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Melanie Phillips

Alumni and Lecturer
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My research agenda focuses on the intra-party dynamics of candidate selection in new democracies where political parties control selection. Specifically, I am interested in how the role and preferences of gatekeepers affect women's candidacy in sub-Saharan Africa. I have conducted multiple rounds of fieldwork in Zambia.