Peter Cornelis van der Windt
Program Head of Political Science; Associate Professor of Political Science, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Associate Professor of Politics, Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: PhD Columbia University; MPhil(cum laude) Tilburg University
Research Websites: Fieldlab DRC
Research Areas: Africa; Experiments; Governance; Displacement; Poverty
Peter is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at New York University - Abu Dhabi.
He conducts field experiments, collects original data and uses statistics to learn about governance and service delivery in areas where the state is weak. His work takes place in Congo, Sierra Leone and Kenya.
In 2015, Peter received a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He also obtained an M.Phil. in economics (with distinction) from Tilburg University.
Courses Taught
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Social scientists and policy analysts rely heavily on research drawing on observational data. Students learn to manage and analyze such data and to employ statistical techniques that are common in these applications, with an emphasis on how to translate social science theory into empirical research. Topics include review of basic regression analysis, building multivariate analytical models, and regression analysis with limited dependent variables. The course emphasizes practical training in these skills as well as evaluation, replication, and critical analysis of research conducted in the social science literature. The course is designed as an alternative for students in the social sciences who are not taking Introduction to Econometrics.
Prerequisite: SOCSC-UH 1010Q or MATH-UH 2011Q
Previously taught: Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Summer 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Aaron Kaufman - MW 14:10 - 15:25 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
R 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Aaron Kaufman - MW 15:35 - 16:50 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
R 09:55 - 11:10 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
MW 09:55 - 11:10 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Paul Love III - R 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Business, Organizations and Society > Methods and Analytics Electives
- Majors > Political Science > Methods Electives
- Majors > Social Research and Public Policy > Methods Electives
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
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The goal of this course is to introduce participants to the study of African politics from multiple methodological approaches and in a number of African contexts. The course begins with the historical roots of contemporary African politics, exploring how pre-colonial institutions and colonialism shaped African politics at independence. Next the course will survey the political and economic strategies of leaders post-independence and the factors shaping those strategies. The course includes an examination of the causes and consequences of poor governance, and evaluates the recent patterns of redemocratization on the continent. The course closes with a discussion of present-day challenges: electoral malfeasance, public health crises, the "new" populism, and China in Africa.
Previously taught: Fall 2016, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
This course appears in...
- Majors > Political Science > Comparative Politics
- Minors > African Studies > Social Sciences Electives
- Minors > Political Science
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This course will teach students how to design and implement a survey, and what to do once the data is in. The course is practice oriented: the course will use a lot of examples and students will create their own survey design. Students will spend more than a quarter of the course learning Stata. At the end of this course students will be able to design and implement their own, high quality survey. Moreover, students will question much of the data that is collected by others because they know all the things that can go wrong in the process.
Prerequisite: SOCSC-UH 1010Q
Previously taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Blaine Robbins - TR 08:30 - 09:45 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Business, Organizations and Society > Methods and Analytics Electives
- Majors > Economics > Data Science and Econometrics Track
- Majors > Political Science > Methods Electives
- Majors > Social Research and Public Policy > Methods Electives
- Minors > Behavioral Institutional Design
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
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This course will provide students with the "foundations" to undertake research in social science. You will learn how to identify an interesting research question. You will be introduced to different approaches that social scientists take to answer these questions. And because many of the questions we are interested in are causal (What leads to Y? What is the impact of X?), you will learn about different strategies to get at causality. We will also discuss other key issues related to good research like transparency and ethics. This class is hands-on. During the course you will create your own research design. Furthermore, we will make use of examples to critically evaluate existing research. This class is highly recommended to students who plan to write a capstone or a research paper.
Pre- or Corequisite: SOCSC-UH 1010Q
Previously taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
Peter van der Windt - TR 15:35 - 16:50 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Spring 2025;
14 Weeks
F 09:25 - 10:40 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Summer 2025;
4 Weeks
Peter van der Windt - MTWR 09:00 - 12:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Summer 2025;
4 Weeks
MTWR 13:00 - 14:00 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
Joan Barcelo Soler - TR 15:35 - 16:50 Taught in Abu Dhabi -
Fall 2025;
14 Weeks
F 10:50 - 12:05 Taught in Abu Dhabi
This course appears in...
- Majors > Business, Organizations and Society > Methods and Analytics Electives
- Majors > Economics > Data Science and Econometrics Track
- Majors > Political Science > Methods Electives
- Majors > Social Research and Public Policy > Methods Electives
- Minors > Behavioral Institutional Design
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Spring 2025;
14 Weeks