In my dissertation, I analyze the political implications of democracy indices and their relationship to U.S. foreign policy through a mixed-methods study of Freedom House's Freedom in the World (FITW) report, which has been the most prominent global democracy rating since its creation in 1973. First, I examine how human rights evaluations by U.S. foreign policy elites relate to the assessments and country classifications published in 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 shaped 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 and 2026 International Studies Association Convention, and the 2025 Midwest Political Science Association Conference; scheduled for presentation at the 2026 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.
Presented at the 2025 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and the 2026 Midwest Political Science Association Conference.
Scheduled for presentation at the workshop "Authoritarian Capture: (Re)shaping Global Governance from Within?" at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin (2026).
Co-authored with Joseph Noonan and Carl Vikberg (Stockholm University).
Scheduled for presentation at the 2026 Swedish Political Science Association (SWEPSA) Conference at Mälardalen University.
Presented at the 2024 International Studies Association Convention, the 2025 Midwest Political Science Association Conference, and 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 2023 Summer Economy & Society Conference, the 2024 Midwest Political Science Association Conference, and the Northwestern Computational and Quantitative Science Workshop (2024).
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).