Lead Editor:
Leonid Peisakhin is an Associate Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi. He studies political identities, legacies of conflict, post-conflict reconciliation, and topics relating to good governance. He is particularly interested in how historical events shape present-day political behavior and attitudes. Leo’s research combines multiple methods, including experiments, surveys, ethnography, and archival research.
Editors:
J. Andrew Harris is an Associate Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi. He studies institutions, bureaucracy, and political behavior in Africa, with a focus on Kenya. Andy’s research draws on a wide variety of evidence, from archival records and interviews to randomized control trials and satellite data.
Gabriel Koehler-Derrick is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi. His research focuses on state building, economic development, and the politics of religion, with a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa.
Giuliana Pardelli is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi. Her research focuses on the relationship between inequality, state-building, and state capacity, with a regional focus on Latin America. Much of her work examines the determinants of subnational variation in fiscal capacity and public goods provision.
Melina Platas is an Associate Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi. She specializes in comparative and African politics. Melina has reported on and conducted research on politics, health, and education in Uganda, Ghana, Rwanda, Malawi, Nigeria, and the United States. Her current research focuses on air pollution and environmental politics in Africa, particularly Uganda.