Assistant Professor of Political Science, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Assistant Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, NYUAffiliation:NYU Abu Dhabi Education: BA Universidade de São Paulo; MA Paris School of Economics; MA Hertie School of Governance; PhD Princeton University
Giuliana Pardelli is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at New York University Abu Dhabi. Her research focuses on the relationship between inequality, state-building, and state capacity, with a regional focus on Latin America. Much of her work examines the determinants of subnational variation in fiscal capacity and public goods provision.
She received her PhD in Political Science and Social Policy from Princeton University, her MA from the Paris School of Economics, and MPP from the Hertie School of Governance. Her BA in Economics is from the University of São Paulo.
Courses Taught
Inequality is a fundamental issue with which every human society, past and present, has had to deal. This course explores why inequality occurs and why it matters, questions which have taken on critical importance in this time of deepening global inequalities. The course will approach these questions by considering inequality in comparative and historical perspective so that students will gain a deeper perspective on today's debates. While the course will focus on the wide-ranging consequences of inequality, particular emphasis will be placed on the relationship between inequality and government. How does governmental action influence inequality, and why? Does the presence of inequality influence what type of government is possible? To answer these questions the course will draw on sources from a range of academic disciplines including political science, history, economics, philosophy, and literature. However, no prior expertise in any of these areas will be required. By the end of the course students will be in a better position to formulate their own normative opinions about inequality while also understanding how it functions in practice.
Prerequisite: Must be an NYU Abu Dhabi student and have not completed the Core: Colloquium requirement.
Previously taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks Sabino Kornrich
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TR 09:55 - 11:10
Taught in Abu Dhabi
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Core Curriculum > Colloquia
This course introduces students to the study of comparative politics and the study of domestic political institutions around the world. The course emphasizes the use of theory and evidence to generate and test hypotheses about both the causes and the consequences of the observed variation in domestic political institutions. For example, the course investigates the factors that lead some countries to democratize, and others to institute authoritarian governments, as well as the consequences of those institutional choices for policy outcomes. The course also looks at the variations in institutional arrangements within both democratic and non-democratic governments.
Recommended Prerequisite: SOCSC-UH 1010Q and SOCSC-UH 1112
Previously taught: Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks Giuliana Pardelli
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MW 09:55 - 11:10
Taught in Abu Dhabi
