Graduate School of Public Policy

Position: Dean
Education Background: Ph.D. in Economics, Australian National University (Australia)
Research Areas: Globalisation on labour markets impact, economic issues of migration, education, ageing and retirement

Position: Professor & Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Education Background: Ph.D. in Political Science, Johns Hopkins University (USA)
Research Areas: Political development, political parties, good governance, parliamentary strengthening, and anti-corruption

Position: Associate Professor & Vice Dean for Research
Education Background: Ph.D. in Political Science, Indiana University (USA)
Research Areas: Nation and state-building, security issues, formal and informal institutions, civil society, social capital, and well-being in Central Asia

Position: Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Public Administration, University of Manchester (UK)
Research Areas: Public management reform, digital government, public-private partnerships, corruption and anti-corruption, NGOs and development, governance and policy in South & Southeast Asia

Position: Associate Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Economics, Georgia State University (USA)
Research Areas: Micro economic theory, game theory and bargaining, public economics, behavioral economics, behavioral public policy, social choice and welfare economics, and public choice

Position: Associate Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University (USA)
Research Areas: Nationalism and identity theories, and national identity politics, policies, and practices, with a special focus on identity issues and their perceptions in the public narratives in the former Soviet area

Position: Associate Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Mineral Economics, Colorado School of Mines (USA)
Research Areas: Climate and energy policy and economics; development issues in oil-dependent developing and transition economies; and public policy evaluation

Position: Associate Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Natural Resources, Cornell University (USA)
Research Areas: Sustainable energy, natural resources management, environmental governance, indigenous knowledge, Central Asia

Position: Associate Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Public Policy, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Research Areas: Public management reforms, inter-organizational relationships (contracting, public-private partnerships, collaboration), policy design & policy implementation, health policy & health financing

Position: Associate Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Development Studies, University of Cambridge (UK)
Research Areas: Governments and multinational enterprises (MNEs), institutions and development policies, political economy of state, democracy and social media

Position: Assistant Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in International Relations, University of St Andrews (UK)
Research Areas: Central Asian geopolitics; EU-Central Asia relations; international identity, image and perception studies; legitimacy and (de)legitimation of international organizations

Position: Assistant Professor
Educational Background: Ph.D. in Public Administration, New York University (USA)
Research Areas: Collective action in the voluntary sector, voluntary associations, interest group politics

Position: Assistant Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Public Affairs, Indiana University (USA)
Research Areas: Quantitative analysis, organizational theory & behavior, organizational performance, public sector innovation, human resource management, employee empowerment & performance management, corruption & ethical behavior

Position: Assistant Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester (UK)
Research Areas: Public policy theory and practice, public sector human resource development and management, good governance

Position: Assistant Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Education, University of Rochester (USA)
Research Areas: Policy communication and education for development

Position: Assistant Professor
Education Background: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Kentucky (USA)
Research Areas: International economics; and macroeconomics

Position: Postdoctoral Scholar
Education Background: Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)
Research Areas: Agricultural economics, technical efficiency, corporate governance in agri-food enterprises, gender economics