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Mona Morgan-Collins

Dr Mona Morgan-Collins

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Gender and Political Economy

Biography

Mona Morgan-Collins obtained a PhD at the Department of Government at the London School of Economics. Prior to coming to King’s College London, she was an assistant professor at Durham University, post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, and the London School of Economics. She held visiting positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Oxford University and  Harvard.  Her primary research interests are at the intersection of comparative politics, political economy, history and politics and women in politics, with substantive focus on women’s suffrage. Her research on women's suffrage appeared in the American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, received funding from ESRC (£299,962) and BA/Leverhulme (£9,987) and APSA Best Paper award. She is currently working on a book project that examines women's political engagement at the time of suffrage in the US, Norway and Chile.

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Office hours

Monday: 10.00 - 11.00 and 14.00 - 15.00 (term time)

NOTE: Appointments must be arranged in advance. Please e-mail me. 

Research interests

  • Women in politics
  • History and politics
  • Suffrage politics

Projects

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant

ESRC New Investigator Award (2020-2023)

PhD supervision

Political Economy of Gender; Historical Political Economy

Latest publications

Morgan-Collins, Mona. (2024). How Gap Measures Determine Results: The Case of Proportional Systems and the Gender Mobilization Gap. British Journal of Political Science.

Morgan-Collins, Mona (2023). Bringing in the Votes: Women’s turnout upon enfranchisement. American Political Science Review. 

Morgan-Collins, Mona & Natusch, Grace (2022). At the Intersection of Gender and Class: How Were Newly Enfranchised Women Voters Mobilized in Sweden? Comparative Political Studies

Morgan-Collins, Mona (2021). The Electoral Impact of Newly Enfranchised Groups: The Case of Women’s Suffrage in the United States. The Journal of Politics 83(1): 150-165.

Morgan-Collins, Mona & Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik (2020). Stepping out of the shadow of the past: how career attributes shape ministerial stability in post-communist democracies. East European Politics 37(2): 311-331.

Research

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Quantitative Political Economy Research Group

The Quantitative Political Economy research group gathers economists and political scientists that are committed to bridging the two disciplines. The common ground is the study politics and policies with advanced quantitative methods and formal modeling.

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Comparative Politics Research Group

The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.

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History and Political Economy Research Group

The History and Political Economy Research Group at King's College London

News

Experts examine the role of women in elections around the world this year

To mark International Women’s Day, the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy hosted a panel discussion and networking event to explore how much women will...

Panel at the International Women's Day event on women and politics organised by SSPP

Department celebrates anniversary milestone

Staff and students came together this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Department of Political Economy.

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Events

06MarIWD24 women vote image contensis size

IWD 2024: Will women determine who rules the world in 2024?

Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy is hosting a panel discussion to explore the role women will play in this...

Please note: this event has passed.

Research

quantative resized
Quantitative Political Economy Research Group

The Quantitative Political Economy research group gathers economists and political scientists that are committed to bridging the two disciplines. The common ground is the study politics and policies with advanced quantitative methods and formal modeling.

talk-at-kings-thumbnail
Comparative Politics Research Group

The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.

HistoryPolicy
History and Political Economy Research Group

The History and Political Economy Research Group at King's College London

News

Experts examine the role of women in elections around the world this year

To mark International Women’s Day, the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy hosted a panel discussion and networking event to explore how much women will...

Panel at the International Women's Day event on women and politics organised by SSPP

Department celebrates anniversary milestone

Staff and students came together this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Department of Political Economy.

DPEanniv002

Events

06MarIWD24 women vote image contensis size

IWD 2024: Will women determine who rules the world in 2024?

Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy is hosting a panel discussion to explore the role women will play in this...

Please note: this event has passed.