Khelani Clay

772 total citations
23 papers, 437 citations indexed

About

Khelani Clay is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Khelani Clay has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 437 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Khelani Clay's work include Political Conflict and Governance (13 papers), Human Rights and Development (7 papers) and Judicial and Constitutional Studies (4 papers). Khelani Clay is often cited by papers focused on Political Conflict and Governance (13 papers), Human Rights and Development (7 papers) and Judicial and Constitutional Studies (4 papers). Khelani Clay collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Khelani Clay's co-authors include Sam R. Bell, Colin M. Barry, Michael Flynn, Amanda Murdie, David L. Richards, Matthew DiGiuseppe, Carla Martínez Machain, James A. Piazza, Gregory Robinson and Andrew P. Owsiak and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Politics, Journal of Conflict Resolution and British Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Khelani Clay

23 papers receiving 402 citations

Peers

Khelani Clay
David H. Sacko United States
Terrence L. Chapman United States
Allison Carnegie United States
Jay Goodliffe United States
Alexandre Debs United States
Gerard Alexander United States
David H. Sacko United States
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Countries citing papers authored by Khelani Clay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Khelani Clay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Clay, Khelani, et al.. (2022). Disaggregating Repression: Identifying Physical Integrity Rights Allegations in Human Rights Reports. International Studies Quarterly. 66(2). 8 indexed citations
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Clay, Khelani, et al.. (2022). The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on human rights practices: Findings from the Human Rights Measurement Initiative’s 2021 Practitioner Survey. Journal of Human Rights. 21(3). 317–333. 13 indexed citations
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Barry, Colin M., David Cingranelli, & Khelani Clay. (2022). Labor rights in comparative perspective: The WorkR dataset. International Interactions. 48(2). 327–344. 10 indexed citations
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Bell, Sam R., et al.. (2021). Civil–Military Relations and Human Rights. Armed Forces & Society. 48(3). 701–722. 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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Clay, Khelani, et al.. (2020). Human rights data for everyone: Introducing the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI). Journal of Human Rights. 19(1). 67–82. 6 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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Clay, Khelani, et al.. (2018). HRMI Civil and Political Rights Metrics: 2018 Technical Note. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Bell, Sam R., Khelani Clay, & Amanda Murdie. (2017). Join the Chorus, Avoid the Spotlight: The Effect of Neighborhood and Social Dynamics on Human Rights Organization Shaming. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 63(1). 167–193. 10 indexed citations
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Clay, Khelani & Matthew DiGiuseppe. (2016). The Physical Consequences of Fiscal Flexibility: Sovereign Credit and Physical Integrity Rights. British Journal of Political Science. 47(4). 783–807. 23 indexed citations
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Allen, Michael, Sam R. Bell, & Khelani Clay. (2016). Deadly Triangles: The Implications of Regional Competition on Interactions in Asymmetric Dyads. Foreign Policy Analysis. orw026–orw026. 3 indexed citations
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Richards, David L., et al.. (2015). Respect for Physical-Integrity Rights in the Twenty-First Century: Evaluating Poe and Tate's Model 20 Years Later. Journal of Human Rights. 14(3). 291–311. 31 indexed citations
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Clay, Khelani & Andrew P. Owsiak. (2015). The Diffusion of International Border Agreements. The Journal of Politics. 78(2). 427–442. 8 indexed citations
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Barry, Colin M., Khelani Clay, Michael Flynn, & Gregory Robinson. (2014). Freedom of foreign movement, economic opportunities abroad, and protest in non-democratic regimes. Journal of Peace Research. 51(5). 574–588. 19 indexed citations
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Bell, Sam R., Khelani Clay, Amanda Murdie, & James A. Piazza. (2014). Opening Yourself Up. Political Research Quarterly. 67(3). 603–614. 20 indexed citations
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Barry, Colin M., Sam R. Bell, Khelani Clay, Michael Flynn, & Amanda Murdie. (2014). Choosing the Best House in a Bad Neighborhood: Location Strategies of Human Rights INGOs in the Non-Western World. International Studies Quarterly. 59(1). 86–98. 17 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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Bell, Sam R., Khelani Clay, & Amanda Murdie. (2012). Neighborhood Watch: Spatial Effects of Human Rights INGOs. The Journal of Politics. 74(2). 354–368. 49 indexed citations
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Barry, Colin M., Khelani Clay, & Michael Flynn. (2012). Avoiding the Spotlight: Human Rights Shaming and Foreign Direct Investment1. International Studies Quarterly. 57(3). 532–544. 101 indexed citations

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