Kambaiz Rafi

Dr Kambaiz Rafi is a teaching fellow in comparative politics of development at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. His research has focused on the political economy of development and institutions in a conflict-affected (or post-conflict) context. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts, his doctoral work investigated institutions and socially-contingent practical knowledge in relation to secondary sector investments in a conflict-affected market economy. Previously he held a postdoctoral fellowship funded by the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (Economic and Social Research Council), hosted at the department of development studies, SOAS University of London. He has a doctorate from UCL (University College London) in development policy, masters in international political economy from King’s College London and undergraduate in Economics from Pune University. He has been a fellow of the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (a think-tank based in Kabul, Afghanistan), worked as advisor of the minister of economy of the Republic of Afghanistan on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and has experience working in think-tanks and international organizations. Kambaiz has published peer-reviewed and media articles and a monograph based on his doctoral findings.