APrf Peter Mayer

APrf Peter Mayer

School of Society and Culture

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

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2023 Arya, V., Page, A., Mayer, P., Vijayakumar, L., Shin, S., Pirkis, J., & Armstrong, G. (2023). Insights from use of police data for suicide surveillance in India: An interim step toward suicide surveillance in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 12, 100500-1-100500-2.
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2022 Mayer, P. (2022). "They Did Not Have to Burn My Sister Alive": Causes and Distribution by State of Dowry Murders in India. Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence, 7(1), 9-1-9-27.
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2022 Mayer, P. (2022). Disease and Democracy: Which Way does the Arrow of Causality Point in India?. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 24(1), 65-90.
2022 Mayer, P., & Chacko, P. (2022). Will India Implement a Uniform Civil Code?. Australian Outlook, 23 Jun.
2019 Arya, V., Page, A., Dandona, R., Vijayakumar, L., Mayer, P. B., & Armstrong, G. (2019). The geographic heterogeneity of suicide rates in India by religion, caste, tribe, and other backward classes. Crisis, 40(5), 370-374.
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2018 Suksawas, W., Soithong, P., & Mayer, P. B. (2018). Modernization, Social Capital and Public Participation in the Creation of Self-Management Charter in Thailand. Advanced Science Letters, 24(4), 2185-2189.
2018 Arya, V., Page, A., River, J., Armstrong, G., & Mayer, P. (2018). Trends and socio-economic determinants of suicide in India: 2001–2013. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53(3), 269-278.
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2017 Mayer, P. B. (2017). The Better Angels of Their Natures? The Declining Rate of Homicides against India’s Dalits. Studies in Indian Politics, 5(2), 1-22.
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2016 Mayer, P. (2016). Thinking clearly about suicide in India: suitable girls and companionate couples - social change and suicide in the Indian family. Economic and Political Weekly, 51(41), 40-45.
2016 Mayer, P. (2016). Thinking clearly about suicide in India - III: youth and young adult suicide in Australia and India. Economic and Political Weekly, 51(52), 85-94.
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2016 Mayer, P. (2016). Thinking clearly about suicide in India: desperate housewives, despairing farmers. Economic and Political Weekly, 51(14), 44-54.
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2016 Suksawas, W., & Mayer, P. B. (2016). Can Gender and Social Class Generate Political Participation in Northern Thailand?. Advanced Science Letters, 22(12), 4197-4200.
2016 Suksawas, W., & Mayer, P. (2016). Can gender and social class generate political participation in Northern Thailand?. Advanced Science Letters, 22(12), 4197-4200.
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2014 Chacko, P., & Mayer, P. (2014). The Modi lahar (wave) in the 2014 Indian national election: a critical realignment?. Australian Journal of Political Science, 49(3), 518-528.
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2013 Mayer, P. (2013). Gross violations of Duverger's law in India. Studies in Indian Politics, 1(2), 179-201.
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2013 Suksawas, W., & Mayer, P. B. (2013). Does social capital work in Thai politics?. Silpakorn University Journal of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts, 13(1), 75-97.
2013 Copland, I., Gillan, M., Mayer, P., & Vicziany, M. (2013). John McGuire (22.7.1940-14.7.2013) OBITUARY. SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES, 36(3), 465-467.
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2010 Mayer, P., & Jain, P. (2010). Beyond cricket: Australia-India evolving relations. Australian Journal of Political Science, 45(1), 133-148.
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2010 Mayer, P. (2010). Old Regions, New States: Why is Governance Weak in the Indus-Ganges Plain?. Asian Journal of Political Science, 18(1), 20-47.
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2009 Mayer, P. (2009). Social Movements in India: A Review of the Literature, 2nd edition. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 44(2), 372-373.
2009 Mayer, P. (2009). India's Political Parties. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 44(2), 372-373.
2006 Mayer, P. (2006). Trends of real income in Tiruchirapalli and the upper Kaveri Delta, 1819-1980: A footnote in honour of Dharma Kumar. Indian Economic and Social History Review, 43(3), 349-364.
