Anoop Sarbahi’s research sheds new light on why political violence emerges, the form that conflicts take, and how they end. Sarbahi’s work is historically informed, methodologically plural, fieldwork-driven, and brings attention to the localized characteristics of insurgents, population, and institutions in shaping contemporary conflicts. His research has appeared in prominent journals such as World Politics, Comparative Political Studies and International Studies Quarterly. His book manuscript, Anchoring Rebellion: Ethnicity, Religion and Insurgent Mobilization in South Asia, which is currently under review is expected to be published in early 2027.
Sarbahi received a Ph.D. degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Previously, he held academic positions at Stanford University, UCLA, and Harvard University. His research has received recognition and support from multiple sources such as the US National Science Foundation (NSF), Global Religion Research Initiative (GRRI) at the University of Notre Dame, the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, and the Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) at the University of California, San Diego.