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Rachel Brule is an Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies and Core Faculty at the Global Development Policy Center’s Human Capital Initiative. She specializes in comparative politics, international development, and gender studies with a focus on South Asia. Her research examines how political representation impacts social and economic inequality across democratic and hybrid regimes. Brule’s forthcoming book, Women’s Representation and Resistance, explores how women’s political empowerment drives progress in land inheritance rights in India.
Brule holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University, an M.Sc. from Oxford University, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College. She has conducted fieldwork in India, Africa, and the Middle East, combining randomized controlled trials and survey experiments to study gender quotas, political engagement, and climate resilience. Her work has been recognized with the Pi Sigma Alpha Award (2017), Kellogg Notre Dame Award (2017), Marshall Scholarship, and Truman Scholarship.
Her research portfolio includes analyzing climate shocks’ impact on gendered political dynamics in Bangladesh, the effectiveness of multi-dimensional quotas in improving social equality, and the intersectionality of cultural norms and economic disparities in India’s matrilineal tribes. Brule collaborates with institutions like MIT’s Poverty Action Lab and the World Bank, focusing on evidence-based interventions to enhance economic rights and environmental welfare in developing nations.
