Amanda Murdie

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Amanda Murdie is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Development and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Amanda Murdie has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Development and 26 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Amanda Murdie's work include Political Conflict and Governance (44 papers), International Development and Aid (27 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (11 papers). Amanda Murdie is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (44 papers), International Development and Aid (27 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (11 papers). Amanda Murdie collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and United Kingdom. Amanda Murdie's co-authors include David R. Davis, Dursun Peksen, Sam R. Bell, Khelani Clay, Simone Dietrich, Sarah S. Stroup, Victor Asal, Johannes Urpelainen, Raúl Pacheco-Vega and Alexander Hicks and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Public Administration Review and International Organization.

In The Last Decade

Amanda Murdie

78 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Shaming and Blaming: Using Events Data to Assess the Impact of Human Rights INGOs1

2011 303 citations Amanda Murdie, David R. Davis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amanda Murdie United States	22	1.3k	679	412	199	189	84	1.7k
Erica Frantz United States	17	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	300 0.7×	198 1.0×	106 0.6×	42	1.9k
Ellen Lust United States	19	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 2.3×	218 0.5×	189 0.9×	136 0.7×	67	2.5k
James Meernik United States	17	917 0.7×	806 1.2×	420 1.0×	301 1.5×	132 0.7×	74	1.5k
Judith G. Kelley United States	20	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.8×	395 1.0×	143 0.7×	227 1.2×	42	1.9k
David Cingranelli United States	14	1.2k 0.9×	661 1.0×	444 1.1×	189 0.9×	138 0.7×	37	1.6k
Nic Cheeseman United Kingdom	22	1.1k 0.8×	618 0.9×	290 0.7×	109 0.5×	43 0.2×	84	1.6k
Steven C. Poe United States	21	2.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.6×	663 1.6×	252 1.3×	143 0.8×	33	2.4k
Jessica Weeks United States	13	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	234 0.6×	220 1.1×	123 0.7×	24	1.6k
Daniel H. Nexon United States	23	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 2.2×	448 1.1×	143 0.7×	104 0.6×	39	2.2k
Scott Sigmund Gartner United States	21	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	194 0.5×	305 1.5×	112 0.6×	55	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amanda Murdie

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Murdie, Amanda, et al.. (2025). Tailoring the message: A new dataset on the dyadic nature of NGO shaming in the media. Journal of Peace Research. 62(4). 1304–1316.

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Murdie, Amanda. (2025). Reflections on a research agenda: The rise of abuse against information workers – Public goods dimensions. Journal of Human Rights. 24(4). 469–485.

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Murdie, Amanda, et al.. (2024). A Ticking Time Bomb: Restrictions on Abortion Rights and Physical Integrity Rights Abuses. American Political Science Review. 119(4). 1616–1633.

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King, Jeffrey C., et al.. (2024). Examining the effects of democratic backsliding on human rights conditions. Journal of Human Rights. 23(3). 267–282. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Shifting sands: How change-point and community detection can enrich our understanding of international politics. International Interactions. 50(2). 349–369. 1 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda, et al.. (2023). Localizing the NGO Delivery of Health from the Outside In. Daedalus. 152(2). 181–196. 3 indexed citations

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Clay, Khelani, et al.. (2020). Using practitioner surveys to measure human rights: The Human Rights Measurement Initiative’s civil and political rights metrics. Journal of Peace Research. 57(6). 715–727. 9 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda, Andrew P. Owsiak, Sam R. Bell, et al.. (2018). The Necessity of Research-Informed International Relations: Announcing a New Editorial Team for International Studies Review. International Studies Review. 20(1). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Asal, Victor, Amanda Murdie, & Udi Sommer. (2017). Rainbows for Rights: The Role of LGBT Activism in Gay Rights Promotion. eYLS (Yale Law School). 12(1). 13. 5 indexed citations

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Davis, David R., et al.. (2016). The view from the bottom. Journal of Peace Research. 53(3). 442–458. 21 indexed citations

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Peterson, Timothy M., Amanda Murdie, & Victor Asal. (2016). Human Rights, NGO Shaming and the Exports of Abusive States. British Journal of Political Science. 48(3). 767–786. 43 indexed citations

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Asal, Victor, et al.. (2016). Killing the Messenger: Regime Type as a Determinant of Journalist Killing, 1992–2008. Foreign Policy Analysis. orw007–orw007. 16 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda. (2014). Help or Harm. Stanford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda. (2014). Help or Harm. Stanford University Press eBooks. 28 indexed citations

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Bell, Sam R., et al.. (2013). Taking the Fight to Them: Neighborhood Human Rights Organizations and Domestic Protest. British Journal of Political Science. 44(4). 853–875. 18 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda. (2013). The Ties that Bind: A Network Analysis of Human Rights International Nongovernmental Organizations. British Journal of Political Science. 44(1). 1–27. 61 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda & Jakub Kakietek. (2012). Do Development INGOs Really Work? The Impact of International Development NGOs on Human Capital and Economic Growth. American Journal of Business and Management. 1(1). 1–10. 8 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda & Dursun Peksen. (2012). The impact of human rights INGO activities on economic sanctions. The Review of International Organizations. 8(1). 33–53. 67 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda & David R. Davis. (2009). Looking in the Mirror: Comparing Ingo Networks Across Issue Areas. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Murdie, Amanda. (2009). The impact of human rights NGO activity on human right practices. 4(10). 421–440. 9 indexed citations

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