Teaching
University of Oxford
Comparative Political Economy - Undergraduate Tutorials - 2024 to Present
Comparative Government - Undergraduate Tutorials - 2024 to Present
Introduction to the Practice of Politics - Undergraduate Tutorials - 2024 to Present
Bocconi University
Islam, Politics, and the Middle East - Course Director - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Course Overview: This course offers an introduction to the politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It provides a historical overview of the region’s political development, while also addressing important contemporary political issues ranging from authoritarianism and religion to gender and migration. Throughout the course, particular attention will be given to four key themes: the interaction between religion and politics, the factors that sustain authoritarianism, the consequences of foreign intervention, and the role of popular politics in driving political change. Upon completion, students should demonstrate broad knowledge of the Middle East that will prepare them for further academic and professional pursuits related to the region. In addition to this substantive focus, the course aims to develop skills in reading, writing, and analysis.
Introduction to Political Science for PhD Students - Course Director - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Course Overview: What explains the rise of populism? How do authoritarian regimes hold onto power? Who opposes migration and why? When is the public more likely to hold political leaders accountable for poor governance? This course introduces the academic discipline of political science by exploring what its literatures have to say about these topics and others with substantive importance to global politics. We will read and discuss recent academic work utilizing a variety of methodological tools to answer these questions. In addition, the course is designed to help students navigate practical issues related to the effective conduct of political and social science research. We will review research practicalities ranging from choosing a research question to finding data and submitting articles to journals. Throughout the course, students will prepare a research proposal on a topic of their choice, which they will present to the class and submit in written format at the conclusion of the term.
Politics of Conflict and Violence - Course Director - Spring 2023
Course Overview: Violence is central to politics, both within and between countries. This course will familiarize PhD students with literatures on domestic and international conflict while preparing them to publish original research on a topic of their choice. The course will begin by studying war, including why wars start, how political factors shape combat, when civilians are more likely to be targeted with violence, and how wars end. We will then shift to studying other types of conflict, including violence against refugees, terrorism, state repression, and ethnic violence. The course will conclude by exploring why people may support political violence as well as the contexts in which promoting human rights is more likely to be effective.
Political Science and Comparative Politics - Co-Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Course Overview: This course provides an introduction to the scientific study of political phenomena. Political science, broadly speaking, seeks to understand political outcomes by proposing theoretical accounts that can be tested with data, often by comparing political processes and institutions across countries. In this course, students are introduced to a number of important themes in comparative politics (such as state-building, democratization, institutions, and representation) as well as select topics in international relations (which concerns interactions between nation-states in a global economic and political system). The course provides the building blocks for topics that are explored in more depth in later stages of the degree program.
Stanford University
Middle Eastern Politics - Teaching Assistant - Fall 2018
Data Science for Politics - Teaching Assistant - Fall 2016
The Science of Politics - Teaching Assistant - Winter 2016