Kambaiz Rafi is a political economy researcher and holds a PhD in Development Policy from UCL (University College London). He is the author of "Patriarchal Hierarchy; Market Capitalism and Production in Afghanistan". Kambaiz joined SOAS University of London in October 2022 as a UK Research and Innovation ESRC Post-doctoral Fellow in development studies.
His doctorate studied private capitalist investments in manufacturing sector in the context of a market economy affected by conflict (taking Kabul 2002-2018 as a case study), drawing on methods from institutionalist political economy and economic sociology. He received his doctorate in summer 2021 and is now working on upcoming research projects.
His undergraduate is in economics from Pune University (India), and he has a master's in international political economy from King’s College London. He also holds a diploma in national security and international relations from India. Kambaiz is Afghan-American and has lived and worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, US, UK and France. He is fluent in Persian, English, French, Pashtu, and understands Urdu and Hindi. He regularly contributes to online outlets as an independent analyst.
Experience
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2022–presentESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, SOAS University of London
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2020–2021Senior Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, UCL (University College London)
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2018–2019Senior Advisor , Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan
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2017–2018Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, UCL (University College London)
Education
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2021UCL (University College London), Development Policy and Planning
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2014King's College London, MA International Political Economy
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2010Savitribai Phule Pune University, Economics
Publications
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2022Patriarchal Hierarchy; Market Capitalism and Production in Afghanistan,
Grants and Contracts
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2022Economic and Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow
- Role:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Funding Source:
- Economic and Social Research Council
- London, The United Kingdom
- Website
- @KambaizR
- Article Feed
- Joined