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2005 Mayer, P. (2005). Social and political change in Uttar Pradesh: European perspectives. South Asia, 28(3), 485-488.
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2005 Mayer, P. (2005). Suicide in India. Asian Currents, June 2005, 2.
2004 Steen, D., & Mayer, P. (2004). Modernization and the male-female suicide ratio in India 1967-1997: Divergence or convergence?. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 34(2), 147-159.
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2004 Mayer, P. (2004). Political systems and party systems. South Asia, 27(3), 394-396.
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2004 Mayer, P. (2004). India's 1999 elections and 20th century politics. South Asia, 27(3), 394-396.
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2003 Mayer, P. (2003). Drugs in South Asia: From the opium trade to the present day. South Asia, 26(1), 89-90.
2003 Steen, D., & Mayer, P. (2003). Patterns of suicide by age and gender in the Indian states: a reflection of human development?. Archives of Suicide Research, 7(3), 247-264.
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2003 Mayer, P. (2003). Female equality and suicide in the Indian states. Psychological Reports, 92(3), 1022-1028.
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2003 Mayer, P. (2003). Female equality and suicide in the Indian states. PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, 92(3), 1022-1028.
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2002 Mayer, P., & Ziaian, T. (2002). Suicide, gender, and age variations in India - are women in Indian society protected from suicide?. Crisis (Kirkland), 23(3), 98-103.
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2002 Mayer, P. (2002). The Hindu rate of reform: Privatisation under the BJP - Still waiting for that Bada Kadam. South Asia, 15(3), 105-129.
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2002 Mayer, P., & Ziaian, T. (2002). Indian suicide and marriage: A research note. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 33(2), 297-305.
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2001 Mayer, P. (2001). Human development and civic community in India. Economic and Political Weekly, XXXVI(8), 684-692.
2001 Mayer, P. (2001). 'Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again...' Did Anything Really Change on September 11?. Australian Options, 27, 3-6.
2000 Mayer, P. (2000). Democracy without associations: Transformation of the party system and social cleavages in India. Australian Journal of Political Science, 35(2), 348.
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2000 Mayer, P. (2000). Development, gender equality, and suicide rates. Psychological Reports, 87(2), 367-372.
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1999 Mayer, P. (1999). India's falling sex ratios. Population and Development Review, 25(2), 323-343.
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1998 Rosenman, S. (1998). Suicide prevention. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 17(3), 151.
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1996 Gillespie, P., Girgis, M., & Mayer, P. (1996). ''This great evil's: Anticipating political obstacles to development. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT, 16(5), 431-453.
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1996 Mayer, P., Girgis, M., & Gillespie, P. (1996). "This great evil": anticipating political obstacles to development. Public Administration and Development, 16(5), 431-453.
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1994 Ahluwalia, P., & Mayer, P. (1994). Clash of Civilisations—or Balderdash of Scholars?. Asian Studies Review, 18(1), 21-30.
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1993 Mayer, P. (1993). Inventing Village Tradition: The late 19th Century Origins of the North Indian Jajmani System’. Modern Asian Studies, 27(2), 357-395.
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1992 Mayer, P. (1992). “Lest we forget”: The Asian past we have lost (in debating our Asian future). Asian Studies Review, 16(2), 111-114.
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1991 Mayer, P. (1991). Item, she hath more hair than wit: Reflections on the post- Dumontian study of culture in India. Asian Studies Review, 15(2), 88-94.
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1989 Mayer, P. (1989). Women, poverty and politics in South Asia. Asian Studies Association of Australia. Review, 13(1), 25-29.
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1987 Mayer, P. B. (1987). Prosperous Crises: Contradictory Trends in India's Political Economy. World Review, 26(1), 22-32.
1986 Mayer, P. B., & McEachern, C. (1986). The Children of Bronze and the Children of Gold: The Apolitical Anthropology of the Peasant. Social Analysis, 19, 70-77.
1986 Haggis, J., Jarrett, S., Taylor, D., & Mayer, P. (1986). By the teeth: A critical examination of James Scott's The moral economy of the peasant. World Development, 14(12), 1435-1455.
