CSEAS Spring Lecture Series: Nicholas Kuipers

PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley

Predoctoral scholar at the Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University

Title: “State-building, Nation-building, and Civil Service Recruitment in Southeast Asia”

Hybrid event: in person Campus Life 100; virtual option registration required

Nicholas Kuipers is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of California, Berkeley and a predoctoral scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford University. Most of his research is interested in identifying whether and when certain political institutions worsen group-based antagonisms. He has a particular regional interest in Southeast Asia. His research has been supported by the Institute for International Studies, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG), and the Weiss Family Fund. He is also a research associate at the Center on the Politics of Development.