IRFAN NOORUDDIN
(Updated: 01 October 2009)
For a PDF version of my CV, click here.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Department of Political Science
The Ohio State University
2140 Derby Hall, 154 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1373
E-mail: nooruddin[dot]3[at]osu[dot]edu
Phone: (614) 292-7830
Fax: (614) 292-1146
URL: http://www.polisci.osu.edu/faculty/nooruddi

EMPLOYMENT

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Associate Professor, October 2009 - present.
Assistant Professor, October 2003 - September 2009.

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Ph.D. Political Science, December 2003.
Dissertation: Credible Constraints: Political Institutions and Growth Rate Volatility.
Committee: Pradeep Chhibber (co-chair), Robert J. Franzese Jr. (co-chair), John E. Jackson, Michael L. Ross, Rohini Somanathan (Economics).

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
M.A. Political Science, April 2001.
Masters Paper: Modeling Selection Bias in Studies of Sanctions Efficacy.

Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
B.A. Economics and International Studies, May 1996.
Summa Cum Laude, University and Departmental Honors, Founder's Prize for Expository Writing
Honors Thesis: Elephant for Sale: The 1991 Economic Reforms in India.

RESEARCH

Publications

Nooruddin, Irfan. TBD. Coalition Politics and Economic Development. (Book manuscript under contract with Cambridge University Press.)

Jamal, Amaney, and Irfan Nooruddin. Forthcoming. "The Democratic Utility of Trust: A Cross-National Analysis." Journal of Politics.

Nooruddin, Irfan, and James Raymond Vreeland. 2010. "The Effect of IMF Programs on Public Wages and Salaries." In Global Governance, Poverty, and Inequality, edited by Rorden Wilkinson and Jennifer Clapp. London: Routledge.

Nooruddin, Irfan, and Joel W. Simmons. 2009. "Openness, Uncertainty, and Social Spending: Implications for the Globalization-Welfare State Debate." International Studies Quarterly 53: 841-866.

Flores, Thomas E., and Irfan Nooruddin. 2009. "Democracy Under the Gun: Understanding Post-Conflict Economic Recovery." Journal of Conflict Resolution 53 (1): 3-29.

Flores, Thomas E., and Irfan Nooruddin. 2009. "Financing the Peace: Evaluating World Bank Post-Conflict Assistance Programs." Review of International Organizations 4 (1): 1-27.

Nooruddin, Irfan. 2008. "The Political Economy of National Debt Burdens, 1970-2000," International Interactions, 156-185.

Nooruddin, Irfan, and Pradeep Chhibber. 2008. "Unstable Politics: Fiscal Space and Electoral Volatility in the Indian States," Comparative Political Studies, 41 (8, August): 1069-1081.

Nooruddin, Irfan. 2007. "Blind Justice: 'Seeing' Race and Gender in Cases of Violent Crime," Politics and Gender, 3 (3): 321-348.

Nooruddin, Irfan, and Joel W. Simmons. 2006. "The Politics of Hard Choices: IMF Programs and Government Spending," International Organization, 60 (4, Fall): 1001-1033. Replication materials are available here.

Kretzmann, Stephen, and Irfan Nooruddin. 2005. Drilling Into Debt. Washington, DC: OilChange International; London: Institute for Public Policy Research; Washington, DC: Jubilee USA.

Chhibber, Pradeep, and Irfan Nooruddin. 2004. "Do Party Systems Matter? The Number of Parties and Government Performance in the Indian States," Comparative Political Studies, 37 (2, March): 152-187.

Nooruddin, Irfan. 2004. "Review of The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India by Paul Brass." Perspectives on Politics, 2 (2): 396-397.

Nooruddin, Irfan. 2002. "Modeling Selection Bias in Studies of Sanctions Efficacy.” International Interactions, 28 (1): 57-74. Errata and replication materials are available here. (Part of a special issue on "Selection Effects and World Politics Research" with other articles by (i) James Fearon, (ii) Paul Huth and Todd Allee, (iii) Bill Reed and Dave Clark, and (iv) Curt Signorino.)

Chhibber, Pradeep, and Irfan Nooruddin. 2000. "Party Competition and Fragmentation in Indian National Elections: 1957-1998." In Indian Politics and the 1998 Elections: Regionalism, Hindutva, and State Politics, edited by Paul Wallace and Ramashrai Ray. New Delhi, London: Sage Publications.

Manuscripts and Proposals Currently Under Review

"Dynamics of Influence in International Politics: Who Signs BIAs?" (w/ Autumn Lockwood Payton)

“Proud to be an American: How National Pride Affects Visions of National Identity.” (w/ Eric L. McDaniel)

Work in Progress

"Credible Commitment in Post-Conflict Recovery." (w/ Thomas E. Flores)
For The Handbook on the Political Economy of War, edited by Christopher J. Coyne. London: Edward Elgard Publishing.

“Globalization as Prison? Assessing the Inevitability of Social Welfare Reforms in Developing Countries” (w/ Nita Rudra)

“Are Developing Countries Really Defying the Embedded Liberalism Compact?” (w/ Nita Rudra)

"Voting for Peace: International Donors and Pressures for Democracy in Post-Conflict Societies."

