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I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Nazarbayev University. I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto.

My research broadly addresses comparative political development and state-building, with a geographic focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. I am especially interested in the imposition of state power over populations or aspects of their lives previously outside government control. My two main research projects examine the extension of government control on the geographic and digital frontiers of state power, respectively.

The first project, which includes my book manuscript as well as related journal articles, investigates projection of state power in political peripheries and incorporation of their populations by the state. My second project concerns digital surveillance of societies by governments in Sub-Saharan Africa.

I provide more information about my research here. Copies of my publications can be found here.

My teaching specializations are comparative politics, African politics, international development, and research design and methods. More information about my teaching, along with course syllabi, class slides, and other teaching materials, is available here.

My CV is here.