Anjali Thomas
Associate Professor
Member Of:
- School of International Affairs
- Development Studies Program
Email Address:
athomas424@gatech.eduRelated Links:
Overview
Anjali Thomas is an Associate Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Director of the Nunn School Program in Global Development. Her research focuses on the political economy of development, and employs quantitative analyses of data derived from India and other developing country contexts. Her specific substantive interests include the politics of service provision, democratic institutions and the link between climate change and local level politics. Prior to joining the faculty at Georgia Tech, Anjali was a faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She obtained her Ph.D. from New York University in 2010.
Education:
- Ph.D. New York University.
- B.A. Dartmouth College
Interests
Research Fields:
- Economic Development
Geographic
Focuses:
Focuses:
- Asia (South)
Issues:
- Gender
- International Development
- Conflicts
- Governance
- Infrastructure
- Political Economy
- Politics
- Vulnerable Populations
Courses
- INTA-2050: Intro to Global Develpmt
- INTA-3303: Pol Economy-Development
- INTA-4040: Environmental Politics
- INTA-6003: Empirical Research Meth
- INTA-6202: Comparative Politics
- INTA-6704: Intro Global Development
Selected Publications
Books
- Democratization from Above: The Logic of Local Democracy in the Developing World
Date: June 2016
Journal Articles
- Development or Rent-Seeking? How Political Influence Shapes Public Works Provision in India
In: British Journal of Political Science [Peer Reviewed]
Date: January 2021
- Targeting Ordinary Voters or Political Elites?: Why Pork is Distributed Along Partisan Lines in India
In: American Journal of Political Science [Peer Reviewed]
Date: July 2018
- Economic growth and ethnic violence: An empirical investigation of Hindu–Muslim riots in India
In: Journal of Peace Research [Peer Reviewed]
Date: August 2010
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
- Electing Women in Ethnically Divided Societies: Candidates, Campaigns, and Intersectionality in Bihar, India
In: Comparative Political Studies [Peer Reviewed]
Date: November 2022
- The (Missing?) Role of Institutions in Behavioral Public Administration: A Roundtable Discourse.
In: Journal of Behavioral Public Administration
Date: April 2022