Dr Rekha Diwakar, BSc, MSc, MRes, PhD
Warmington Tower Room: 606
I joined the department in 2006. I received my MSc in Public Administration and Public Policy, MRes and PhD in Political Science from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). I have previously taught courses in Politics, Public Choice, Public Policy, and Quantitative Methods at LSE, Hansard Society, Royal Holloway and Brunel University.
Academic qualifications
MSc in Public Administration and Public Policy, MRes and PhD in Political Science - London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE).Teaching
I am the convenor of the MRes in Political Science programme. I teach third year undergraduate courses ‘Public Policy Analysis' and ‘Party Systems and Electoral Systems’.Research interests
My research interests include comparative politics, especially electoral competition and voting behaviour, size of the party systems, civil service reforms in developing countries, and research methods in political science. I have published in Party Politics and Elections, Public Opinion & Parties, and have contributed entries in forthcoming Encyclopedia of Power. My current research projects include ‘Effective Spaces of Party Competition’ in UK and India, civil services reforms in developing countries and electoral reforms in India.
Selected publications
Diwakar, Rekha (2009). ‘Party Aggregation in India: An Extended Analysis at the State Level’. Party Politics. Forthcoming.
Diwakar, Rekha (2008). ‘Voter Turnout in the Indian States: An Empirical Analysis’. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. 18(1)
Dunleavy, Patrick, Diwakar, Rekha and Dunleavy, Christopher (2008). ‘The Effective Space of Party Competition.’ LSE PSPE Working Paper. No.5. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1078128.
Diwakar, Rekha (2007). ‘Duverger’s Law and the Size of Indian Party System: A District Level Analysis’. Party Politics. 13 (5).