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1986 Reeves, P., Klaiman, M. H., Barz, R. K., Disney, A. R., McPherson, K., Berwick, J., . . . Loewald, K. (1986). Book reviews. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 9(1), 97-127.
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1985 Mayer, P. B. (1985). Development and demise: The congress as the Raj. South Asia Journal of South Asia Studies, 8(1-2), 182-197.
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1985 Mayer, P. B. (1985). Capitalism, Colonialism and India. South Asia bulletin, 5(2), 8-18.
1984 Mayer, P. B. (1984). Congress (I), Emergency (I): Interpreting Indira Gandhi's India. Journal of Commonwealth Comparative Politics, 22(2), 128-150.
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1984 Mayer, P. B. (1984). Is there Urban Bias in the Green Revolution? Report on a field trip to North Thanjavur. Peasant Studies, 11(4), 213-235.
1983 Mayer, P. B. (1983). ‘Orientalism’ and ‘Homo Hierarchicus’. Asian Studies Association of Australia Review, 7(1), 1-3.
1983 Mayer, P. (1983). Studies in Socio-Cultural Change in Rural Villages in Tiruchirapalli District, Tamilnadu, India. South Asia: journal of South Asian studies, 6(2), 103-105.
1982 Mayer, P. (1982). M.C. Carras Indira Gandhi in the Crucible of Leadership: A Political Biography. South Asia: journal of South Asian studies, 5(1), 64-65.
1982 Mayer, P. B. (1982). The Revolution of 1981: The Corbett Report and After. Vestes, 45-51.
1981 Mayer, P. B. (1981). Tombs and dark houses: Ideology, intellectuals, and proletarians in the study of contemporary indian islam. Journal of Asian Studies, 40(3), 481-502.
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1981 Mayer, P. (1981). M. Weiner Sons of the Soil: Migration and Ethnic Conflict in India. South Asia: journal of South Asian studies, 4(1), 69.
1980 Mayer, P. B. (1980). The penetration of capitalism in a South Indian district. South Asia Journal of South Asia Studies, 3(2), 1-24.
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1980 Mayer, P. B. (1980). The Penetration of Capitalism in a South Indian District: The First 60 Years of Colonial Rule in Tiruchirapalli. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 3(2), 1-24.
1979 Mayer, P. (1979). J. Manor Political Change in an Indian State: Mysore 1917-1955. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 25(2), 269-270.
1977 Book Notes (1977). Australian Journal of Politics & History, 23(2), 315-327.
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1977 Mayer, P. (1977). K.K. Aziz The All India Muslim Conference 1928-1935. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 320.
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1977 Mayer, P. (1977). E.M. Mangat Rai Commitment My Style: Career in the Indian Civil Service. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 322.
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1977 Mayer, P. (1977). H.R. Alker, K.W. Deutsch and A.H. Stroetzel Mathematical Approaches to Politics. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 23(2), 301-302.
1976 Mayer, P. (1976). V.M. Sirsikar Sovereigns Without Crowns: A Behavioural Analysis of the Indian Electoral Process. South Asia: journal of South Asian studies, 6(1), 147-148.
1975 Mayer, P. (1975). G. Johnson Provincial Politics and Indian Nationalism. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 21(1), 108.
1973 Mayer, P. (1973). R. Kumar Essays on Gandhian Politics. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 19(1), 135-136.
1973 Mayer, P. (1973). G. Ostergaard and M. Currell The Gentle Anarchists. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 19(2), 308-309.
1973 Mayer, P. (1973). S.R. Mehrotra The Emergence of the Indian National Congress. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 19(3), 456-457.
1973 Mayer, P. (1973). A.C. Bose Indian Revolutionaries Abroad, 1905-1922. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 19(2), 325.
1973 Mayer, P. (1973). T. Drieberg Indira Gandhi: A Profile in Courage. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 19(2), 325.
1973 Mayer, P. B. (1973). Patterns of Urban Political Culture in India. Asian Survey, 13(4), 400-407.
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1973 Mayer, P. (1973). J.E. Di Bona Language Change and Modernization. South Asia: journal of South Asian studies, 3, 131-132.
