Anar Ahmadov
Associate Professor
- Name
- Dr. A.K.O. Ahmadov
- Telephone
- +31 70 800 9470
- a.k.o.ahmadov@luc.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-8243-9671

Anar Ahmadov (PhD, London School of Economics) is broadly trained in political economy, sociology, development studies, and public policy. Prior to joining Leiden, he has held research and teaching positions at Princeton University, Oxford University, and the London School of Economics (LSE). For over fifteen years, he has also worked as a consultant, analyst, and executive in international development. His current research interests lie in political-economic inequality, natural resource governance, migrant political behavior, and the diffusion of political and economic ideas. He is a recipient of over twenty grants and fellowships, most recently NWO Vidi grant (800,000 euros) and NIAS-KNAW individual fellowship.
Biography
Anar Ahmadov (PhD, London School of Economics) is broadly trained in political economy, sociology, development studies, and public policy. Prior to joining Leiden, he has held research and teaching positions at Princeton University, Oxford University, and the London School of Economics (LSE). For over fifteen years, he has also worked as a consultant, analyst, and executive in international development. His current research interests lie in political-economic inequality, natural resource governance, migrant political behavior, and the diffusion of political and economic ideas. He is a recipient of over twenty grants and fellowships, most recently NWO Vidi grant (800,000 euros) and NIAS-KNAW individual fellowship.
Extension number: 8370
Academic expertise
- Political Economy of Development
- Natural Resource Governance
- Political and Economic Inequality
- Migrant Political Behavior
- Islamic Studies
- Conflict Studies
- Impact Evaluation
Courses
- Political Economy of Development: Natural Resources
- Comparative Political Economy
- Foundations of Research Design
- Politics of Russia and Central Eurasia
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Global Challenge: Prosperity
- Mathematical and Statistical Analysis
Associate Professor
- Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
- Leiden University College
Work address
Anna van BuerenpleinAnna van Buerenplein 301
2595 DG The Hague
Room number 4.42
Contact
- Ahmadov A., Bayramov A., Manaseryan T. & Martirosyan A. (2024), Enhancing prospects for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan through joint climate change and energy security Action. Geneva, Switzerland: Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
- Ahmadov A., Huseynov V., Huseynov R., Manaseryan T., Martirosyan A. & Orell N. (2024), Proposal for a Regional Emergency Action Partnership (REAP) for Peace in the South Caucasus. Geneva, Switzerland: Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
- Ahmadov Anar Holstege Floris (2023), Does schooling promote democracy? A meta-analysis, Democratization 30(1): 57-77.
- Ahmadov A. & Hughes J. (2023), Unified Dataset on Fatalities in Northern Ireland Conflict, 1969-2005 . [dataset].
- Ahmadov Anar Alexiadou Despina Cho Min Makszin Kristin (2022), The politics of expertise: Understanding interactions between policy advice, government, and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, Frontiers in Political Science 4: .
- Guliyev F. & Ahmadov A. (7 February 2020), Azerbaijanis vote on Sunday. Here are 4 things you need to know about the surprising snap election. The Washington Post, Monkey Cage.
- Ahmadov A & Cukier E. (2020), De oorlog om Karabach was onvermijdelijk . NRC Handelsblad.
- Salecker L., Ahmadov A. & Karimli L. (2020), Contrasting Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty Measures in a Low-Income Sub-Saharan African Country, Social Indicators Research 151(547-574): .
- Ahmadov A.K. & Hughes J. (2019), Ideology and civilian victimization in Northern Ireland’s civil war, Irish Political Studies : .
- Ahmadov A. (16 July 2019), The European elections generated real momentum for renewable energy – it’s time for MEPs to rise to the occasion. LSE EUROPP – European Politics and Policy (London School of Economics). [blog entry].
- Ahmadov A.K. (2018), Breaking the fourth wall in political studies: exploring politics through interactive theatre, European Political Science 18(3): 554-573.
- Ahmadov A.K. (2018), How oil autocracies learn to stop worrying: Central Eurasia in 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Post-Soviet Affairs 35(2): 161-180.
- Ahmadov A.K. & Borg C. van der (2018), Do natural resources impede renewable energy production in the EU? A mixed-methods analysis, Energy Policy 126: 361-369.
- Ahmadov A.K. (2018), ExpoDive: Global Export Diversification Data, 1962-2010. Harvard Dataverse 1. [dataset].
- Ahmadov A.K.O. & Sasse G. (2016), Empowering to engage with the homeland: do migration experience and environment foster political remittances?, Comparative Migration Studies 4(12): .
- Ahmadov A.K.O. & Sasse G. (2015), A Voice Despite Exit: The Role of Assimilation, Emigrant Networks, and Destination in Emigrants’ Transnational Political Engagement, Comparative Political Studies : 1-37.
- Ahmadov A.K. & Guliyev F. (2015), Tackling the Resource Curse: The Role of Democracy in Achieving Sustainable Development in Resource-rich Countries. Stockholm, Sweden: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
- Ahmadov A.K.O. (2014), Blocking the pathway out of the resource curse: what hinders diversification in resource-rich developing countries?, Oxford University GEG Working Papers : .
- Ahmadov A.K.O. & Sasse G. (2014), Migrants' Regional Allegiances in Homeland Elections: Evidence on Voting by Poles and Ukrainians, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies : .
- Ahmadov A.K.O. (2013), Oil, Democracy, and Context: A Meta-Analysis, Comparative Political Studies XX(X): 1-30.
- Ahmadov A.K.O. (2011), When Great Minds Don't Think Alike: Using Mock Trials in Teaching Political Thought, PS: Political Science and Politics 44(3): 625-628.
- Isakhanli H. & Ahmadov A.K.O. (2007), Azerbaijani Perspectives on the United States. In: Levinson D. & Christensen K. (Eds.), Global Perspectives on the United States: a Nation by Nation Survey no. Vol. 1. Great Barrington: Berkshire Publishers. 31-33.
- Ahmadov A.K.O. (2006), Dividing the Caspian: Conflicting Geopolitical Agendas among Littoral States. In: Schlyter B.N. (Ed.), Prospects for Democracy in Central Asia. London: I. B. Tauris. 147-168.