Martin Edwards, Ph.D.

Martin S. Edwards joined the Whitehead School in 2006. His expertise includes International Organizations and International Political Economy. Much of his recent work attempts to understand the broader effects of international organizations as well as state decisions to join these organizations in the first place. He is presently engaged in a study of the design and effectiveness of International Monetary Fund conditionality. In 2005, Dr. Edwards received the Leon Weaver Award from the Representation and Electoral Systems section of the American Political Sciences Association for his work on electoral rules and fiscal policy.

Prior to joining the Whitehead School, Dr. Edwards taught at Texas Tech University and at the University of Michigan. During his four years at Texas Tech, he received teaching awards from TTU’s Department of Residence Life and the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as several grants. Edwards holds a doctoral degree from Rutgers University.

Courses Frequently Offered
Graduate
DIPL 6002: International Organizations

Undergraduate
DIPL 2109: Institutions of Global Governance

Recent Research and Publications

"Sins of Commission? Understanding State Decisions to Join the UN Commission on Human Rights" Political Research Quarterly, forthcoming 2008.

"District Magnitudes, Personal Votes, and Government Expenditures" Electoral Studies 26:2 (June 2007), 338‑345.

"Measuring the Dissemination of Volatility Across Levels of Development”, Topics in Macroeconomics 6:2 (October 2006), 1‑40.

"Public Opinion Regarding Economic and Cultural Globalization: Evidence from a Cross-National Survey" Review of International Political Economy 13:4 (October 2006), 587-608.

 "Differentiating Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: MMM, MMP, and Government Expenditures" Comparative Political Studies 39:7 (September 2006), 905-927.

"Signaling Credibility? The IMF and Catalytic Finance" Journal of International Relations and Development 9:1 (March 2006), 27-52.

"Is Non-Compliance Costly? Investor Responses to IMF Program Failures" Social Science Quarterly 84:4 (December 2005), 857-873.

 
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