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Ahsan I. Butt is a Pakistani
political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...
. He is an associate professor at the
Schar School of Policy and Government The Schar School of Policy and Government (SSPG and formerly the George Mason University School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs or SPGIA) is the public policy school of George Mason University, a public research university in th ...
at
George Mason University George Mason University (GMU) is a Public university, public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father ...
. He has published research on ethnicity and nationalism, security, international order, and South Asia. He is a frequent commentator on Pakistani politics.


Career

Butt's book, ''Secession and Security: Explaining State Strategy Against Separatists'', was named 2019 book of the year by the International Securities Studies Section at the
International Studies Association The International Studies Association (ISA) is a US-based professional association for scholars and practitioners in the field of International relations, international studies. Founded in 1959, ISA has been headquartered at the University of Con ...
. The book has been reviewed in multiple publications. Butt has a PhD in political science from the
University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...
.


Bibliography

* ''Secession and Security: Explaining State Strategy against Separatists'' (2017)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Butt, Ahsan I. Living people Pakistani political scientists Pakistani emigrants to the United States International relations scholars Year of birth missing (living people) University of Chicago alumni George Mason University faculty