1973 Mayer, P. B. (1973). Patterns of Urban Political Culture in India. Asian Survey, 13(4), 400-407.
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1972 Farmer, B. H., Allen, M. R., Sundrum, R. M., Johnson, B. L. C., McLeod, H., Ahmad, Q., . . . Stenson, M. (1972). Book reviews. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 2(1), 109-131.
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1972 Mayer, P. B. (1972). Support for the principles of democracy by the Indian electorate. South Asia Journal of South Asia Studies, 2(1), 25-32.
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1971 Book Reviews (1971). Australian Journal of Politics & History, 17(2), 302-338.
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1971 Mayer, P. (1971). A. Ray Tension Areas in India's Federal System. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 17(2), 340.
1971 Mayer, P. (1971). M.S. Rajan Studies in Politics, National and International. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 17(2), 340.

Year Citation
2011 Mayer, P. (2011). Suicide and Society in India. United Kingdom: Routledge.
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1993 Mayer, P. B. (1993). Hinkon na tami to hiyoku na totchi: Daisan sekai no seiji kezaigaku [Poor People and Rich Lands: The Political Economy of the Third World]. Tokyo: Meiji University.
1992 Mayer, P. B. (1992). India. Sydney: The Asia-Australia Institute.
1990 Jeffrey, R. (1990). India rebellion to republic ; selected writings 1857 - 1990.
1982 Alavi, H., Burns, P. L., Knight, G. R., Mayer, P. B., & McEachern, D. (1982). Capitalism and colonial production.. Routledge.
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Year Citation
2024 Mayer, P. (2024). South Asians. In W. Prest (Ed.), The Wakefield Companion to South Australian History (New Edition ed., pp. 634-635). Adelaide: Wakefield Press.
2024 Mayer, P. (2024). The jajmani system. In Oxford Handbook of Caste (pp. 60-75). Oxford University Press.
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2023 Girard, V., Chassonnery-Zaigouche, C., & Mayer, P. (2023). Measuring Caste-Based Discrimination. In S. Pai, D. S. Babu, & R. Verma (Eds.), Dalits in the New Millennium (pp. 414-432). Cambridge University Press.
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2023 Arya, V., Page, A., Amstrong, G., & Mayer, P. (2023). Dalit Suicides in India. In S. Pai, D. S. Babu, & R. Verma (Eds.), Dalits in the New Millennium (pp. 433-447). Cambridge Uiversity Press.
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2023 Arya, V., Page, A., Armstrong, G., & Mayer, P. (2023). Dalit Suicides in India. In S. Pai, D. S. Babu, & R. Verma (Eds.), Dalits in the New Millennium (pp. 433-447). Cambridge University Press.
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2023 Mayer, P. (2023). The Jajmani System. In S. S. Jodhka, & J. Naudet (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Caste (pp. 60-75). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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2022 Mayer, P. (2022). Militarism and Development in Underdeveloped Societies. In L. R. Kurtz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict, Volume 3 (Vol. 3, 3 ed., pp. 192-208). Academic Press.
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2014 Mayer, P. (2014). Comparative reflections on the civilizing process. In D. Lemmings, & A. Brooks (Eds.), Emotions and Social Change: Historical and Sociological Perspectives (1 ed., pp. 233-252). New York, USA: Routledge.
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2013 Mayer, P. (2013). Mapping the strength of village elites in India. In L. Brennan, & A. Weigold (Eds.), Re-thinking India: perceptions from Australia (1 ed., pp. 104-127). India: Readworthy Publications.
2013 Mayer, P. (2013). Riots, elections and society. In A. Palit, & G. Spittel (Eds.), South Asia in the New Decade: Challenges and Prospects (1 ed., pp. 67-91). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.
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2012 Jain, P., & Mayer, P. (2012). South Australia and India. In J. Spoehr, & P. Jain (Eds.), The Engaging State: South Australia's Engagement with the Asia-Pacific Region (1 ed., pp. 115-130). Australia: Wakefield Press.
