Judith Kelley, Kevin D. Gorter Associate Professor of Public Policy and Associate Professor of Political Science  

Office Location: 237 Sanford Building
Office Phone: (919) 613-7343
Duke Box: 90245
Email Address: judith.kelley@duke.edu
Web Page: https://sites.duke.edu/kelley/

Areas of Expertise

  • International
    • Democracy
    • Globalization
    • Human Rights
    • International and Comparative Law
    • United Nations and International Institutions

Education:
PhD, Harvard University, 2001
MPP, Harvard University, 1997
B.A. with honors and distinction, Stanford University, 1995

Research Categories: International Relations, Democracy and Human Rights, International Organizations, international delegation, Election monitoring, Human Trafficking

Current projects: Human trafficking, Election monitoring, United States treaty ratification, Human Rights grassroots efficacy

Research Description: Kelley's work focuses on how various international actors can promote domestic political reforms in recalcitrant states, and how international norms and law influence state behavior. Substantively, her work addresses human rights and democracy, international election observation, human trafficking, the International Criminal Court, the European Union and other international organizations. Details on her election monitoring project are on the web at Project on International Election Monitoring. Her newest work focuses on the global fight against human trafficking. She currently has a grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation and the Trent Foundation for this project. Her work has been published by Princeton University Press, and in journals such as the American Political Science Review, International Organization and the Journal of Common Market Studies. Her most recent book, Monitoring Democracy: When International Election Observation Works and Why It Often Fails (Princeton 2012) received the Chadwick F. Alger Prize, which is awarded by the International Studies Association to recognize the "best book published in the previous calendar year on the subject of international organization and multilateralism."

Typical Courses Taught:

Office Hours:
Friday 1-2:30 pm or by appointment

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. J. Kelley. "The international influences on Elections in New Multi-Party States." Annual Review of Political Science 15.June (June, 2012): 203-220.
  2. Judith Kelley and Jon Pevehouse. "An Opportunity Cost Theory of Treaty Ratification."   (Submitted, 2012). [PDF]
  3. J. Kelley. Monitoring Democracy: When International Election Observation Works and Why it Often Fails. Princeton University Press, 2012.  [abs]
  4. J. Kelley. "Do International Election Monitors Increase or Decrease Opposition Boycotts?." Comparative Political Studies 44.11 (November, 2011): 1527-1556. [0010414011399885.abstract]  [abs]
  5. J. Kelley. "Election Observers and Their Biases." Journal of Democracy 21.July (July, 2010): 158-172. [SearchResults.aspx]  [abs]
  6. J. Kelley. "D-Minus Elections: The Politics and Norms of International Election Observation." International Organization 63.4 (Fall, 2009): 765 - 787.
  7. J. Kelley. "The More the Merrier? The Effects of Having Multiple International Election Monitoring Organizations.2008." Perspectives on Politics 7 (2009): 59-64. [displayAbstract]  [abs]
  8. J. Kelley and C. Bradley. "The Concept of International Delegation. 2008." Law and Contemporary Problems 71.1 (Winter, 2008): 1-39.  [abs]
  9. J. Kelley. "Assessing the complex evolution of norms: the rise of international election monitoring." International Organization 62.2 (Spring, 2008): 221-255. [displayAbstract]  [abs]
  10. J. Kelley. "Who Keeps International Commitments and Why? The International Criminal Court and Bilateral Non-surrender Agreements." American Political Science Review 101.3 (August, 2007): 573-589. [displayIssue]  [abs]
  11. J. Kelley. "New Wine in Old Wineskins: Policy Learning and Adaption in The new European Neighborhood Policy." Journal of Common Market Studies 44.1 (2006): 29-55. [online]  [abs]
  12. J. Kelley. "Strategic non-cooperation as soft balancing: Why Iraq was not just about Iraq." International Politics 42.2 (2005): 153-173. [PDF] [pdf] [abs]
  13. J. Kelley. Ethnic Politics in Europe: The Power of Norms and Incentives. 2004. Princeton University Press, 2006 Paperback version. [online]  [abs]
  14. J. Kelley. "International Actors on the Domestic Scene: Membership Conditionality and Socialization by International Institutions." International Organization 58.3 (Summer, 2004): 425-457. (Reprinted in Martin, Lisa, Editor. Global Governance, Ashgate 2008) [displayIssue]  [abs]
  15. J. Kelley. "Does Domestic Politics Limit the Influence of External Actors on Domestic Politics?." Human Rights Review 5.3 (2004): 34-54. (April-June 2003) [available here]  [abs]
  16. J. Kelley. "Data on International Election Monitoring: Three Global Datasets on Election Quality, Election Events and International Election Observation.." [Computer file]. ICPSR31461-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] (December 1, 2011). doi:10.3886/ICPSR31461.v1  [abs]

Curriculum Vitae

Bio/Profile
Judith Kelley is the Kevin D. Gorter Associate Professor of Public Policy and Associate Professor of Political Science. She also directs the undergraduate honors program at the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy. In 2009-2010 she was a visiting fellow at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Her publications reflect her research interests in the role of international actors in promoting political and human rights reforms. In 2012 she was inducted into the Bass Society of Fellows at Duke, which recognizes faculty for excellence in both teaching and scholarship.

Judith Kelley