Kevin D. Pham is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. His scholarly work explores the history of nineteenth and twentieth century political thought, focusing on non-Western theories of democracy, colonialism, and freedom. He has special interests in Vietnam. He attained his BA in Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, his Master's in Conflict Resolution and Governance at the University of Amsterdam, and his PhD in political theory from the University of California, Riverside. He was previously an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College. His parents were refugees from Vietnam, and he was born and raised in San Jose, California. He has lived in and frequently travels to Vietnam and France. He co-hosts a podcast about Vietnamese intellectual history called Nam Phong Dialogues.