#  Lydia Assouad 

Academy Scholar, The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies (spring 2026).

Assistant Professor, Department of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science.

 

 

 



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**Research interests:** Political economy of development; social cohesion; inequality; culture and institutions; and the Middle East.

**Pronouns:** she/her/hers



 

 

 





 

 

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