Dr. Adhikari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations. His research revolves around United Nations General Assembly voting, foreign aid delivery tactics of traditional donor states, and human rights. His work has been published in Conflict Management and Peace Science, International Interactions, Social Science Quarterly, the Journal of Human Rights, and the Extractive Industries and Society, among others. At Nazarbayev University, Professor Adhikari regularly teaches Introduction to International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, Quantitative Methods, Politics of Development, and International Organization.

Dr. Adhikari received his B.A. from Coe College in 2013 and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 2018.

Adhikari, Bimal, Jeffrey King, and Lie Philip Santoso. Accepted. “A BIT of Help? The Divergent Effect of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Women’s Rights.” Journal of Human Rights.

Adhikari, Bimal. Forthcoming. “UN Human Rights Shaming and Foreign Aid Allocation.” Human Rights Review.

Adhikari, Bimal. 2019. “Power Politics and Foreign Aid Delivery Tactics.” Social Science Quarterly 100(5): 1523-1539.

Adhikari, Bimal. 2019. “United Nations General Assembly Voting and Foreign Aid Bypass.” International Politics 56(4): 514-535.

PLS 458 International Organization; PLS 150 Introduction to International Relations; PLS 341 Politics of Development;
PLS 211 Quantitative Analysis; PLS 360 Foreign Policy Analysis; PLS 210 Political Science Research Methods. Click here to see the syllabi.