Dr. Yasser Kureshi

Oxford School of Global & Area Studies, University of Oxford

Expertise on

Countries: Pakistan
Policy Areas & Themes: Elections, Governance, History, Institutions, Law, Politics

Bio

Yasser Kureshi is a departmental lecturer in South Asian Studies in the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies at the University of Oxford. His book Seeking Supremacy, examines the emergence of Pakistan’s assertive judiciary, and was published by Cambridge University Press in 2022. His research interests include judicial politics, civil-military relations, hybrid regime transitions, constitutionalism and legal cultures. He is originally from Pakistan and has published work on Pakistan in both academic and media outlets.

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special research expertise on

• Judicial politics 

• Civil-military relations

• Hybrid regime transitions

• Constitutionalism 

• Legal cultures

Engagement experience includes

• Published work in media and policy outlets including the Washington Post and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Read a sample of Yasser’s research outputs

Seeking Supremacy: The Pursuit of Judicial Power in Pakistan

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