Dr. Egor Lazarev

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Egor Lazarev is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science. His research focuses on law, state-building, and the Soviet Union. He authored the book 'State-Building Lawfare: Custom, Sharia, State Law Postwar Chechnya', published by Cambridge University Press in 2023, which explores the use of state and non-state legal systems by politicians and ordinary people in postwar Chechnya. His research has been published in respected journals such as World Politics, World Development, and Political Science Research & Methods. Before joining Yale, he was an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and a Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies.

Research Interests

Comparative Politics Law Society Political Violence Post-Soviet Politics Qualitative Research Mixed-Methods Research

Experience

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

Yale University • New Haven, CT

Assistant professor in the Department of Political Science.

Awards

#2024

Gaddis Smith International Book Prize

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.