Kimuli Kunihira Kasara
| Region of Interest | Africa |
| Primary Country of Residence | United States of America |
| Title | Associate Professor |
| Affiliation | Columbia University, New York, New York |
| Mailing Address | Department of Political Science
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| Phone/Fax Number(s) | phone: 212-854-6508
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| Countries of Specialization | Kenya |
| Education | Kimuli Kasara received her Ph.D. from Stanford in 2006. |
| Research Interests | My current research is on how economic and demographic change affect politicians' responses to ethnic and economic heterogeneity historically worldwide as well as in post-independence Africa. |
| Publications | Published Work: 2017 “Unfinished Business: The Democratization of Electoral Practices in Britain and Germany'' (with Isabela Mares). Comparative Political Studies 50(5), 636-664. 2017 “Does Local Ethnic Segregation Lead to Violence?: Evidence from Kenya.'' Quarterly Journal of Political Science 11(4), 441-470. 2015 “When do the Rich Vote Less than the Poor and Why? Explaining Turnout Inequality across the World'' (with Pavithra Suryanarayan). American Journal of Political Science 59(3), 613-672. 2013 "Separate and Suspicious: Local Social and Political Context and Ethnic Tolerance in Kenya.'' Journal of Politics 75(4), 921-936. 2007 "Tax Me If You Can: Ethnic Geography, Democracy, and the Taxation of Agriculture in Africa." American Political Science Review 101 (1). 2007 With James Fearon and David Laitin.
Unpublished working papers: “Electoral Geography and Conflict: Examining Redistricting through Violence in Kenya'' (Under Review) “Colonial Legacies and Ethnic Mobilization in Rwanda and Burundi in the 1950s'' (Under Review) “Bureaucratic Capacity and Class Voting: Evidence from Across the World and the United States'' (with Pavithra Suryanarayan) “Ethnic Beachheads and Vote Buying: The Creation of New Administrative Districts in Kenya, 1992-2001'' “Selecting an Imperial President: Opposition Coalitions and the Kenyan Presidency, 1991-2002'' |
| Keywords | ethnic politics ; political economy ; colonialism ; violence ; political parties ; East Africa. |