David Rueda

David Rueda is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, and a Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College. His career spans research and teaching in comparative political economy, the politics of industrialized democracies, and comparative methods.

• Affiliation: Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford University
• College: Nuffield College
• Academic Rank: Professor

His research focuses on insider-outsider politics, the determinants and consequences of inequality, and the politics of the welfare state and labor market institutions. Recent projects explore automation's impact on redistribution preferences, parochial altruism, and the welfare state's role during crises.

Key trends in his articles include analysis of inequality drivers, redistribution preferences, welfare state dynamics, and historical political economy. His work often intersects comparative methods with empirical studies across industrialized democracies.

• Scientific Awards
  • British Academy Research Development Award (2008–2010)

Rueda has supervised PhD students such as Mats Ahrenshop, Angela Odermatt, and Isabella Cuervo-Lorens. His research has been supported by grants and visiting roles at institutions like Yale University, Princeton University, and Stanford University.

He remains actively engaged in academic discourse, with upcoming talks at the Carlos III-Juan March Institute (2025) and workshops on inequality at the University of Konstanz (2024) and Yale University (2024).