The debates surrounding area studies, including sub-disciplines, spheres of analysis, research boundaries, and theoretical foundations, persist both as a discipline and a field of research. In Türkiye, this field is commonly referred to as area, regional, or field studies. It focuses on the examination and analysis of various regions, and its subjects are evolving along different regional lines. Besides the research and publications from the general to the specific and from the specific to the general, studies centred on certain states (e.g., Russia, Germany, Türkiye) that analyze their areas of geopolitical interest also make significant contributions to the relevant literature.
Recently, there has been a notable rise in the number of edited book studies focusing on regions like Africa, Asia, and Latin America, in addition to regions near Türkiye. Considering this trend, it is fair to assert that the book “South Asia: State, Society, and Politics” which is being presented here, stands as the pioneering work in this specific field of research.