Melanie M. Hughes

Ph.D. Candidate

Office: 104D, Mershon Center | Phone: (614)247-6404 | E-Mail: hughes.919@sociology.osu.edu


Upcoming Conference Presentations

“The World Polity and Human Rights Violations Worldwide, 1975-2000” with Lindsey Peterson. 103rd American Sociology Association Annual Meeting. 103rd American Sociology Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, August 1-4.

“Year of the Woman, Decade of the Man: Trajectories of Growth in Women’s Statehouse Representation” with Pamela Paxton and Matthew Painter. 103rd American Sociology Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, August 1-4.

“Intersectionality, Quotas, and Minority Women’s Political Representation Worldwide.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, August 28-31.

Selected Conference Presentations

“Complications at the Intersection: Overcoming the Challenges of Cross-National Research on Minority Women’s Legislative Representation.” Paper presented at American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, August 30-September 2, 2007.

“The Difference Time Makes: Latent Growth Curve Models of Women’s Political Representation” with Pamela Paxton. Paper presented at the Women’s Caucus and Women and Politics Research Section Pre-Conference. Chicago, IL, August 29, 2007.

“Power and Relation in the World Polity: The INGO Country Network Score, 1978-1998” with Lindsey Peterson, Jill Ann Harrison, and Pamela Paxton. Paper presented at the 102nd American Sociology Association Annual Meeting. New York, NY, August 11-14, 2007. Download Abstract

“Understanding the Positive Effects of Armed Conflict on Women's Parliamentary Representation.” Paper presented at the 102nd American Sociology Association Annual Meeting. New York, NY, August 11-14, 2007.

“The Impact of the Growth and Discourse of the International Women’s Movement on Women’s Political Representation” with Pamela Paxton and Jennifer Green. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, August 31-September 3, 2006. Download Abstract

“Windows of Political Opportunity: Institutional Instability and Gender Inequality in the World’s National Legislatures.” Paper presented at the 101st American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, CA, August 11-14, 2006. Download Abstract

“The Continuing Importance of History: The Residual Effects of Colonialism on Women’s Parliamentary Participation.” Paper presented at the 100th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 13-16, 2005.

“Another Road to Power? Armed Conflict, International Linkages, and Women’s Parliamentary Representation in Developing Nations.” Paper presented at the 99th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 14-17, 2004.

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