2012 Mayer, P. (2012). Politics at the University of Adelaide. In N. Harvey, J. Fornasiero, G. McCarthy, C. Macintyre, & C. Crossin (Eds.), A History of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Adelaide 1876-2012: Celebrating 125 Years of the Faculty of Arts (1 ed., pp. 359-385). Australia: University of Adelaide Press.
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2011 Mayer, P., & Wilson, L. (2011). Persuading Politicians: Researching the Value of Social Capital in South Australia. In Source details - Title: Migrantes e voluntariado (migrants and volunteers) (Vol. Oct 2011, pp. 87-101). Portugal: ACIDI.
2011 Ziaian, T., & Mayer, P. (2011). Gender and suicide. In P. Mayer (Ed.), Source details - Title: Suicide and society in India (Vol. 1, pp. 101-107). United Kingdom: Routledge.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Suicide prevention. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 224-231). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Suicide and Society in India Conclusion. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 209-223). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Suicide in Pondicherry. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 199-208). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Urbanisation and suicide. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 125-137). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Education and suicide. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 138-145). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Age and suicide. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 108-124). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Alcohol and suicide. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 173-185). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Occupation and suicide. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 146-162). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Marriage, the family and suicide. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 163-172). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Suicide in the Indian diaspora. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 186-198). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Trends in suicide in India. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 85-97). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). The reliability of Indian suicide data. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 45-61). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). The methods of suicide. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 77-84). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). The aetiology of suicide in India. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 62-76). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Suicide and Society in India Introduction. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 3-+). ROUTLEDGE.
2011 Mayer, P., Bradley, C., Steen, D., & Ziaian, T. (2011). Previous studies of suicide in India. In SUICIDE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA (Vol. 1, pp. 27-44). ROUTLEDGE.
2008 Mayer, P. B. (2008). Militarism And Development In Underdeveloped Societies. In L. Kurtz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict (pp. 1228-1242). Elsevier.
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2007 Mayer, P. (2007). The Hindu rate of reform: Privatization under the BJP - Still waiting for that Bada Kadam. In J. McGuire, & I. Copland (Eds.), Hindu Nationalism and Governance (pp. 131-159). New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.
2006 Jain, P., & Mayer, P. (2006). Asia-Pacific political and economic circumstances in an era of global and regional transformation. In P. Jain, F. Patrikeeff, & G. Groot (Eds.), Asia-pacific and a new international order: responses and options (pp. 13-38). New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers.
2004 Mayer, P. (2004). Tombs and dark houses: Ideology, intellectuals, and proletarians in the study of contemporary Indian Islam. In David Ludden (Ed.), Capitalism in Asia (pp. 169-190). 1021 East Huron St, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, USA: Association for Asian Studies, Inc.
2004 Mayer, P. (2004). Making democracy perform: Human development and civic community in India. In D. Bhattacharyya, N. Jayal, B. Mohapatra, & S. Pai (Eds.), Interrogating social capital - The Indian experience (pp. 233-258). B-42, Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi 110 017, India: Sage Publishing/Sage Publications.
2004 Mayer, P. (2004). Industry reforms and market adjustment in South Asia: privatization and resistance in South Asia. In M. Bhattacharya, R. Smyth, & M. Vicziany (Eds.), South Asia in the era of globalization - Trade, industrialization, and welfare (pp. 15-28). 400 Oser Ave, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788-3619, USA: Nova Science Publishers.
2000 Mayer, P. B. (2000). We are the Slowest Reformers': Disinvestment of India's State-Owned Enterprises. In D. Dutta (Ed.), Economic Liberalisation and Institutional Reforms in South Asia: Recent Experiences and Future Prospects (pp. 314-336). New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributor.
1999 Mayer, P. (1999). The Two Nations: Indian Federalism in the Rip Tide of Debt and Globalism. In Federalism: Comparative Perspectives from India and Australia (pp. 197-208). Manohar Publishers.
1995 Mayer, P. (1995). Equal opportunity: 'Shock' or opportunity? Reflections on the Australian experience. In Comparative Studies of Public Administration: Human Resource Development in Public Administration (pp. 202-239). EROPA Local Government Center.
