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Lindsay J. Benstead
Portland State University
Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
Email: benstead@pdx.edu
Secondary Phone: (503) 725-8278
506 SW Mill Street
650G CUPAPortland State University
Portland OR 97201
United States
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Comparative
Development
Gender/Women's Studies
Human Rights
Identity/Representation
Maghreb Studies
Public Policy
Geographic Areas of Interest
Algeria
Gulf
Maghreb
Morocco
Specialties
Comp Policy Making, Survey Methodology
Legislative Pol & Dev, Constituency Srvc
Parliamentary Rep
Languages
Arabic (elementary)
French (advanced)
Thai
Education
PhD | 2008 | Public Policy and Political Science | University of Michigan
MAE | 2003 | Econ | U of Michigan
Abstracts
Why Quotas Matter: Gender Quotas and Popular Attitudes toward Gender Equality in Public Life in the Muslim World Is it Gender, Religion or Both?: A Survey Experiment on Voter Preferences in Transitional Tunisia Is it Gender, Religion or Both?: A Survey Experiment on Electability in Transitional Tunisia Does it Matter What Observers Say? The Impact of International Monitoring on the Electoral Legitimacy Traits, Competencies or Policy Signals? Candidate Identity and Electability in Tunisian, Libyan, Egyptian and Jordanian Elections Why Are Some Authoritarian Regimes More Likely to Fail? Parliamentary Clientelism and Regime Stability in the Arab World What Explains the Gender Gap in Voting in the Arab World? Explaining the Gender Gap in Political Engagement in the Arab World Is Gender Diplomacy Effective? Quotas and International Perceptions of Democracy in Authoritarian Regimes