Research Interests
- Political Development: Modernization and Mobilization in Eurasia
- Social Movements and Civil Conflict: Network Collective Action
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, 2016-present
- Lecturer, Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Program, Columbia University, 2015-2016
- Postdoctoral Fellow in Regional Political Economy, The Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 2014-2015
Ph.D. in Political Science, Yale (2014)
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford (2006)
M.S., B.S. Sharif University of Technology (2002,2001)
Books
- [Revise and Resubmit, Cambridge University Press] Political Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
- [2017, Cambridge University Press] Leading from the Periphery & Network Collective Action Link
- Winner of Best Book Award (2015-17) from American Political Science Association’s Political Networks Section
- Winner of Best Book Award (2015-17) from American Political Science Association’s Political Networks Section
Under Review
- Navid Hassanpour, Political Modernization Theory and Electoral Engagement with Bureaucratic Authoritarianism Link
- Navid Hassanpour, Nationalism or Welfare? Turnout Mobilization in Non-Competitive Elections Link
- Navid Hassanpour, The Logic of Niche Parties’ Ideological Linkage and Targeted Redistribution to the Underclass Link
- Navid Hassanpour, The Political Logic of Redistribution in Elite-Induced Democratizations Link
Papers in Preparation
- Navid Hassanpour, Elite Competition or Redistributive Policy? The Logic of Chinese Anti-Corruption Campaign
- Navid Hassanpour, Public Goods Provision and Ethnic Diversity: Far Right Parties, Immigration and Welfare in Germany
- Navid Hassanpour, Why Anti-Establishment Parties? Radical Party Entry and Mobilization of New Voters
Select Papers in Press
- [Political Communication (2014)–31(1)] “Media Disruption & Revolutionary Unrest: Evidence from Mubarak’s Quasi-Experiment” Link
- Winner of International Communications Association’s Keith R. Sanders and Lynda Lee Kaid Best Political Communication Article of the Year Award (2015)
- The New York Times Feature
- [PS: Political Science & Politics April 2013 – 46(2)] “Tracking the Semantics of Politics: A Case for Online Data Research in Political Science” Link
Sample Working Papers and Book Chapters
- Navid Hassanpour (2017), Voting Together: Economic Adversity and Voter Turnout in Supervised Elections Link
- Navid Hassanpour (2014), A Quasi-Experimental Study of Contagion and Coordination in Urban Conflict: Evidence from The Syrian Civil War in Damascus Link
- Navid Hassanpour (2013), Hushed Dissent: Permanent Incumbency Advantage and Varieties of Online Political Dialogue under Competitive Authoritarianism Link
- Navid Hassanpour (2012), The Strategy of Perception in Third Party Interventions, Link
- Navid Hassanpour (2011), Transparency and Repression: An Explanation for the Democratic Civil Peace, Link
Awards
- Best Book Award (2015-17) from American Political Science Association’s Political Networks Section, 2017
- International Communications Association, Political Communication Division’s Best Political Communication Article of the Year Award, 2015
Teaching
- 2018-19, HSE
- Comparative Politics of Eurasia (Graduate level lectures and seminars) Link to Syllabus
- Theory & Methodology of Political Research (Graduate level lectures and seminars) Link to Syllabus
- 2017-18, HSE
- Comparative Politics of Eurasia (Graduate level lectures and seminars)
- History of International Relations after World War II (Undergrad lecture course on the history of Cold War, joint HSE-LSE Bachelor’s program)
- Theory & Methodology of Political Research (Graduate level lectures and seminars)
- 2016-17, HSE
- Theory & Methodology of Political Research (Graduate level lectures and seminars)
- 2015-16, QMSS Columbia
- Big Data Processing & Visualization (Graduate level lectures and seminars) Link to Syllabus
- Master’s Thesis (Graduate seminar)
- 2013-14, Yale
- Religion and Politics (Teaching Fellow)
- 2012-13, Yale
- Research Design and Causal Inference (Teaching Fellow)
- 2011-12, Yale
- Violence and Civil Strife (Teaching Fellow)
- 2010-11, Yale
- International Political Economy (Teaching Fellow)
- 2008-09, Stanford
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Politics and Collective Action (Teaching Fellow)
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Citation List
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Presentations
Professional Service
- Reviewer for American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Politics, National Science Foundation, Post-Communist Economies, Post-Soviet Affairs, PS: Political Science & Politics, World Politics
Fieldwork
- Ankara, Beijing, Cairo, Istanbul, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tehran
References
- Available Upon Request