Lindsay Hundley - Ideology and International Conflict

Lindsay Hundley is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Stanford University, specializing in international relations. Her research examines the sources of international conflict and why states intervene in the domestic politics of other countries. In her dissertation, she explores the role of political ideology in shaping how leaders perceive threats from other countries and how the fear of subversion produces international conflict. Using a variety of large-N data sets, historical case studies, and automated text methods, Lindsay shows that pairs of countries that legitimate their rule in similar ways are more peaceful towards one another, more likely to prop each other up against domestic threats, and less likely to resort to subversion to pursue other foreign policy interests. Her research suggests that regime disputes are not simply a product of other foreign policy rivalries, but rather a source of international conflict in its own right.

Lindsay is a Gerald J. Lieberman Fellow, one of Stanford University's highest distinctions for doctoral students. Her research has been supported by the Ric Weiland Graduate Fellowship, the Stanford Center for International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN), Stanford's Center for International Conflict and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford's Europe Center, and the Stanford Vice Provost for Graduate Education