Research interests

Political Economy
Religion and Politics
Quantitative methods
Online Misinformation

Biography

Ahmed Ezzeldin Mohamed is an Assistant Professor of Political Science. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University for the academic year (2022-2023). He was also a predoctoral research fellow at the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School for the academic year (2021-2022). He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University. Dr. Mohamed’s primary research focuses on the role of religion in the political and economic development of less democratic societies, with a special focus on the Middle East and the Muslim World. His book project examines how religious norms influence distributive politics and government responsiveness in the Muslim World. His other research projects investigate various themes including the politics of religious reform, gender discrimination in Muslim societies, violence in autocratic elections, the economic roots of religious voting cleavages, and the effects of conspiracy theories and online misinformation on political behavior. Driven by an interest in public policy, he has also collaborated on research projects and program-design with governmental and non-governmental policymakers in various countries including the United States, Germany, and Egypt.