Kathleen Fallon
Professor |
Ph.D. 2002, Indiana University |
Areas of Interest
Political sociology, social movements, gender, international development, Africa
Bio
Professor Fallon's interests lie within political sociology, international development, and gender studies. Specifically, she focuses on women’s social movements, women’s political rights, women's health, and democracy within sub-Saharan Africa, as well as across developing countries more broadly. She has done in-depth field research within Ghana, examining the influence of democratization on women’s rights and the emergence of the women’s movement, in addition to studying the influence of the international women's movement on local activism. Through comparative analyses across developing countries, and using both qualitative and quantitative methods, she has also researched how types of democratic transitions influence women's political representation, how women's legislative representation is linked to children's health outcomes, and how women's activism contributes to the spread of women's political quotas. She is currently working on projects that examine the effects of maternity leave policies on fertility and child health outcomes, as well as exploring what factors contribute to the passage of domestic violence laws across developing countries.
Selected Publications
Kim, Jessica and Kathleen M. Fallon. 2023. “Making Women Visible: How Gender Quotas Shape Global Attitudes towards Women in Politics.” Politics and Gender. 1-26.
Kathleen M. Fallon and Sophia Boutilier*. 2022. “The Digital Divide within the Women’s Movement in Ghana: Implications for Voice and Inclusion,” Social Movement Studies. 21(5), 677- 696.
Kim J, Fallon KM. The Political Sociology of Democracy: From Measurement to Rights. In: Janoski T, de Leon C, Misra J, Martin IW, eds. The New Handbook of Political Sociology. Cambridge University Press; 2020:538-563.
Sommer, Jamie* and Kathleen Fallon. 2020. “The Pathway to Improving Human and Economic Development: Girls’ Secondary Education, Governance, and Education Expenditures.” Social Forces. 99(1): 205–229.
Fallon, Kathleen, Anna-Liisa Aunio, and Jessica Kim. 2018. "Decoupling International Agreements from Domestic Policy: The State and Soft Repression." Human Rights Quarterly 40(4): 932-961.