Profile

Fields: Comparative politics, historical political economy, development, ethnic politics, bureaucracy, and South Asia

Alexander Lee earned his PhD from Stanford and his BA from Yale. His research focuses on the factors governing the success or failure of political institutions—in particular, the historical evolution of states and the politics of South Asia. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and four books, including The Cartel System of States: An Economic Theory of International Politics, available from Oxford University Press.

Courses taught

• PSCI/INTR 257 The Origins of the Modern World
• PSCI/INTR 266 The Politics of India and Pakistan
• PSCI/INTR 273 The Politics of Terrorism
• PSCI/INTR 277 Caste, Class, and Race
• PSCI 501 Writing and Research in Political Science
• PSCI 555 Democratic Political Processes
• PSCI 559 Historical Political Economy
• PSCI 563 Causal Inference: Applications and Interpretation
• PSCI 564 Development and Political Economy
• PSCI 565 Political Economy of Development