In my dissertation, I analyze the political implications of democracy indices and their relationship to states’ foreign policy through a mixed-methods study of Freedom House’s Freedom in the World (FITW) report, a prominent democracy rating. First, I examine how human rights evaluations by U.S. foreign policy elites relate to the assessments and classification criteria used by the FITW. Building on these findings, I explore the extent to which these democracy ratings translate into tangible political consequences for both positively and negatively assessed countries by examining whether they shape U.S. foreign assistance toward evaluated states. I draw on quantitative text analysis, archival research, and a dataset of U.S. overseas assistance programs to test how FITW scores and categories informed program eligibility and allocation.
Presented at the 2024 and 2025 American Political Science Association Annual Meetings, the 2024 Northwestern University IR/CP Workshop, the 2025 International Studies Association Convention, and the 2025 Midwest Political Science Association Conference; scheduled for presentation at the 2026 International Studies Association Convention.
Presented at the 2025 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting; scheduled for presentation at the 2026 International Studies Association Convention and the 2026 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
Scheduled for presentation at the 2026 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.
Co-authored with Joseph Noonan and Carl Vikberg.
Presented at the 2024 International Studies Association Convention and the 2025 Midwest Political Science Association Conference; scheduled for presentation at the 2026 Northwestern University IR/CP Workshop.
Co-authored with Büşra Nur Karakoç and Stephen C. Nelson.
Presented at the 2025 International Studies Association Convention.
Presented at the Summer Economy & Society Conference (2023), the Midwest Political Science Association Conference (2024), and the Northwestern Computational and Quantitative Science Workshop (2024); scheduled for presentation at the 2026 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
2019. Regionalism and Democracy: A Review of Mercosur’s democratic clause, with Lucas Chiodi and Carla Gebetsberger, Debates Latinoamericanos, 17(35).
2019. The need to strengthen social cohesion and global governance dynamics, in The G20 Agenda at the Argentine and Japan Meetings. What to expect from South Arabia G20?, Konrad Adenauer Foundation-CARI: Buenos Aires.
2019, April 19. La Argentina y su relación con el mundo, Diagonales (Argentina).
2018. A vision about regional contribution to a more effective global governance: the case of the multilateral international trade system, with Félix Peña, Think 20 Communiqué - Global Solutions Journal.
2017, October 4. Argentina frente a un mundo cambiante, Diagonales (Argentina).
2016, August 26. Asia, primer objetivo para la política exterior argentina, with Gino Pauselli, La Nacion (Argentina).