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Personal Summary

Abhishek Chatterjee is an associate professor of Political Science. His primary research interests are comparative and international political economy, particularly the origins of states and financial markets, and the philosophy of social sciences, especially the relationship between ontology and research methods. 

He tends to write about himself in the third person and--unrelated to this latter proclivity--teaches such courses as political economy, state formation, and comparative politics/government (both introductory and graduate).

Education

Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2010

Courses Taught

PSCI 220 Intorduction to Comparative Government

PSCI 482/582 Politics of the World Economy

PSCI 381 State Formation

PSCI 320 Origins of Democracy and Authoritarianism

PSCI 520 Comparative Government

Field of Study

Comparative Politics, Political Economy, State and Market Formation, Philosophy of the Social Sciences and Research Methods

Selected Publications

Book

• Rulers and Capital in Historical Perspective: State Formation and Financial Development in India and in the United States (Temple University Press, 2017), ; ; (Economic History Review, Journal of Economic History, Business History Review)

Articles

• "Elites, Colonialism, and Property Rights in Historical Perspective," in Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 41 ("Elites, Nonelites, and Power"). (; )
• "Financial Property Rights Under Colonialism: Some Counterfactual Possibilities," Journal of Institutional Economics, 12:4, 797-824 (2016) (; )
• "Ontology, Epistemology, and Multi Method Research in Political Science,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 43:1, 73-99 (2013) (; )

Review

• A Political Economy of the United States, China, and India: Prosperity with Inequality. By Shalendra D. Sharma. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018.