Alexander Kustov is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Leitner Effective Democratic Governance Project of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University. He studies public and policy responses to ethnic diversity and immigration in high-income democracies. His book project “Borders of Compassion” examines under what conditions most people would accept more open immigration policies. Alexander's work has been recognized by the American Political Science Association and the National Science Foundation and appeared in the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Politics, among many other awards and publications. Prior to his appointment at Yale, Alexander received his joint Ph.D. in Politics and Social Policy from Princeton University.

Selected Publications

Kustov, Alexander. 2020 (forthcoming). Borders of Compassion: Immigration Preferences and Parochial Altruism. Comparative Political Studies.

Kustov, Alexander, Dillon Laaker, and Cassidy Reller. 2020 (forthcoming). The Stability of Immigration Attitudes: Evidence and Implications. Journal of Politics.

Kustov, Alexander, and Giuliana Pardelli. 2018. Ethnoracial Homogeneity and Public Outcomes: The (Non)effects of Diversity. American Political Science Review. 112 (4): 1096-1103.