"Financial Windfalls and Social Spending in Post-Communist Countries." (w/ Quintin Beazer and Sarah Sokhey)

"Ideology, Party System Fragmentation, and Public Sector Employment in the Indian States." (w/ Pradeep Chhibber)

"God, Nation, and the Other: How Religion Affects Citizens' Attitudes Towards Immigrants." (w/ Eric L. McDaniel and Allyson F. Shortle)

"Party Unity and the Effective Constituency in Distributive Politics." (w/ Rob Franzese and Karen L. Jusko)

"Party Politics and Foreign Direct Investment." (w/ Allen Hicken, Ken Kollman, and Joel W. Simmons)

Other Publications

Nooruddin, Irfan. 2009. "Governance," APSA-CP Newsletter (Summer).

Nooruddin, Irfan. 2008. "The Four Securities," Indian Express (8 December).

Nooruddin, Irfan, and Linsey Crisler. 1998. Commission on Human Settlements: A Background Guide. New York: National Collegiate Conference Association, Inc.

Moore, Duncan, and Irfan Nooruddin. 1997. Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations: A Background Guide. New York: National Collegiate Conference Association, Inc.

Presentations

University of Toronto, Munk Centre, “Beyond Virtue” follow-up workshop, September 2009.
UCSD-IGCC, “Beyond Virtue” workshop, March 2009.
University of Maryland, Comparative Politics Workshop, March 2009.
Georgetown University, Political Economy Lunch Workshop, March 2009.
NYU, Wagner School Conflict Brown Bag, February 2009.
University of Michigan, South Asia Awareness Network, January 2009.
University of Pittsburgh, GSPIA, January 2009.
University of Wisconsin, December 2008.
Penn State University, November 2008.
University of Illinois, Democracy Seminar Series, September 2008.
Yale University, IR Seminar Series, April 2008.
University of Minnesota, Political Economy Speaker Series, February 2008.
American University, School of Public Affairs, December 2007.
Stony Brook University, Department of Political Science, November 2007.
Yale University, International Affairs Seminar Series, November 2007.
FDRI/UC-Berkeley Conference on Local Governance and Empowerment, May 2007.
United States Institute for Peace, May 2007.
Duke University, Political Competition and Government Policy Conference, May 2007.
UCSD, Building Peace in Fragile States Conference, April 2007.
University of Kentucky, Research Speaker Series, March, 2007.
Washington University in St. Louis, Center for New Institutional Social Sciences, November, 2006.
Princeton University, Center for Study of Democratic Politics, October, 2006.
University of California, Berkeley, Center for South Asian Studies, September 2006.
Duke University, Comparative Politics Seminar Series, September 2005.
Ohio State University, Mershon Center workshop on  Distributive Politics and Social Protection in the 21st Century , October 2004.
Ohio State University, Comparative Politics Seminar Series, October 2003.

APSA: 1998-2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2009.
MPSA: 1998, 2000, 2002-2009.
SPSA: 2000-2001, 2004-2009.
ISA: 2002, 2005-2009.
Peace Science: 2000, 2005, 2007-2008.
ECPR: 2007, 2009.
IPES: 2007-2009.
WPSA: 2003.

Other Conference Activities and Presentations

Panel Chair, APSA (2003, 2008), Midwest PSA (2002-2003, 2005, 2007), Southern PSA (2005, 2009), ECPR (2007), ISA (2008).
Panel Discussant, APSA (2000, 2003-2004, 2006, 2008-2009), Midwest PSA (2001-2005, 2007, 2009), Southern PSA (2000, 2004-2005, 2008-2009), ECPR (2007), ISA (2008).
Invited presentation, "Rising Powers," at the Great Decisions Series, Delaware, Ohio, February 2009, and Columbus, Ohio, March 2009.
Invited presentation, "China and India: Who Will Win," at the Great Decisions Series, Delaware, Ohio, February 2006, and Columbus, Ohio, March 2006.
Invited presentation, "Global Income Inequality," at the Great Decisions Forum Series, Delaware, Ohio, March 2005.
Invited presentation, "Pakistan: America's Unstable Ally," at the Great Decisions Forum Series, Upper Arlington, Ohio, June 2004.
Invited panelist, Globalized India, Global Justice Week, International Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 19, 2002.
Guest Participant, Network on South Asian Politics and Political Economy (NETSAPPE I), Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 1-3, 2002.
Invited presentation, "India: The Future of Democracy and Development in South Asia," at the Great Decisions Forum Series, Ohio Wesleyan University, 5 April 2002.
Invited panelist, A Hate Bomb: Interrogating Ethnic Violence in South Asia, sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies, The University of Michigan, 18 March 2002.

