World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
27
Citations
3390
World Ranking
1456
National Ranking
244

Overview

Jennifer M. Piscopo is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with significant contributions in gender studies and political science and international relations.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to gender politics and electoral systems. Notable papers include:

  • Women Leaders and Pandemic Performance: A Spurious Correlation (2020), Politics & Gender
  • Rethinking the ambition gap: gender and candidate emergence in comparative perspective (2020), European Journal of Politics and Gender
  • Follow the Money: Gender, Incumbency, and Campaign Funding in Chile (2021), Comparative Political Studies
  • Chile's Constitutional Chaos (2023), Journal of Democracy
  • From 30 percent to gender parity in everything: the steady route to raising women's political representation in Mexico (2023), International Feminist Journal of Politics

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including:

  • Diana Z. O'Brien
  • Amanda Clayton
  • Peter M. Siavelis
  • Asbel Bohigues
  • Malliga Och

Jennifer M. Piscopo's work is published regularly in a selection of academic venues, including:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Politics & Gender
  • European Journal of Politics and Gender
  • American Political Science Review
  • PS Political Science & Politics

Their research covers multiple subfields of social sciences, with a concentration on:

  • Gender Studies
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Strategy and Management
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Administration

Key topics explored include:

  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Historical Gender and Feminism Studies
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Best Publications

  • Gender Quotas and Women's Substantive Representation: Lessons from Argentina

    Susan Franceschet;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • The impact of gender quotas

    Susan Franceschet;Mona Lena Krook;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • All Male Panels? Representation and Democratic Legitimacy

    Amanda Clayton;Diana Z. O'Brien;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Sustaining Gendered Practices? Power, Parties, and Elite Political Networks in Argentina:

    Susan Franceschet;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • States as Gender Equality Activists: The Evolution of Quota Laws in Latin America

    Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • How is Political Violence Gendered? Disentangling Motives, Forms, and Impacts:

    Gabrielle Bardall;Elin Bjarnegård;Jennifer M Piscopo

  • The Reactive Left: Gender Equality and the Latin American Pink Tide

    Merike Blofield;Christina Ewig;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Rethinking Descriptive Representation: Rendering Women in Legislative Debates

    Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Conceptualizing the impact of gender quotas

    Susan Franceschet;Mona Lena Krook;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Supermadres, Maternal Legacies and Women's Political Participation in Contemporary Latin America

    Susan Franceschet;Jennifer M. Piscopo;Gwynn Thomas

  • When Informality Advantages Women: Quota Networks, Electoral Rules and Candidate Selection in Mexico

    Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Equality, Democracy, and the Broadening and Deepening of Gender Quotas

    Susan Franceschet;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Women leaders and pandemic performance: A spurious correlation

    Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Still Left Behind: Gender, Political Parties, and Latin America's Pink Tide

    Kendall D. Funk;Magda Hinojosa;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • The limits of leaning in: ambition, recruitment, and candidate training in comparative perspective

    Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Rethinking the ambition gap: gender and candidate emergence in comparative perspective

    Jennifer M. Piscopo;Meryl Kenny

  • Corporate Quotas and Symbolic Politics in Advanced Democracies

    Jennifer M. Piscopo;Susan Clark Muntean

  • The Impact of Women in Parliament

    Diana Z. O’Brien;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Democracy as gender balance: the shift from quotas to parity in Latin America

    Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Follow the Money: Gender, Incumbency, and Campaign Funding in Chile:

    Jennifer M. Piscopo;Magda Hinojosa;Gwynn Thomas;Peter M. Siavelis

  • Women to the rescue: The gendered effects of public discontent on legislative nominations in Latin America:

    Kendall D. Funk;Magda Hinojosa;Jennifer M. Piscopo

  • Gender and political backgrounds in Argentina

    Susan Franceschet;Jennifer M. Piscopo

Frequent Co-Authors

Mona Lena Krook
Mona Lena Krook Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Political Science opens up flexible options for academic and career growth. If you want a quick, affordable way to boost your credentials, consider 3-month certificate programs that pay well. These programs can fast-track your entry into various related fields while keeping costs and time commitments low.

For those looking to deepen their expertise, you might pursue one of the quickest masters degree online options. Many Political Science graduates find these accelerated programs ideal for career advancement while balancing work and life.

Budget is often top of mind. Luckily, there are plenty of cheap online courses that let you explore new topics or skill sets without breaking the bank. These can serve as stepping stones toward government, nonprofit, or academic careers.

Finally, Political Science pairs well with interdisciplinary careers. If you're interested in environmental policy or advocacy, discover more about jobs for environmental science majors, which often overlap with political and public sector work.

Best Scientists Citing Jennifer M. Piscopo

Trending Scientists