Kelsey Martin-Morales

Political Science Ph.D. Candidate at U of SC.
She/Her.

[South Carolina Department of Political Science @UofSC_PoliSci]

We currently have three Ph.D. Candidates on the job market this year, Abigail Hassett, Susan Yang, and Kelsey Martin-Morales!

More on their research and teaching below 👇

[South Carolina Department of Political Science @UofSC_PoliSci]

Kelsey Martin-Morales (@KMart19) explores democratic backsliding and develops a theory about the backsliding process. She aims to reframe the way scholars think about formal democratic institutions by bringing in non-governmental organizations.

https://t.co/nORtJwtmVZ

[Carl Henrik Knutsen @carlhknutsen]

A few months ago, @anthlittle & @annemeng 's paper on democracy measurement and democratic backsliding caught a lot of attention: https://t.co/1n5esb5iiE

Together with 9 colleagues from the V-Dem project, we engage with L&M’s argument and analysis in a new working paper. A🧵:

[R for Political Science @stats_map]

How to create semi-circle parliament graphs with the ggparliament package in R https://t.co/FydY5jbKlF

[Anne Meng @annemeng_]

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT!! @anthlittle and I are excited to share our new working paper “Subjective and Objective Measurement of Democratic Backsliding.” 🔥Our hot take🔥: Contrary to the current narrative, we DON’T find evidence that we are in a period of global democratic decline 🧵1/

[South Carolina Department of Political Science @UofSC_PoliSci]

Great new article in @ConversationUS by @KMart19 and Matthew Wilson discussing the recent mass closures of NGOs in Nicaragua and arguing these closures are part of a larger pattern of global democratic backsliding.

https://t.co/D0u2nApzT4

[South Carolina Department of Political Science @UofSC_PoliSci]

Outstanding new piece by a UofSC group (and Yoshi Kobayashi)! Profs @k_stauffer and Toby Heinrich along with Ph.D. Candidate @KMart19 and undergrads Riley Lankes and Catherine Goodwin study gendered differences in pro-aid behavior!

cc: @UofSC_CAS @USCResearch

[Politics & Gender @PoliticsGenderJ]

📢The new editorial team at @PoliticsGenderJ is looking to expand our reviewer database! 💻If you are a junior scholar, or simply someone who is new to the journal, with expertise on women, gender, and politics, please get in touch✉️at [email protected]

[Night Vale podcast @NightValeRadio]

"But why would I work hard when I could hardly work? That is the question." Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1

[Paul Poast @ProfPaulPoast]

Question: Didn't International Relations scholars fail to predict Russia's invasion of Ukraine?

TL, DR answer (assuming you also didn't read the threads at the top of this thread): No.
https://t.co/agxRRiHQMX

[James Gethyn Evans @jagevans]

Looking forward to our "Challenges to International Organizations" #ISA2022 panel on Friday with @KatjaBiedenkopf @JudStefano @KMart19 @sostapel and Diana Panke

I'll be presenting on "megaphone diplomacy" as a mechanism for US-China competition at the UN.

[Ashley Leeds @BAshleyLeeds]

Our book (with Mattes_Michaela) is now available in electronic form prior to print publication, and @CUPpolitics is making it free to download until March 3! Here’s a thread… https://t.co/RTuM2Ijf5B

[Paul Poast @ProfPaulPoast]

To help provide context and analysis of the 🇺🇦-🇷🇺 War that is grounded in international relations scholarship, here is an updated 🧵of the threads I've written over the past few months (and years) offering perspective on the 🇺🇦-🇷🇺 relationship and conflict.

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[Kelsey Martin-Morales @KMart19]

@morninggloria "Oh. You're pregnant?" I'm a larger lady, but people just assumed I had gained weight rather than growing a human.

[Kelsey Martin-Morales @KMart19]

Ghosts for Clyburn. @crookedmedia

[Kelsey Martin-Morales @KMart19]

We're out here! #AtlantaWomensMarch #WhyIMarch

[Kelsey Martin-Morales @KMart19]

This week is going to be better than the last one. #BeBetter

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters, and we must act as such.

[Kelsey Martin-Morales @KMart19]

Thankful I'm not in the hospital like @JayMartin14 this Thanksgiving. #MartinAdventures

[Kelsey Martin-Morales @KMart19]

Birthday presents? Books and Bourbon. #ClassyLady