Nirvikar Jassal

Nirvikar Jassal is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His research focuses on policing, crime, and criminal justice in South Asia, employing quasi-experiments, experiments, and machine learning. He holds a BA from Columbia University (2010), MSc from Oxford University (2012), PhD from UC Berkeley (2020), and a postdoctoral fellowship from Stanford (2022). Professional experience includes roles at the Council on Foreign Relations and as an aide to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Key research areas include violence against women, hate crime, and bureaucratic accountability. His work has been published in journals like the American Political Science Review and Science. He teaches courses on political violence and governance.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text. His advising and grant activities are not detailed here. He is affiliated with LSE's Department of Government and maintains a professional website.