Yasser Kureshi

Yasser Kureshi’s research focuses on constitutional and judicial politics in authoritarian and hybrid regimes. Originally from Pakistan, he completed his Juris Doctorate from Boston University Law School and his PhD from Brandeis University. His dissertation was awarded the American Political Science Association’s Corwin Award for the best dissertation in public law in 2018. His work has been published in Comparative Politics, Democratization and Journal of Conflict Resolution. His book, ‘Seeking Supremacy: The Pursuit of Judicial Power in Pakistan’ (Cambridge University Press, 2022) is forthcoming.

Research Interests include:

Judicial Politics

Constitutionalism in Hybrid Regimes

Military Constitutionalism

Populism

Democratic Backsliding

Comparative Authoritarianism

Legal Culture

South Asian Law and Politics