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Shikhar Singh is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Duke University, affiliated with the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on democratic accountability, political behavior, and economic development with a regional emphasis on South Asia. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Yale University (2022) and previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Advanced Study of India.
His research explores three core areas: transformative welfare state changes and their electoral impacts, the failure of decentralization to improve governance, and citizen accountability failures in crises like air pollution and health emergencies. He employs mixed-methods, including experiments, observational analyses, and fieldwork. Teaching focuses on comparative politics and quantitative methods, with a 2020 Yale teaching award.
- Education:
- PhD in Political Science, Yale University (2022)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania (CASI, pre-Duke)
Key research themes include decentralization failures, voter attribution during crises, and caste effects in Indian elections. His work bridges theoretical political science with applied questions in development and governance.
External affiliations include the University of Pennsylvania. Awards include a university-wide teaching excellence award from Yale University in 2020. Current courses include POLSCI 114 (political attitudes/behaviors) and POLSCI 690-5 (advanced political methodology).
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