Kohli was promoted to full professor in 1991, and was also appointed as David K.E. Bruce Professor of International Affairs at Princeton in 2002. Kohli is also the Editor in Chief of the journal of World Politics. In addition, he served as the Vice President of the American Political Science Association from 2009 to 2010.
Kohli completed his bachelor's in sociology and mathematics, and a master's in International Affairs from Carleton University. He went on to obtain his PhD in Political Science at University of California, Berkeley in 1981.[1][2][3][4] His principal research interests are in the areas of comparative political economy with a focus on developing countries. He has authored and edited several books on Indian development and the Indian state.[5]
Kohli, Atul (2004). State-Directed Development: Political Power and Industrialization in the Global Periphery. Cambridge University Press. ISBN9780521545259.
Kohli, Atul (2009). Democracy and Development in India: From Socialism to Pro-Business. OUP India. ISBN9780198068471.
Kohli, Atul (2012). Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India. New york: Cambridge University Press. ISBN9780521735179.[6]
Kohli, Atul (2014). India's Democracy: An Analysis of Changing State-Society Relations. Princeton University Press. ISBN9780691601106.