Abhit Bhandari

Abhit Bhandari

Former IAST Research Fellow

Biography

Abhit is a political scientist specializing in comparative politics and the political economy of development. His research examines how political inequalities shape business, economic development, and formal and informal institutions, with a regional focus in sub-Saharan Africa. He received his PhD in Political Science from Columbia University, and will be joining the Department of Political Science at Temple University as an Assistant Professor in 2021.