Murphy Seminar in Political Science: Amanda Clayton (Berkeley)
Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley
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The Murphy Institute Seminar Series in Political Science
Each semester, The Murphy Institute proudly sponsors a dynamic series of seminars and workshops organized across key Tulane academic departments: Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, and Law. These seminar series serve as a vital platform for faculty, visiting scholars, and researchers to present cutting-edge work on contemporary issues in political economy, public policy, ethics, and social values. The Murphy Seminar in Political Science, held in partnership with the Department of Political Science, covers all aspects of contemporary political science, including comparative politics, public policy, international relations, American politics, and normative theory. Papers are distributed beforehand to the participants who read the paper and prepare discussion questions for the presenter.
Amanda Clayton is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He work primarily focuses on the consequences of women’s political representation. This includes how the adoption of electoral gender quotas shapes the substantive representation of women’s interests in national legislatures and how exposure to women officeholders affects citizen behavior. He current research examines questions related to gender and climate governance, including a book project that examines the origins of gender differences in climate attitudes worldwide.
Professor Clayton's work has appeared in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and International Organization among other outlets. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Swedish Research Council, the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research group. She has also consulted for the World Bank (Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, Africa Region), USAID (Women’s Political Participation and Leadership Program), and the OECD (Public Governance Directorate).