PhD Student, Political Science
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Farah Adeed is a Ph.D. student in the political science department, studying religion and politics in South and Southeast Asia, with a focus on Pakistan and Indonesia. He is interested in exploring the role of religion in politics, examining institution-building and nationalism in two of the largest Muslim-majority countries in the world. His main research is in the field of Comparative Politics, with a specific emphasis on authoritarian politics and democratization processes in South and Southeast Asia. He occasionally appears on current affairs talk shows and contributes articles to various media outlets, including Dawn, The Express Tribune, and The Nation. To learn more about Adeed’s research and publications, visit his webpage.
In Spring 2024, Farah received a CISS Summer mini-grant to support his learning Bahasa Indonesia at the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) at University of Wisconsin-Madison. This training is in preparation for his doctoral research, which focuses on the elections and the politics of Islamic organizations in Indonesia. Learn more in our featured article.