The UK Parliamentary Speech & Intersectional Panel (2010–2022)
Construction: Harmonized disparate data sources (Hansard, TheyWorkForYou) to build a comprehensive longitudinal panel of 2,074 MPs, resolving inconsistencies in race, gender, and cabinet rank metadata.
Methodology: Engineered a computational NLP pipeline to process N 〜1,000,000 parliamentary speeches. Leveraged Large Language Models (LLMs) to quantify rhetorical "hardness", creating novel variables for political analysis.
Output: Generated the Velvet Ghetto Index and Hardness Scores, enabling the first quantitative measurement of rhetorical strategies of minority MPs in the UK Parliament and Cabinets.
Intersectional Identities of Mayoral Candidates in Turkey (2014–2024)
Construction: Constructed an original longitudinal dataset of female mayoral candidates across three election cycles (2014, 2019, 2024), covering all major political parties.
Methodology: Employed visual content analysis and name-based coding to categorize candidates by visible identity markers (e.g., Islamic headscarf usage) and ethnic background (Kurdish/Turkish if available), variables absent in official election returns.
Output: The Turkish Symbolic Inclusion Dataset, providing the first empirical evidence of how secular and Islamist parties strategically deploy women's visible identities to court polarized voters.
Nationally Representative Survey Experiment: Gender Diplomacy (US)
Construction: Designed and fielded a nationally representative survey experiment (N=1,241) targeting U.S. voters (with Lindsay Benstead).
Methodology: Randomized exposure to vignettes and photos depicting either an all-male or a gender-balanced Federal National Council in the UAE to test the "Gender Diplomacy" hypothesis.
Output: Data for the article "Is Gender Diplomacy Effective?," isolating the heterogeneous effects of women's representation on foreign perceptions of democracy versus support for security cooperation.
Survey Experiment on Gender Quotas & Reputational Security (US Students)
Construction: Fielded a web-based survey experiment (N=834) with U.S. university students (with Lindsay Benstead).
Methodology: Utilized vignettes regarding the UAE’s gender quota decision to measure the transfer of positive gender stereotypes (honesty, kindness) to state reputation.
Output: Empirical evidence for the book chapter "Conceptualizing Gender Diplomacy," establishing how "genderwashing" functions as a mechanism of reputational security.
Elite Interview Qualitative Archive (Turkey)
Construction: Conducted extensive fieldwork (2022–2024) to secure access to high-level party elites across the ideological spectrum in Turkey (N=30).
Methodology: Semi-structured in-depth interviews focusing on the opaque mechanisms of candidate selection, gatekeeping, and strategic nomination.
Output: A proprietary qualitative archive documenting the "demand-side" logic of symbolic inclusion and the internal calculus of party gatekeepers.