I am a migration scholar (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) focusing on social cohesion. Substantively, my expertise spans the contact hypothesis, ethnic diversity, economic inequality, and crime, whilst methodologically I employ advanced statistical methods and computational tools.

Previously I have held different research positions across Europe and obtained a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship at the University of Amsterdam (co-funded by the European Commission) titled Trust Radius.

For more info om my research agenda, please see my website.

• Achbari, W., J. Linde, B. Burgoon, and B. Doosje, ‘The relative impact of wealth inequality and income inequality on social and political trust: a global analysis’
• Achbari, W. and W. Bernasco, ‘Asylum seekers and neighborhood crime: a spatial panel analysis’
• Achbari, W. and A. Leerkes, ‘Crime offences among asylum seekers and the general population in the Netherlands: civic stratification, righteous migrant effect, or deportation anxiety?’
• Achbari, W. ‘Out of sight, out of group? Testing the validity of generalized trust as a proxy for intergroup attitudes and behavior’
• Achbari, W. and E. Davidov, ‘Re-assessing the radius of generalized trust through measurement invariance: cultural and educational differences across the globe’
• Achbari, W., B. Doosje, and B. Geys, ‘Value congruence, opinion diversity and the development of generalized trust: experimental evidence using a minimal group design’
• Bulsari, S., Achbari, W., Quiroz Flores, A. and Fasli, M. ‘The Community and Voluntary Sector in the Night-time Economy in an English City: The Impact of the SOS Bus in Colchester’