Nikhar Gaikwad
@nikhargaikwad
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Assistant Professor of Political Science and Member of the Committee of Global Thought (@global_thoughts) at @Columbia
Joined June 2015
š¢ In a new article just published in @World_Pol, "Public Opinion on Geopolitics and Trade: Theory and Evidence," @AllieCarnegie and I explain how geopolitical considerations shape mass preferences on trade policy https://t.co/SEsCJJsoAX
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Honored to receive with @nikhargaikwad the JCPA Best Comparative Public Policy Paper Award at #APSA2025 for our paper āGetting on the Grid: A Field Experiment on Bottom-Up Political Pressure and Access to Essential Public Servicesā.
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Congratulations to Professors @nikhargaikwad and Anjali Thomas. They received the JCPA Best Comparative Policy Paper Award for āGetting on the Grid: A Field Experiment on Bottom-Up Political Pressure and Access to Essential Public Servicesā at the 2025 @APSAtweets Conference.
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Great paper by @nikhargaikwad, @HansonKolby & @aliz_toth: Individuals exposed to international migration were signiļ¬cantly more accepting of ethnic, cultural & national out-groups. Migration also bolstered support for intn'l cooperation & cultivated cosmopolitan identities.
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In preparation for our @NYUWashingtonDC #PriorityTheme meeting on #ClimateChangeGovernance, read this #PriorityThemeSpotlight with EGAPer @nikhargaikwad, along with co-authors @fgenovese__ and @dustintingley.
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Excited that my @CambridgeUP book with @dustintingley, Uncertain Futures, is now shipping. We explain why the climate impasse is hard to break. Credibility challenges stand in the way, but we identify solutions to unlock support. More ā¬ļø Please RT! https://t.co/Tpf35MeJc4
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The July issue of @World_Pol is live! Read issue 3 of volume 75 here: https://t.co/4fxtzB03l5 Authors include @nikhargaikwad, Erin Lin, @noahzucker, @KTertytchnaya, @AllieCarnegie, Richard Clark, @ErikPeinert @richard_zengyu @JunyanJiang, Jie Li, and @Chri5tianGoebel
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#WorldRefugeeDay In "Internat'l Treaties, Conventions & Laws on Forcible Displacementā, I introduce the Refugee Rights Cube that illustrates that refugee rights can come from āļøInternat'l & domestic law āļøRefugee-specific & general law āļøHard & soft law https://t.co/JQcoLTw77v
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India is preparing the groundwork for its own carbon border tax to strike back against a similar move by the EU, two people aware of discussions in the government said. New Delhi is peeved by the EUās move to link the environment with trade [..]
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The finance and commerce ministries are discussing the contours of such a mechanism
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We're one week away from the M.S. in Political Analytics application deadline! Ā Limited tuition fellowships are available, apply now to secure your spot and have access to available funding.Ā https://t.co/yEikCZAIom
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Congress had a resounding victory in Karnataka. @RahulGandhi traveled ~500 km across 21 constituencies in the state during the Bharat Jodo Yatra last year. @resuf_ahmed and I look at the impact of the yatra for @htTweets. #KarnatakaElectionResults2023
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Can Multilateralism Contribute to Solving the Climate Crisis? Building on @fgenovese__ @nikhargaikwad, and @dustintingley. https://t.co/tlBuIan6Rg
#OECDforum @OECD @ECON_tribute @WiSoUniCologne @CompPolCologne @elieshout @kfscheve @YaleClimateComm @Yale @ScienceYale @NatureComms
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"Where Should Multinationals Pay Taxes?" is out! Pre-print for those in #TaxTwitter #PoliSciTwitter and #EconTwitter who can't cross the paywall: https://t.co/2n5XDV1h4X It was a great privilege to work and learn from my friend @ablais_udem. Hope you like the paper!
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In preparation for our @ucl #PriorityTheme meeting on #ClimateChangeGovernance, read this #PriorityThemeSpotlight with EGAPer @nikhargaikwad, along with co-authors @fgenovese__ and @dustintingley.
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This article perfectly frames ongoing research by @dustintingley @nikhargaikwad and myself on public attitudes towards international climate compensatory transfers, what will work, and how.
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A plan to promote the shift to renewable energy could lead to real progress on climate change.
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#COP27 has kicked off. One huge issue this year will be the broken intāl climate finance commitments ($100B/y by 2020). @dustintingley @nikhargaikwad & I have been surveying donors (i.e., šŗšø voters) to understand what prompts more bottom-up support for intāl climate financeā¦
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In the November issue of the #APSR, @nikhargaikwad, @fgenovese__, & @dustintingley find climate policy preferences differ based on the type of vulnerability. #OpenAccess
#APSRNewIssue
#PoliSciResearch
https://t.co/IfmKS62X08
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New Working Paper! Decarbonization to avoid climate change will require moving away from fossil fuels. What are the political consequences of declining demand for fossil fuels? https://t.co/CG4Rf1wAEw
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Excited to have my research with ā¦@abclayton24ā© on the origins of gender differences in climate attitudes featured in ā¦@TheEconomistā© - stay tuned for a forthcoming article on this subject in ā¦@apsrjournalā©
economist.com
A new study finds men in rich countries are the least likely to care about a warming world
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"Focusing on #text-based #sources, we provide a review of #qualitative #research that identifies #deficiencies in #transparency #practices.." TRANSPARENCY FOR TEXT-BASED SOURCES: FROM PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE By @nikhargaikwad & @veromsherrera
https://t.co/Z27uB7hzao
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