2018 Graduate Student Publications

“Can You Hear Me Now?” Race, Motherhood, and the Politics of Being Heard

Avery Lord — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:15:24 +0000

“Can You Hear Me Now?” Race, Motherhood, and the Politics of Being Heard Avery Lord Thu, 06/18/2026 - 11:15

“Can You Hear Me Now?” Race, Motherhood, and the Politics of Being Heard

By: Kimberly Killen

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Motherhood as a political identity grants women political legitimacy, enabling them to make rights-based claims. However, the efficacy and possibility of motherhood as a political identity is entangled in the sexist and racist narratives that are inextricable from white supremacy. In this article, I analyze the language used by the Mothers of the Movement (MothM) at the 2016 Democratic National Convention to demonstrate how the identities and experiences of Black women, specifically Black mothers, are co-opted and reproduced as deficient, criminal, and irrelevant, thereby limiting their ability to make claims as mothers and citizens. How, then, can marginalized mothers confront the tools of white supremacy, which portray them as “bad” mothers and “bad” citizens, to be heard within the dominant order without conforming to it? I contend that in appropriating the very discourses and spaces that seek to exclude and subjugate them, the MothM demonstrate the hypocrisy of the system of “good motherhood”—all the while reaffirming their status as equal citizens deserving of political recognition. Drawing from Black feminist thinkers, I demonstrate how motherhood and the rights that the MothM claim as mothers can be conceptualized as assertions of freedom and equal citizenship.

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Constitutionalizing umbrella-concepts: peace and conflict in the Brazilian Constitution

Avery Lord — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:17:24 +0000

Constitutionalizing umbrella-concepts: peace and conflict in the Brazilian Constitution Avery Lord Thu, 06/18/2026 - 10:17

Constitutionalizing umbrella-concepts: peace and conflict in the Brazilian Constitution

By: Alba Ramos Escobar

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The incorporation of the concept of peace as an umbrella concept within the Brazilian Constitution has generated conceptual problems. This is demonstrated by attempts to understand the scope and limits of peace and conflict established by the Brazilian Constitution. The purpose of this study is to explore the concepts of peace and conflict, in order to clarify the meanings to which the Constitution refers, and to overcome the umbrella concept. For this, articles 4.6 and 4.7 of the Constitution were analyzed, in light of Galtung’s theory of peace and conflict and Brazil’s foreign policy from 1988 onwards.

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Rallying the Troops: Collective Action and Self-Interest in UN Peacekeeping Contributions

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:31:15 +0000

Rallying the Troops: Collective Action and Self-Interest in UN Peacekeeping Contributions Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/11/2018 - 14:31

*Passmore, Timothy J.A., Andrew F. Hart, and Megan Shannon. 2018. "Rallying the Troops: Collective Action and Self-Interest in UN Peacekeeping Contributions." Journal of Peace Research 55(3): 366-379.

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Prominent Role Models: High-Profile Female Politicians and the Emergence of Women as Candidates for Public Office

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:26:09 +0000

Prominent Role Models: High-Profile Female Politicians and the Emergence of Women as Candidates for Public Office Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/11/2018 - 14:26

*Ladam, Christina, Jeffrey J. Harden, and Jason H. Windett. 2018. “Prominent Role Models: High-Profile Female Politicians and the Emergence of Women as Candidates for Public Office." American Journal of Political Science. 62(2): 369–381.

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Can You Hear Me Now?' Race, Motherhood, and the Politics of Being Heard

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:23:21 +0000

Can You Hear Me Now?' Race, Motherhood, and the Politics of Being Heard Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/11/2018 - 14:23

*Killen, Kimberly. Forthcoming. "Can You Hear Me Now?' Race, Motherhood, and the Politics of Being Heard." Politics & Gender.

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Accounting for Noncompliance in Survey Experiments

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 19:50:48 +0000

Accounting for Noncompliance in Survey Experiments Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/11/2018 - 13:50

Hardin, Jeffrey J., Anand E. Sokhey, and *Katherine L. Runge. Forthcoming. "Accounting for Noncompliance in Survey Experiments." The Journal of Experimental Political Science.

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When Will States Strike First?: Battlefield Advantages and Rationalist War

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 19:41:14 +0000

When Will States Strike First?: Battlefield Advantages and Rationalist War Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/11/2018 - 13:41

*Beard, Steven and Joshua A. Strayhorn. 2018. “When Will States Strike First?: Battlefield Advantages and Rationalist War.” International Studies Quarterly. 62(1): 42-53.

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Is the Informal Sector Politically Different? Answers from Latin America.

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:12:32 +0000

Is the Informal Sector Politically Different? Answers from Latin America. Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/11/2018 - 12:12

Baker, A., & *Velasco-Guachalla, V. X. 2018. “Is the Informal Sector Politically Different? Answers from Latin America.” World Development, 102, 170-182.

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Experimental Evidence on Payments for Forest Commons Conservation

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 22:55:01 +0000

Experimental Evidence on Payments for Forest Commons Conservation Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/10/2018 - 16:55

Andersson, Krister P., *Nathan J. Cook, Tara Grillos, Maria C. Lopez, Carl Salk, Glenn D. Wright, and Esther Mwangi. 2018. “Experimental Evidence on Payments for Forest Commons Conservation.” Nature: Sustainability 1(3): 128-135.

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