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Anirudh Krishna, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Studies and Political Science

Contact Info:

Office Location:	212 Sanford Institute
Office Phone:	(919) 613-7337
Email Address:

Teaching (Spring 2026):

• PUBPOL 590S.07, ADV TOP IN PUBLIC POLICY Synopsis

  Sanford 150, Tu 03:20 PM-05:50 PM

  (also cross-listed as ICS 590S.07, POLSCI 590S-6.07)

Education:

Ph.D.	Cornell University	2000
M.P.S.	Cornell University	1995
M.A.	Delhi School of Economics (India)	1980
B.A.	University of Delhi (India)	1978

Specialties:

Comparative Politics
Political Science/Government
Political Institutions

Research Interests: Poverty and Democracy in Developing Countries

Current projects: Beyond Poverty: Prospects for Social Mobility, Connecting Democracy with the People: Institutions in the Middle, Internal Migration: How do People Move from Rural Areas to Cities, and What do they Experience?

Areas of Interest:

Poverty dynamics
Inter-generational mobility
Participation in Democracy
Social Capital

Keywords:

International • India • Public Policy • community development • Poverty • Social Capital

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Krishna, A; Kambewa, D; Tchuwa, F; Kasonga, F; Higdon, P, What do communities feel about community-driven development? Learning from investigations in rural Malawi, World Development Perspectives, vol. 38 (June, 2025) [doi]  [abs]
2. Krishna, A; Kumar, S, Social Mobility and Opportunity in India: A Review of the Academic Literature, Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 59 no. 51 (December, 2024), pp. 42-57  [abs]
3. Krishna, A; Bonu, S, Uneven Gains and Bottom-50 Districts: Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India, Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 58 no. 42 (October, 2023), pp. 34-45  [abs]
4. Krishna, A; Kumar, S; Rains, E, A Range of Informality Across Cities and Slums: Understanding Precarity in Patna’s Slums Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of South Asian Development, vol. 18 no. 2 (August, 2023), pp. 244-264 [doi]  [abs]
5. Krishna, A; Kumar, S, Why Do Poorer Kids Not Move Ahead Faster? Considering the Poverty of Opportunity in Bihar and Delhi, Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 58 no. 19 (May, 2023), pp. 35-40  [abs]