Miki Kittilson

Vice Dean and Professor,

College of Global Futures

Other ASU affiliations

Professor, School of Politics and Global Studies

Affiliate Faculty, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

Center for Organizational Research & Design (CORD)

Senior Global Futures Scientist, Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

miki.kittilson@asu.edu

Walton Center for Planetary Health Tempe, AZ 85287
Mail code: 7904

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Miki Caul Kittilson is Vice Dean in the College of Global Futures, and serves as Principal Investigator on the ASU ADVANCE Institutional Transformation project.

Professor Kittilson's research and teaching address democratic innovations and political engagement from an international perspective. She has authored four university press books, along with numerous peer-reviewed journal articles in journals such as the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Politics & Gender, and Party Politics.

Her most recent co-authored book, Reimagining the Judiciary: Women’s Representation on High Courts Worldwide (Oxford University Press) won an American Political Science Association Award for best book on law and courts. The findings map a chain of favorable influences on women’s representation on high courts: new norms of gender equality encourage the reimagining of the judiciary; advocacy organizations challenge the status quo; and windows of opportunity enable change.

https://womenonhighcourts.com/

Kittilson's (Oxford University Press, 2020) co-authored book Seeing Women, Strengthening Democracy: How Women in Politics Foster Connected Citizens examines the effects of innovations in electoral institutions (candidate quotas) and substantial gains in women's election to office for mass-level engagement with the democratic process across Latin America.

Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, USAID and the AAUW. She served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Politics and recently contributed to design of the Gender Equality and Governance Index (GEGI) from the Global Governance Forum.

Education

Ph.D. Political Science, University of California Irvine 2001
M.A. Political Science, University of California Irvine 1998
B.A. Spanish; minor: Political Science (Summa Cum Laude), Arizona State University 1995

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Comparative Politics, Women and Politics, Party Politics, Political Behavior

Research Activity

Hinojosa,Magda*, Fridkin,Kim L, Kittilson,Miki Caul. The Dynamics of Political Representation: Examining Descriptive Substantive and Symbolic Representation with a Natural Experiment. INST OF INTERNATL EDUCATION(8/6/2014 - 10/23/2015).
Kittilson,Miki Caul*, Hoekstra,Valerie. Collaborative Research: Diffusing Equality: International Influences on Womens Appointment to High Courts. NSF-SES(8/15/2013 - 8/31/2016).

Courses

2023 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
HUL 494	Special Topics
ENG 494	Special Topics
SOS 498	Pro-Seminar
SOS 594	Conference and Workshop
ENG 598	Special Topics
WST 598	Special Topics
WST 494	Special Topics

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
POS 350	Comparative Politics
POS 550	Comparative Politics

2019 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
POS 550	Comparative Politics

Presentations

Kittilson, Miki Caul and Valerie Hoekstra and Alice Kang and Maria Escobar-Lemmon. Diffusing Equality? High Courts and Gender in Comparative Perspective. American Political Science Association meeting (Aug 2013).
Kittilson, Miki Caul. UN Human Rights Committees and Gender Equality. Midwest Political Science Association meeting (Apr 2013).
Kittilson, Miki Caul. Advancing Women in Political Science: Applying Lessons from Women and Politics REsearch. Midwest Political Science Association meeting (Apr 2013).
Kittilson, Miki Caul. UN Human Rights Committees and Gender Equality. Penn State Political Science Department Lecture Series (Apr 2013).
Kittilson, Miki Caul and Leslie Schwindt-Bayer. Party Systems, Democratic Engagement and Gender in Comparative Perspective. American Political Science Association meeting (Aug 2010).
Kittilson, Miki Caul and Christopher Anderson. Comparing Voter Participation: the Influence of Individual Resources and Institutions. American POlitical Science Association Meetings (Sep 2009).
Kittilson, Miki Caul and Christopher Anderson. Electoral Supply and Voter Engagement. Comparative Study of Electoral Systems Conference at the University of Toronto (Sep 2009).
Kittilson, Miki Caul. Measuring Democratic Engagement: Gender Differences and Surveys. Political Methodology meeting at Yale (Jul 2009).
Kittilson, Miki Caul and Christopher Anderson. Institutional Context and Political Participation. Citizens, Context and Choice conference at Cornell University (Jun 2009).
Kittilson, Miki Caul. Adopting Women's Issues. Women in POlitics-- Global Perspectives at Ohio State University (Apr 2009).
Kittilson, Miki Caul and Russell J. Dalton. Civil Society and Democratic Capabilities in America. Midwest Political Science Association meeting (Apr 2009).
Miki Caul Kittilson and Leslie Schwindt-Bayer. Explaining Cross-national Variation in Political Engagement. Department of Political Science, University of Arizona (Oct 2008).
Miki Caul Kittilson and Leslie Schwindt-Bayer. Institutions and Political Engagement. 2008 Visions in Methodology Conference (Oct 2008).
Miki Kittilson and Leslie Schwindt-Bayer. Gender, Institutions and POlitical Engagement. American Political Science Association Meetings (Aug 2008).
Miki Caul Kittilson and Russell Dalton. Social Grouops Versus a Virtual Civil Society. Western Political Science Association Meetings (Mar 2008).
Kittilson, Miki, Gray, Mark. Voter Equality in Post-Industrialized Nations: The Interaction of Individual Resources and Political Context, A Multi-Level Model. Midwest POlitical Science Association Meetings (Apr 2006).
Gray, Mark, Kittilson, Miki. Lower Turnout as a Consequence of Less Meaningful Elections? Changes in the Impact of Party Control Over Policy on Voter Participation in Established Democracies. American Political Science Association meetings (Sep 2005).
Kittilson, Miki. Mobilization, Participation, and Change in Post-Industrial Democracies: Increasing Disparity in Participation Across Post-Industrial Democracies. American Political Science Association meetings (Sep 2005).
Kittilson, Miki. Changing Patterns of Mobilization and Participation Across Post-Industrial Democracies, 1960-2000. Midwest Political Science Association meetings (Apr 2005).
Gray, Mark, Kittilson, Miki. Women and Globalization: A Study of Quality of Life and Status Indicators in 180 Nations, 1975-2000. Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association, chicago, IL, Sept. 2-5, 2004 (Oct 2004).
Kittilson, Miki. Declining Voter Turnout in Industrial Democracies: Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle Dee. Annual meetings of the Western Political Science Association (Mar 2003).
Kittilson, Miki. Women Transforming Party Politics. Challenges to Political Parties in Western Europe conference, sponsored by the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (Apr 2001).
Kittilson, Miki. Gender Differences in Media Coverage of Candidates: A Comparative Perspective. Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association
Kittilson, Miki. Gender, Institutions and Political Behavior: Towards an Integrated Theoretical Framework. Towards a Comparative Politics of Gender
Kittilson, Miki. Women's Representation: Women, Policies and Parliaments in Comparative Perspective. Women's Participation in Democracies
Kittilson, Miki, Banducci, Susan, Karp, Jeff. Women, Media and European Elections: Implications for Women's Mobilization. American Political Science Association meetings
Kittilson, Miki. Racial and Ethnic Minorities & Legislative Participation: The Role of Political Parties in the U.S. and Britiain. Annual meetings of the Western Political Science Association

Expertise Areas

Gender Equality

Global Politics

Political Science