Darin Christensen

Darin Christensen

Vice Chair, Department of Public Policy; Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science

Education:

Ph.D. in Political Science, Stanford University
M.A. in Economics, Stanford University
A.B. in Political Science and German, Duke University

Areas of Interest:

Conflict, Economic Development, Political Economy

Phone:

(310) 825-7196

Email:

darinc@luskin.ucla.edu

Office Location:

6341, Public Affairs

Darin Christensen is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received his Ph.D. in political science and M.A. in economics from Stanford University.

Darin studies political economy, focusing on institutions and policies that promote investment and mitigate social conflict in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. He has consulted on projects for The Asia Foundation, USAID, and The World Bank.

Darin is a co-founder of the Project on Resources and Governance (PRG) and an affiliate of several academic centers, including the California Center for Population Research, Center for Effective Global Action, Evidence in Governance and Politics, and UCLA’s African Studies Center.

More information about his research and teaching can be found at darinchristensen.com.