Leonid Peisakhin
Associate Professor of Political Science
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: B.A. Harvard University; M.Phil. University of Oxford; Ph.D. Yale University
Research Areas: Comparative politics; Political economy; Political identities; Historical legacies; Post-conflict reconciliation; Eastern Europe
Leonid Peisakhin studies political identities, legacies of conflict, post-conflict reconciliation, and topics relating to good governance. Much of Dr. Peisakhin's work is on Russia and Ukraine. However, Peisakhin has also done fieldwork in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. In addition, he has published on historical topics relating to Western Europe and the United States.
Dr. Peisakhin is particularly interested in how historical events shape present-day political behavior and attitudes. His research combines multiple methods including experiments, surveys, ethnography, and archival research. Peisakhin's work has appeared or is forthcoming in journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Political Science Review, and American Journal of Political Science. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University.