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Indian-origin scholar Bhogale named Notre Dame fellow
Bhogale’s work centers on comparative politics and political methodology.
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Pranavi Sharma - Thu, 16, Apr 2026
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Saloni Bhogale / University of Notre Dame
Saloni Bhogale, an Indian-origin political scientist, has been named a 2026–27 visiting fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Bhogale, who earned a PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2026, will join the institute as a postdoctoral visiting fellow for the full academic year. She is among a cohort of scholars selected through a competitive global process focused on research related to democracy.
Her project at Notre Dame, titled ‘Local Institutions and the Rule of Law,’ examines how local democratic institutions in the Global South maintain the rule of law. The research focuses on how increased accountability and improved citizen trust shape institutional outcomes.
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Bhogale’s work centers on comparative politics and political methodology. Her research explores how strengthening democratic systems can sustain the rule of law and contribute to human development. Her current book project, which shares the same title as her Kellogg research, studies the role of local political actors in addressing the limits of customary legal systems to support development.
The project builds on her doctoral research, which analyzed how political decentralization and strong checks and balances affect access to justice and institutional performance. As part of that work, Bhogale developed a large administrative dataset comprising millions of observations. She combined quantitative analysis with qualitative interviews to study how democratic institutions function at a granular level.
Her research has received support from multiple organizations, including the National Science Foundation’s Law and Science Dissertation Grant, the American Political Science Association’s Experimental Research Section Early Career Fellowship, and the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship. Additional backing came from the Elections Research Center and the Institute for Regional and International Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
At the Kellogg Institute, Bhogale will participate in academic seminars and collaborative research activities alongside other fellows and faculty. The institute, founded in 1983, focuses on the study of global democracy and governance.
“We are pleased to welcome these researchers, whose diverse projects on global democracy complement the ongoing work of our resident faculty and students,” said Guadalupe Ramirez, senior program manager of visiting fellowships and graduate student affairs. “Their insights will add to the vibrant intellectual exchange that has been a hallmark of the Kellogg Institute for decades.”
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