Swati Srivastava is Associate Professor of Political Science and University Faculty Scholar at Purdue University. Previously, she was a Visiting Scholar with the Institute for Rebooting Social Media at BKC (2023-24). She received her doctorate in political science from Northwestern University, where she held affiliations with the Buffett Institute for Global Studies and the Center for Legal Studies. She is the author of Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics (Cambridge University Press 2022) and numerous articles in top political science journals, including International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, and Perspectives on Politics. She is the founding director of the International Politics and Responsible Tech (iPART) lab at Purdue, the first for qualitative research in the department.
Srivastava's research broadly concerns private power in global governance. Her latest work evaluates the political power and responsibility of Big Tech and examines the role of AI in global politics. Srivastava uses original archival and interview data along with content analysis and comparative historical analysis.
Srivastava's research has received awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Andrew Mellon Foundation, American Council of Learned Societies, and International Studies Association. She is the current president of International Studies Association-Northeast, a founding member of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, and a leader in the Digital Futures Taskforce at New America.
At Purdue, Srivastava has been recognized with the highest university and college-wide research and teaching awards. She teaches courses in international relations and technology governance and is a faculty affiliate with the Cornerstone integrated liberal arts program that focuses on transformative texts and oral communication.