Nita Rudra

Associate Professor
3221 Posvar
412-648-7612
rudra@pitt.edu

Education

• PhD, 2000, political economy, University of Southern California
• MA, 2000, economics, University of Southern California
• MA, 1992, political science, University of South Florida
• BA, 1989, political science, University of Florida

Teaching and Research Areas

International political economy, politics of welfare in developing countries, globalization studies, comparative politics, labor in developing countries

Select Publications and Funded Research

• Article “Globalization and the Politics of Natural Resources: Introduction to Special Issue” (with Nathan Jensen). Comparative Political Studies. Forthcoming
• Article “Openness and the Politics of Potable Water” Comparative Political Studies. Forthcoming
• Article: “Why International Organizations Should Bring Basic Needs Back In,” International Studies Perspectives, May 2009.
• Book: Globalization and the Race to the Bottom in Developing Countries: Who Really Gets Hurt? Cambridge University Press, 2008.
• Article: "Welfare Regimes in Developing Countries: Unique or Universal?" Journal of Politics, May 2007.
• Article: With Stephen Haggard. "Globalization, Democracy, and Effective Welfare Spending in the Developing World," Comparative Political Studies, November 2005.
• Article: "Globalization and the Strengthening of Democracy in the Developing World,” American Journal of Political Science, October 2005.
• Article: “Are Workers in the Developing World ‘Winners' or ‘Losers' in the Current Era of Globalization?” Studies in Comparative International Development, Fall 2005.
• Article: "Openness, Welfare Spending and Inequality in the Developing World," International Studies Quarterly 48, 2004.
• Article: "Globalization and the Decline of the Welfare State in Less Developed Countries," International Organization, Spring 2002.

Consultancies, Public Service, and Awards/Honors

• Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Scholar, 2010-2011
• Short-term Consultant, World Bank Social Development Department, Summer 2007
• International Affairs Fellowship, Council on Foreign Relations, 2005-2006