Dr Yasser Kureshi
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- Roles
- Senior Teaching Fellow
- Qualifications
- BA (University of Pennsylvania), Juris Doctorate or JD (Boston University School of Law), PhD in Politics (Brandeis University)
- Email address
- yk51@soas.ac.uk
- Thesis title
- Judging the Generals - Judicial-Military Interactions in Authoritarian and Post-Authoritarian States
Biography
I recently completed my PhD in comparative politics, and am now a Senior Teaching Fellow with the Department of Politics and International Studies. I specialize in South Asian politics. My current research focuses on the relationship of the judiciary and the military, and the impact of these unelected institutions on democratic outcomes.
Research interests
Judicial politics; Civil-military relations; Comparative constitutional law; Democratization; Politics in South Asia and the Middle East.