Faculty

Prof. Siddharth Swaminathan

Visiting Faculty

Teaching

Courses

March 2026

  • Research Methods in Politics

Education

M.A. (International Studies), Claremont Graduate University, 1996
Ph.D. (Political Science), Claremont Graduate University, 2001

Profile

Siddharth was most recently Senior Fellow at the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia, Brown University (2023-24). He has previously taught at several universities in India and the US. Courses include comparative politics, world politics, and statistical methods. His research interests include subnational comparative politics, state capacity, citizenship and urban governance, and public opinion.