Priyadarshi Amar

Priyadarshi received his PhD jointly in Political Science and Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research centers on local governance and misinformation, with a particular empirical focus on India. His dissertation examines how electoral institutions interact with social norms to shape political representation in Indian village governments, especially for marginalized groups. Beyond his dissertation, he studies misinformation dynamics, focusing on how false information spreads and strategies to counter it.