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND HONORS

Mershon Center, The Ohio State University, Research Grant (2009-2010).
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University, Small Research Grant ($1000), 2008.
Mershon Center, The Ohio State University, Research Grant, 2005-07. (~$25,000 for research on immigration policy)
Artinian Travel Award ($250) from Southern Political Science Association for 2004 Annual Meeting.
Finalist for Robert H. Durr Award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem in political science presented at the 2002 Midwest Political Science Association meetings.
Sweetland Writing Center Junior Fellow, University of Michigan, September 2002-May 2003.
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, Horace Rackham School of Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan, 2000.
Margaret and Paul Lurie Award for Teaching Excellence, The University of Michigan, 2000.
John W. Kingdon Award for Outstanding G.S.I., Department of Political Science, The University of Michigan, 1999.
Fellowship, Department of Political Science, The University of Michigan, 1996-97.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

At The Ohio State University
Honors and Awards
Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year (May 2007)

Undergraduate Courses Taught
Origins of Democracy (Arts and Sciences First-Year Seminar)
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Politics of South Asia
Domestic Politics of International Conflict
State and Economy
Politics of Education and Health Care
Techniques of Political Analysis
Regression Analysis

Senior Theses Supervised
Samantha Agarwal (on-going)
Nafisa Akbar (2007)
Ratnesh Bhattacharya (2004)
Charlene Chi (2007)
Katelyn Crawford (2009)
Kathryn Dove (2006)
Kenneth Ferenchak (2007)
Ravi Gupta (on-going)
Deborah Mathew (on-going)
Glennon McAdams (on-going)
Surili Sheth (on-going)
Laura Tompkins (2007)
Charu Vijayakumar (on-going)
Ann Zarick (2006)

Graduate Courses Taught
Regression Analysis
Politics of South Asia
Comparative Political Institutions
Comparative Dissertation Workshop

Dissertation Committees
As Chair Quintin Beazer (co-chair with Tim Frye - Columbia University)
Soundarya Chidambaram
Jennifer Nowlin
Yoon-ah Oh
On Committee
Daniel Blake
Mary Breeding (defended 2008; chair, Laura Langbein - American University)
Michael Cohen
Autumn Lockwood Payton (defended 2009; chair, Daniel Verdier)
Scott Powell
Aisha Shafique
Sarah Sokhey
Dinna Wisnu (defended 2007; chair, Bill Liddle)
Byungwon Woo
Kadir Yildirim

At University of Michigan
Honors and Awards
Outstanding GSI Award, Rackham School of Graduate Studies (Sept 2000)
Paul and Margaret Lurie Prize for Outstanding GSI, Honors College (April 2000)
John W. Kingdon Prize for Outstanding GSI, Department of Political Science (April 1999)

Undergraduate Courses Taught
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Introduction to World Politics
The Politics of Resistance
Political Economy of Development
Domestic Politics of International Conflict

SERVICE

Profession
American Political Science Association:
[1] Co-Chair, Political Economy Section, 2007 Annual Meeting
Midwest Political Science Association:
[1] Member, Nominations Committee, 2007-2008
[2] Chair, Transitions to Democracy Section, 2008 Annual Meeting
Political Methodology Society:
[1] Member, Program Committee, 2008 Summer Meeting
Peace Science Society (International:
[1] Local Coordinator, 2006 Annual Meeting

Reviewer, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Conflict Management and Peace Science, CQ Press, Economics and Politics, International Economic Journal, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Institutional Economics, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, National Science Foundation, Oxford Economic Papers, Party Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Political Analysis, Political Behavior, Political Research Quarterly, Review of International Organizations, Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS), World Politics

Member, APSA, ISA, MPSA, SPSA, and Peace Science Society (International)

At The Ohio State University
University Service
Institutional Review Board (IRB), Faculty Member (2009-2010)
Wolfe Family Study Abroad Scholarship Committee, Faculty Member (2009)
Student Legal Clinic University Review Panel, Faculty Member (2009)
First-Year Student Orientation, Faculty Presenter (2004-2006, 2008)
University Maximus Scholarship Competition, Faculty Grader (2004-2005)
Denman Research Forum, Faculty Judge (2004)
Department Service
SBS Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Race and Ethnicity, Departmental Search Committee (2009)
SBS Chair in Race and Ethnicity, Departmental Search Committee (2007-08)
Financial Aid Committee (2006-08)
Comparative Politics Faculty Search Committee (2005-06)
Methodology Faculty Search Committee (2004-05)
Graduate Studies Committee (2003-04)
Political Research Lab Committee (2003-08)

At University of Michigan
University Service
Taskforce on GSIs and New Student Orientation, Graduate Student Representative (2002-03)
Taskforce on Testing and Training GSIs, Graduate Student Representative (2002-03)
Residential Life, Alice Lloyd Hall, Resident Director (1997-1999)

Department Service
Graduate Employees Organization (GEO; AFL-CIO/MFT&SRP Local #3550), Steward (1997-2003), Bargaining Team (2001-2002), Advisor to Residence Hall Librarians Bargaining Team (2002-2003)
World Politics Faculty Search Committee, Graduate Student Representative (1999-2000)
Undergraduate Concentration Advisor (1999-2000)
Executive Committee, Graduate Student Representative (1998-1999)
Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS), President (1998-1999)
Comparative Research Group, Coordinator (1998)
Graduate Admissions Committee, Graduate Student Representative (1997-1998)

REFERENCES

Available upon request.