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Publications

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"The Blessings of Scarcity: The Cold War Origins of Smaller States' Prosperity," with Muhammad Bin Khalid, Available Online, Perspectives on Politics, 2025.

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"Candidate Qualifications and Out-Group Support: Evidence from Afghanistan," with Jasmine Bhatia, Available Online, Comparative Political Studies, 2024.

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"Insecurity and Support for Female Leadership in Conflict States: Evidence from Afghanistan," with Jasmine Bhatia, British Journal of Political Science, volume 54, no. 3, 2024, pp. 771 - 792.

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"Earned Income and Women's Segmented Empowerment: Experimental Evidence from Jordan," with Carolyn Barnett and Amaney Jamal, American Journal of Political Science, volume 65, no. 4, 2021, pp. 954 - 970.

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"Down and Out: Founding Elections and Disillusionment with Democracy in Egypt and Tunisia," with Sharan Grewal, Comparative Politics, volume 51, no. 4, 2019, pp. 497 - 539.

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"Boundaries of Protectionism: Ethnic Politics and Crony Capitalism in Jordan," in Crony Capitalism in the Middle East, ed. Ishac Diwan, Adeel Malik and Izak Atiyas. Oxford University Press, 2019, pp. 263–288.

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"No Arab Bourgeoisie, No Democracy? The Entrepreneurial Middle Class and Democratic Attitudes since the Arab Spring," with Nimah Mazaheri, 

Comparative Politics, volume 50, no. 4, 2018, pp. 523 - 550.

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"Salafis in Parliament: Democratic Attitudes and Party Politics in the Gulf," Middle East Journal, volume 66, no. 3, 2012, pp. 409 - 424.

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Online Commentary

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GLD Fellow Interview, Governance and Local Development (GLD) Newsletter, Sep. 2024.

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The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: An Early Assessment, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Policy Portal Forum, Oct. 31, 2023. 

• Rated one of the most read Policy Portal Forum Blogs of 2023.

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Small Gulf States in World Markets, APSA - MENA Politics Newsletter, volume 5, no. 4, Oct. 2022, pp. 60 - 65.

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Scottish independence: how do small economies fare? with Marlene Jugl.

Economics Observatory, May 18, 2022.

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What small states can learn from the Gulf - and vice versa. Economic Research Forum (ERF) Policy Portal Forum, Mar. 22, 2022. 

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Practicing Islam in Egypt, Consociational Power Sharing, and Women's Segmented Empowerment in Jordan, with Carolyn Barnett, POMEPS Podcast (S.10, Ep.3), Starts at 11:36, Jan. 22, 2021. 

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Remote Work and Women's Employment in MENA: Opportunity or Pitfall?, with Carolyn Barnett and Amaney Jamal, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Policy Portal Forum, Dec. 15, 2020.

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Public Sector Employment in MENA: A Comparison with World Indicators, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Policy Portal Forum, Aug. 31, 2020.

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For copies of published materials, please click on titles or email smonroe [at] yale-nus [dot] edu [dot] sg

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