1994 Mayer, P. B. (1994). South Asia on the Brink of Nuclear War Needs a LION whose Roar is Louder than its SAARC. In M. Vicziany, & K. McPherson (Eds.), Australia and South Asia a blueprint for 2001? (pp. 268-271). Melbourne: National Centre for South Asian Studies.
1993 Mayer, P. B. (1993). The Last Great Closed Market in the World. In nil (Ed.), India—What You Need to Know. Sydney: Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA).
1993 Mayer, P. B. (1993). State, Régime and Business Culture in India. In M. Vicziany (Ed.), Australia-India, The Economic Links: Past, Present and Future (pp. 107-127). Indian Ocean Centre for Peace Studies.
1991 Mayer, P. B. (1991). Which way does the wind blow in a cyclone? Longer-term trends in rural India. In K. McPherson (Ed.), India: Prospects for the Future (pp. 19-24). Perth: The Indian Ocean Centre for Peace Studies.
1990 Mayer, P. B. (1990). Congress (I), Emergency (I): Interpreting Indira Gandhi's India. In R. Jeffrey, J. Masselos, P. Mayer, & P. Reeves (Eds.), India-Rebellion to Republic: Selected Writings 1857-1990 (pp. 385-413). New Delhi: Asian Studies Association of Australia.
1990 Mayer, P. B. (1990). Congress (I), Emergency (I): Interpreting Indira Gandhi's India. In R. Jeffrey, J. Masselos, P. Mayer, & P. Reeves (Eds.), India-Rebellion to Republic: Selected Writings 1857-1990 (pp. 385-413). New Delhi: Asian Studies Association of Australia.
1990 Mayer, P. B. (1990). The Year the Vote Banks Failed: The 1967 General Elections and the Beginning of the End of Congress Party Dominance. In J. Masselos (Ed.), India: Creating a Modern Nation (pp. 152-174). New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Private Limited.
1987 Mayer, P. B. (1987). Development and Demise: the Congress as the Raj. In J. Masselos (Ed.), Struggling and Ruling: The Indian National Congress 1885-1985 (pp. 182-197). New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Private Limited.
1984 Mayer, P. B. (1984). Why do the Landless in India remain without Land?. In C. Gertzel (Ed.), The Politics of Poverty in the Third World. Adelaide: Flinders University.
1983 Mayer, P. B. (1983). Tombs and Dark Houses: Ideology, intellectuals and proletarians in the study of contemporary Indian Islam. In I. Ahmad (Ed.), Modernization and Social Change among Muslims in India (pp. 1-53). New Delhi: Manohar Publications.
1982 Mayer, P. B. (1982). South India, North India: the capitalist transformation of two provincial districts.. In Unknown Book (pp. 77-118).
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1982 Mayer, P. B. (1982). South India, North India: the capitalist transformation of two provincial districts.. In Unknown Book (pp. 77-118).
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1976 Mayer, P. B. (1976). Patterns of Urban Political Culture in India. In D. B. Rosenthal (Ed.), The City in Indian Politics (pp. 59-67). Faridabad: Thomson Press (India) Limited.

Year Citation
2010 Mayer, P. (2010). Are there political patterns in communal violence in India?. In Proceedings of 18th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) (pp. 1-14). Australia: AASA.
2008 Mayer, P., & Jain, P. (2008). More than cricket? Multiple dimensions of Australia's relationship with India. In Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (pp. 1-19). Australia: Monash University.
2008 Mayer, P., Brennan, L., Shlomowicz, R., & McDonald, J. (2008). 'Is North India violent because it has a surplus of men?'. In Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (pp. 1-21). Australia: ASAA.
2007 Mayer, P. (2007). India Update 2007. In Copies of papers provided to attendees. Canberra.
2006 Mayer, P. (2006). The South Asian arc of instability: In search of explanations. In A. Vickers, & M. Hanlon (Eds.), Asia reconstructed: Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the ASAA (pp. www1-www24). Australia: Asia Studies Association of Australia, Inc.
