Felicity Vabulas
Biography
Dr. Vabulas earned her PhD and MPP in public policy from the University of Chicago. She earned her BS in business administration from the University of Illinois. Dr. Vabulas' doctoral dissertation is entitled "Enhancing Monitoring and Enforcement in Intergovernmental Organizations: When and Why States Grant Consultative Status to NGOs." At the University of Chicago and Northwestern University, Vabulas taught classes on international organizations, foreign policy, research methods, and five practicum classes on global policy. Her research focuses on the political economy of international organizations and foreign lobbying. She has three ongoing research projects. Her first project examines when and why states exit international organizations (IOs). This set of papers investigates both suspensions as a multilateral diplomatic sanctioning tool as well as unilateral IO withdrawals (like Brexit). Her second project studies states' increasing use of informal intergovernmental organizations such as the G7 and G20 rather than traditional IOs with treaties and permanent secretariats. Her third research project examines how foreign lobbying affects U.S. foreign policy including how it alters human rights, trade, and foreign aid allocations. This research includes work published in the Review of International Organizations, International Studies Quarterly, and multiple edited volume chapters.
Education
- PhD, Public Policy, The University of Chicago, 2013
Areas of Expertise
- International Organizations
- Global Governance
- U.S. Foreign Policy
Topics
- Democratization
- Diplomacy
- Global Governance
- International Law
- International Organizations
- International Political Economy
- International Relations
- Lobbying
- NGOs
- Research Design
- US Foreign Policy
Courses
- INTS 344: International Relations
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INTS 351: The Global Economy
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INTS 452: Intelligence Analysis
- INTS 497: Capstone