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Karen J. Alter

Researcher at Northwestern University

Publications -  118
Citations -  5401

Karen J. Alter is an academic researcher from Northwestern University. The author has contributed to research in topics: International law & International relations. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 112 publications receiving 4967 citations. Previous affiliations of Karen J. Alter include University of Copenhagen & Smith College.

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Transplanting the European Court of Justice: The Experience of the Andean Tribunal of Justice

TL;DR: The Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ) as discussed by the authors is one of eleven copies of the European Court of Justice and the third most active international court, and the origins and evolution of the ATJ as a transplanted judicial institution.
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Gender and Status in American Political Science: Who Determines Whether a Scholar Is Noteworthy?

TL;DR: The authors investigate gender disparities in status construction in American political science, focusing on three questions: 1) Do institutions within the discipline of political science reflect or remedy gender disparities that exist in many forms of recognition, including appointments to top leadership and citations? 2) Are institutions with centralized and accountable appointment mechanisms less gender skewed compared to networked and decentralized selection processes where implicit bias may go unchecked? 3) Does leaning in help? Does the effort of women to publish and to claim a seat at leadership tables increase the likelihood that higher-level status positions will follow?
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Law, Political Science and EU Legal Studies: An Interdisciplinary Project?

TL;DR: For instance, this article argued that there is not really an interdisciplinary attempt to advance our understanding of the influence of European law and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on European Union (EU) politics.
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The Andean Tribunal of Justice and Its Interlocutors: Understanding Preliminary Reference Patterns in the Andean Community

TL;DR: The Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ) as mentioned in this paper was created by the Andean Community in the early 1990s, and it has been used to enforce Andean Intellectual Property (IP) rules.
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Transplanting International Courts: The Law and Politics of the Andean Tribunal of Justice

TL;DR: Transplanting International Courts as discussed by the authors examines the Andean Tribunal of Justice (ATJ) creation, doctrinal development, and contributions to the law and politics of Andean Community, seeking to understand how transplanted supranational institutions operate in practice and the strategies that international judges deploy to navigate turbulent political environments.