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Dr Alexandra Hartman

Alexandra Hartman
Associate Professor in Political Science
Room:
2.05, 36-38 Gordon Square
Email:Ìýalexandra.hartman@ucl.ac.uk

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Biography

I am an Associate Professor in Political Science. IÌýjoined the Department in 2016. I studied Political Science (MA, PhD) at Yale University, and International Relations (BA) at Brown University. I am a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and the Land Politics Working Group (joint with LSE).

Research

My research focuses on the political economy of institutions in fragile states. MyÌýwork uses a range of research designs and data collection strategies, including large-scale randomised control trials, surveys, and in-depth interviews and observation. MyÌýcurrent projects encompass three main themes:

First, IÌýstudyÌýhow changing property rights institutions shape politics, including dispute resolution, and economic outcomes, such as the exploitation of natural resources, in Liberia.

Second, I exploreÌýhow economic policies shape intrahousehold politics.ÌýI have two ongoing projects in Myanmar and Côte d’Ivoire that examine changing access to women’s property rights and changes in political, social and economic dynamics within households.

Finally, I also studyÌýthe politics of forced displacement, including the institutional and individual factors that shape decision-making during humanitarian crises using microlevel data from West Africa and the Middle East.

Publications

Journal articles
  • Hartman, A. C., Morse, B. S. andÌýWeber, S. (2021)Ìý, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 65(10), pp. 1791–1819.
  • Christensen, D., Hartman, A. C. and Samii, C. (2021) , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(29).
  • Slough T., Rubenson, D.,ÌýRodriguez, R. L. F.ÌýA.,ÌýDel Carpio, M. B., Buntaine, M. T.,ÌýChristensen, D.,ÌýCooperman, A., Eisenbarth, S.,ÌýFerraro, P., Graham, L., Hartman A. C., Kopas, J., McLarty A. S., Rigterink A. S., Samii, C., Seim, B., Urpelainen, J., andÌýZhang, B.Ìý(2021) , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(29).
  • Christensen, D., Hartman, A. C. and Samii, C. (2021) , International Organization, 75(4), pp. 1087–1108.
  • Hartman, A. C., Blair, R. A. and Blattman, C. (2021) , TheÌýJournal of Politics,Ìý83(1), pp. 381–389.
  • Hartman, A. C. and Morse, B. S. (2018) ,ÌýBritish Journal of Political Science,Ìý50(2), pp. 731–755.
  • Blair, R. A., Blattman, C. and Hartman, A. C. (2017) ,ÌýJournal of Peace Research,Ìý52(4), pp.Ìý298–312.
  • Blattman, C., Hartman, A. C. and Blair, R. A. (2014) ,ÌýAmerican Political Science Review, 108(1), pp. 100-120.

Teaching

I teach modules at the undergraduate and postgraduate level on research methods, fieldwork and the political economy of migration.ÌýI supervise PhD students studying forced displacement, property rights, experiments, and intra-household bargaining.