dr Alexander Kustov

Assistant professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He studies public opinion and democratic governance with a focus on managing immigration, ethnic tensions, and other demographic issues. He is the author of “In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular” (Columbia University Press, 2025) and the “Popular by Design” newsletter. He previously served as a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University and earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University.