Judith Kelley, Kevin D. Gorter Associate Professor of Public Policy and 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, European Integration, Democracy and Human Rights, International Organizations, international delegation, Election monitoring

Research Description: My research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics. My work focuses on two broad themes: The role of international actors in the promotion of domestic political reforms, and the role of international norms and law in state behavior. To this end, I combine multiple tools of inference such case studies, interviews and statistical analysis, and frequently generate my own data. Substantively, my work addresses human rights and democracy, international election observation, the International Criminal Court, the European Union and other international organizations. Details on my current project are on the web at Project on International Election Monitoring. My 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.

Typical Courses Taught:

Office Hours:
By appointment

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. J. Kelley. "The international influences on elections in transition states." Annual Review of Political Science 15 (June, 2012).
  2. J. Kelley. Monitoring Democracy: When International Election Observation Works and Why it Often Fails. Princeton University Press, 2012.  [abs]
  3. J. Kelley. "Do International Election Monitors Increase or Decrease Opposition Boycotts?." Comparative Political Studies 44.11 (November, 2011): 1527-1556. [0010414011399885.abstract]  [abs]
  4. J. Kelley. "Election Observers and Their Biases." Journal of Democracy 21.July (July, 2010): 158-172. [SearchResults.aspx]  [abs]
  5. J. Kelley. "D-Minus Elections: The Politics and Norms of International Election Observation." International Organization 63.4 (Fall, 2009): 765 - 787.
  6. 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]
  7. J. Kelley and C. Bradley. "The Concept of International Delegation. 2008." Law and Contemporary Problems 71.1 (Winter, 2008): 1-39.  [abs]
  8. J. Kelley. "Assessing the complex evolution of norms: the rise of international election monitoring." International Organization 62.2 (Spring, 2008): 221-255. [displayAbstract]  [abs]
  9. 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]
  10. 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]
  11. 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]
  12. J. Kelley. Ethnic Politics in Europe: The Power of Norms and Incentives. 2004. Princeton University Press, 2006 Paperback version. [online]  [abs]
  13. 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]
  14. 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]
  15. 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
Research interests: 1)The influence of international actors on democratic and human rights reforms 2) The role of international law in government behavior 3) The evolution of international norms and laws

Judith Kelley