About
I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Aung San Suu Kyi Endowed Chair in Asian Democracy at the University of Louisville’s department of political science and the Center for Asian Democracy. I study the political economy of development with a regional focus on South Asia, and a substantive emphasis on religion, gender, party politics, and democratization.
My research examines the underlying causes of the ascendance of majoritarian and populist movements, and their implications for the political inclusion of marginalized groups, particularly women and ethnic minorities. Parallel research agendas investigate the dissemmination and sustenance of political ideologies, as well as the links between electoral institutions and democratic health.
Select Peer-Reviewed Research
- Thad Dunning, et al. Voter information campaigns and political accountability: Cumulative findings from a preregistered meta-analysis of coordinated trials. Science Advances 2019
- 2019 Meta-analysis (with Thad Dunning, Clara Bicalho, Guy Grossman, Macartan Humphreys, Susan Hyde, Craig Mcintosh and Gareth Nellis) in Information, Accountability and Cumulative Learning: Lessons from Metaketa I. Cambridge University Press.
- 2017 Do Gram Panchayats Get Their Money? A Case Study of Gram Panchayat Fund Flows in Birbhum District, West Bengal (with Ambrish Dongre and Yamini Aiyar) in Decentralisation, Governance and Development: An Indian Perspective. Orient Black Swan.