Nivedita Jhunjhunwala

Alongside being a CISAC predoctoral fellow, Nivedita is a Ph.D. Candidate in Government at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in International Relations. She has also been awarded a M.A. in Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to graduate studies at UT Austin, she graduated summa cum laude from State University of New York at Oswego, majoring in Political Science and Global & International Studies. She is also a graduate fellow at the Clements Center of National Security and History.

Nivedita’s research examines how war and international law is perceived by global audiences. Specifically, she looks at how countries and citizens not involved in a foreign event, perceive and react to them. Within this agenda, she examines public opinion, foreign policy, and information dynamics of international events (like war) by focusing on India as a running case. Other research projects also examine international security more broadly, and the intersection between politics and emerging technologies.

When she's not working, Nivedita enjoys playing competitive pickleball, practicing and improving her German language skills, and creating social science short-form content for wider consumption.