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MSU鈥檚 Banerjee selected for prestigious policy institute

MSU鈥檚 Banerjee selected for prestigious policy institute

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Studio portrait of Vasabjit Banerjee
Vasabjit Banerjee (Photo by Beth Wynn)

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擵asabjit Banerjee, an associate professor within Mississippi 大象APP鈥檚 Department of Political Science and Public Administration, has been selected from a nationwide pool of applicants to attend this summer鈥檚 prestigious International Policy Summer Institute.

Held in Washington, D.C., by the Bridging the Gap Project, the five-day professional development event in June helps scholars better create and disseminate policy-related academic research.

Banerjee鈥檚 primary research interests include the local political economies of state formation in developing societies and domestic influences on the foreign policies of developing countries, among others. His research has appeared in numerous publications, including the International Political Science Review, the Journal of Asian and African Studies and Public Opinions and Parties.

He also has given timely news commentary about the ongoing war in Ukraine.

For more information on the IPSI, visit .

Visit to learn more about the Department of Political Science and Public Administration within MSU鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences.

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