, 72 (2022/4), pp.641-644. ⟨10.3917/rfsp.724.0641⟩. ⟨hal-04292032⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Narendra Modi and the Police in India. Anthony W. Pereira (ed.). Right-Wing Populism in Latin America and Beyond, Routledge, pp.172-195, 2023, 9781003311676. ⟨hal-04720986⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Kalaiyarasan A.. Indian Muslims: Varieties of Discriminations and What Affirmative Action Can Do. Ashwini Deshpande (Ed.). Handbook on Economics of Discrimination and Affirmative Action, Springer, 22 p., 2023, 9789813340169. ⟨10.1007/978-981-33-4016-9_26-3⟩. ⟨hal-04335988⟩
• Jean‐thomas Martelli, Christophe Jaffrelot. Do Populist Leaders Mimic the Language of Ordinary Citizens? Evidence From India. Political Psychology, 2023, ⟨10.1111/pops.12881⟩. ⟨hal-03962553⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Le capitalisme de connivence et ses limites : le cas Adani. 2023. ⟨hal-04292189⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Où en est l’Inde face à la guerre en Ukraine ?. Les Dossiers du CERI, 2022, Dossier « Ukraine : la guerre de Poutine », 04/2022. ⟨hal-03728374⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Vaiju Naravane, Gilles Verniers, Patrick de Jacquelot, Mathilda Lacroix, et al.. Inde : les élections en Uttar Pradesh et l'avenir du nationalisme hindou. 2022. ⟨hal-04488599⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Populist Welfarism in India: How Modi Relates to the Poor. Contemporary Populists in Power, Palgrave Macmillan, pp.211-234, 2022, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 9783030840785. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-84079-2_12⟩. ⟨hal-03605825⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Populism Against Democracy or People Against Democracy?. Contemporary Populists in Power, Palgrave Macmillan, pp.35-53, 2022, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 9783030840785. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-84079-2_3⟩. ⟨hal-03605734⟩
• Alain Dieckhoff, Christophe Jaffrelot, Elise Massicard. Introduction: Populists in Power, a Global Perspective. Contemporary Populists in Power, Palgrave Macmillan, pp.1-13, 2022, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 9783030840785. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-84079-2_1⟩. ⟨hal-03605711⟩
• Alain Dieckhoff, Christophe Jaffrelot, Elise Massicard (Dir.). Contemporary Populists in Power. Palgrave Macmillan, 316 p., 2022, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 9783030840785. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-84079-2⟩. ⟨hal-03605690⟩
• Alain Dieckhoff, Christophe Jaffrelot, Elise Massicard. Who are the Contemporary Populists in Power?. 2022. ⟨hal-03729532⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. From Hindu Rashtra to Hindu Raj? A de facto or a de jure ethnic democracy?. Sten Widmalm (ed.). Routledge Handbook of Autocratization in South Asia, Routledge, pp.127-138, 2022, 9781000486605. ⟨10.4324/9781003042211-13⟩. ⟨hal-03885414⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy. Princeton University Press, 656 p., 2021, 9780691206806. ⟨hal-03380939⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. South Asia and the Taliban: Ground Zero for a New Cold War?. 2021. ⟨hal-03384161⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. L’Asie du Sud et les talibans : l’épicentre d’une nouvelle guerre froide ?. 2021. ⟨hal-03384163⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Nicolas Belorgey. The Biometric Identification of 1.3 Billion Indians. Interview with Christophe Jaffrelot and Nicolas Belorgey. 2021. ⟨hal-03391737⟩
• Nicolas Belorgey, Christophe Jaffrelot. Identifying 1.3 Billion Indians Biometrically. Corporate World, State and Civil Society. Heidelberg Papers in South Asian and Comparative Politics, 2021, 80, pp.1-51. ⟨10.11588/hpsap.2021.80.15479⟩. ⟨hal-03389153⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Covid-19, les causes du désastre indien. Le Monde Diplomatique, 2021, 807, pp.19. ⟨hal-03380833⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Du Hindu Rashtra au Hindu Raj : l’émergence d’une «démocratie ethnique» de droit. Questions internationales, 2021, 106 (mars-avril 2021), pp.12 - 25. ⟨hal-03380838⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. India’s Second Wave: A Man-Made Disaster?. 2021. ⟨hal-03391765⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Isabelle Joumard, Jean-Luc Racine, Patrick de Jacquelot, Mathilda Lacroix, et al.. Inde : Narendra Modi, deux ans après sa réélection, entre illibéralisme et nationalisme
  . 2021. ⟨hal-03273587⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, David, Frederic Camroux. L'Indo-Pacifique : quels contours ? quels enjeux ?. 2021. ⟨hal-03387716⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Révoltes paysannes : un test politique et international pour l’Inde. 2021. ⟨hal-03391786⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. Christophe Jaffrelot on India’s growing national-populism. 2021. ⟨hal-03385490⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot. L’Inde post-COVID sera-t-elle encore un pays émergent ?. Diplomatie : affaires stratégiques et relations internationales, 2021, 107 (janvier-février 2021), pp.74 - 78. ⟨hal-03380852⟩
• Sharik Laliwala, Christophe Jaffrelot, Priyal Thakka, Abida Desai. Paradoxes of Ghettoization: Juhapura ‘in’ Ahmedabad. [Research Report] Centre for Equity Studies. 2021, pp.103 - 135. ⟨hal-03385497⟩
• Christophe Jaffrelot, Hemal Thakker. Inde : le Covid provoque une nouvelle vague de pauvreté. Alternatives Economiques. Hors - série, 2021, 122, pp.50 - 51. ⟨hal-03090139⟩