Welcome!

I am Tariq Basir, holding a PhD in economics from South Asian University. Currently, I am affiliated as a Research Scholar with the Center for Governance and Markets, University of Pittsburgh. Previously, I was teaching as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Kabul University.

My primary research interests include formal modeling of political processes, game theoretical models of regime change and democratization, Arab Spring and democratization in the MENA region, as well as the political history of Afghanistan. 

Email: tab265@pitt.edu