2004 Mayer, P. (2004). Trends of real income in Tiruchirapalli and the upper Kaveri Delta, 1918-1980: a footnote in honour of Dharma Kumar.. In Asia Examined: Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 2004, Canberra, Australia [electronic resource] (pp. www1-wwww6). http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/ASAA/biennial-conference/2004/Mayer-P-ASAA2004.pdf: Asian Studies Association of Australia.
2004 Mayer, P. (2004). Suicide and civic republicanism: Questioning Durkheim and Putnam. In Refereed paper at APSA Conference (pp. 1-20). Online: University of Adelaide.
2001 Stack, S. (2001). Occupation and suicide. In SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY Vol. 82 (pp. 384-396). DC, Washington: WILEY.
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Year Citation
2006 Wilson, L., & Mayer, P. B. (2006). Upward Mobility and Social Capital: Building Advantage Through Volunteering. Adelaide: Government of South Australia.
2003 Mayer, P. B. (2003). The Wider Economic Value of Social Capital and Volunteering in South Australia. Adelaide: Government of South Australia.

Year Citation
2025 Mayer, P., & khorana, S. (2025). Immigration panic comes in waves. Australian Peace and Security Forum.
2025 Mayer, P., & Khorana, S. (2025). Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when.
DOI
2025 Mayer, P. (2025). Dowry Murders: Lingering Tragedy, Emerging Hope. The India Forum.
2020 Oak, M., & Mayer, P. (2020). India’s lockdown locks out the poor.
2020 Oak, M., & Mayer, P. (2020). Modi appeals to voters by putting on khaki and saffron. East Asia Forum.
2020 Oak, M., & Mayer, P. B. (2020). India's lockdown locks out the poor. East Asia Forum.
2017 Mayer, P. B. (2017). Jayalalithaa: death of a political mother goddess. Asian Currents.
2017 Mayer, P. B. (2017). The Modi effect steamrolls New Delhi’s municipal elections. East Asia Forum.
2017 Mayer, P. B., & Oak, M. (2017). India’s ban on cow slaughter: appeasing the BJP Hindu base but scoring an economic own goal?. Asian Currents.
2017 Mayer, P. B., & Oak, M. (2017). India adopts a national Goods and Services Tax … sort of. Asian Currents.
2017 Mayer, P. B., & Oak, M. (2017). The complexity behind India’s GST. East Asia Forum.
2016 Mayer, P. B. (2016). Mixed record calls Modi’s reform credentials into question. Asian Currents.
2015 Mayer, P. B. (2015). The Emperor of India: Modi’s first year in office. Asian Currents.
2014 Mayer, P. B., & jain, P. C. (2014). Delhi voters pick an unconventional winner. East Asia Forum.
2014 Mayer, P. B., & Jain, P. C. (2014). Modi’s BJP no longer invincible. East Asia Forum.
2013 Mayer, P. B. (2013). Australia Elects a not-so Liberal Liberal Government. Extraordinary and Plentipotentiary: Diplomatist.
2013 Mayer, P. B. (2013). Has NaMo Come in from the Cold?. Extraordinary and Plentipotentiary: Diplomatist.
2012 Mayer, P. B., & Jain, P. (2012). India gains its rightful place in the Asian century white paper. The Conversation.
2011 Mayer, P. B. (2011). Why Australia must not sell uranium to Pakistan. The Conversation.

Year Citation
2026 Mayer, P. (2026). Two Indian Dominators: The Personalities of Indira Gandhi and Narendra Modi - Appendices.

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2008 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Suicide Attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Nicholas Wilkey
2007 - 2013 Principal Supervisor The 'Everyday' Political Economy of Social Enterprise: Lessons from Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Michelle Hackett
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2006 - 2008 Co-Supervisor The Myth of Prosperity: Globalization and the South Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Viraj Thacker
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2006 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Poverty in the 'Age of Affluence': A Governmental Approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Angelique Bletsas
2004 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Beyond the Creative Fix: Towards and Understanding of Creativity's Place in South Australia's Economic Development Agenda Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Jane Andrew
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