Pradeep K Chhibber

Pradeep K Chhibber is a Professor and the Indo-American Community Chair in India Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, within the College of Letters & Science Department of Political Science. His research focuses on political parties, party systems, electoral representation, and South Asian politics.

He received his M.A. and M.Phil. from the University of Delhi and a Ph.D. from UCLA. His academic subfields include Comparative Politics and South Asia, with a particular emphasis on Hindu nationalism, federalism, and democratic consolidation.

His recent publications explore populist dynamics in Indian politics, bureaucratic governance, and ideological shifts within the Bharatiya Janata Party. These works span topics in political economy, democratization, and institutional analysis, with keywords such as 'Political Science,' 'Comparative Politics,' 'Party Systems,' and 'South Asian Studies.'

• Runner-up for the Luebbert Prize (Comparative Politics Section of APSA) for outstanding article in comparative politics

Chhibber's research program bridges empirical analysis of Indian political institutions with theoretical frameworks in party politics and democratic governance. His work examines tensions between elite ideologies and mass political behavior, federal-state dynamics, and the structural evolution of India's party system.