Why do some citizens pursue civic engagement after exposure to violence while others retreat from civic life? Existing theories point toward the trauma of victimization. …
Prior to the 2007-8 Great Financial Crisis, the global financial safety net (GFSN) for short-term liquidity financing was equipped with approximately US $5 trillion, of …
At the broadest level, this project traces an origin story of conceptual contraction. It examines how a concept once multivalent and pluralistic—the corporate form—became wedded …
Why is it that political elites from marginal groups often seem to ignore development even when the vast majority of their constituents live in poverty? …
Scholars of American politics and public law have long grappled with the “countermajoritarian dilemma.” A common response to this “dilemma”—coming from observers of American politics …
My dissertation explores a plurality of politico-ethical ideas of three anticolonial thinkers in the early and mid-twentieth century: M.K. Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, and M.N. Roy. …
This dissertation explores inequality in representation in American civic life, focusing on the rapid increase in philanthropy in public schools. Employing a mixed-methods empirical strategy, …
In recent decades, contested politics across the Global South, particularly in Africa, have centered around publicly provided, basic resources, or ‘public goods,’ (e.g. food, housing, …
Why have people across the world turned towards populist politics? What are the impacts of populism on democracy? In contrast to typical top-down explanations for …
This dissertation develops a theory of sanctions imposition, arguing that both the decision to impose sanctions, and the types of sanctions chosen, are a function …
This dissertation examines the causes of forced displacement—the phenomenon wherein individuals leave their homes due to violence—within and from cities in the Global South. Non-state …