I am an Assistant Professor in Political Science and Environmental Studies at the College of Wooster. I received my PhD from Georgetown University, Department of Government. I am a recipient of the USIP Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar pre-doctoral fellowship for 2019-20. I am currently a Research Fellow at the Mahbub ul Haq Research Center in Lahore, Pakistan.
My work has appeared in Comparative Political Studies, The Journal of Development Studies and Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. I study the privatization of public goods. My book project examines the ability of citizens to use political representatives to lobby for better provision. My research primarily takes place in Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan.
My work has been funded by the International Growth Center, LSE, UK, the American Institute for Pakistan Studies and the Georgetown Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Email: ehaider at wooster dot edu, Twitter: @erumrum. Download my CV here.
Erum Haider 