Hello! I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Florida State University.

I am a scholar of international and comparative political economy with a particular interest in how globalization and international cooperation shape labor-market and human-rights outcomes, as well as broader patterns of inequality across diverse economic, political, and institutional contexts. Methodologically, my work relies on experimental and quasi-experimental designs, grounded in clear theoretical expectations, to address questions surrounding the impact of human rights treaties on women’s economic development, the effects of labor provisions on workers’ rights in North-South trade agreements, and the role of sustained enforcement of labor rights in reducing domestic economic inequality and informal employment.

In addition to my primary research agenda, a second strand of my research helps explain the rise of populist opposition to trade and its implications for the embedded liberalism compromise and future trade agreements.

Work from my research agenda is forthcoming at the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) and has been published at Politics and Governance.

Please feel free to email me directly at cgahagan[at]fsu.edu.