Atul Kohli

Atul Kohli
Born
India
Known forPolitical economy of development, State-building, South Asia studies
AwardsCharles H. Levine Award (2005)
Foreign Affairs Best Book Award (2012)
Stanley Kelley Jr. Teaching Award (2020)
Academic background
Alma materCarleton University (M.A.)
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
Thesis (1981)
Academic work
Sub-disciplinePolitical science, Political economy, Development studies
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Notable worksState-Directed Development
Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India

Atul Kohli is an Indian-Canadian-American political scientist whose work focuses on the political economy of development, state-building, and democracy, particularly in the context of South Asia. He is the David K.E. Bruce Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.