Denise M. Walsh

Hi and welcome to my author page. I'm an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. I am the author of Imperial Sexism: Why Culture and Women's Rights Don't Clash (Oxford University Press, 2025) and Women's Rights in Democratizing States (Cambridge University Press, 2011). l'm also a former editor of the American Political Science Review. I have actively advocated for and published on how to diversify the profession. I specialize in comparative politics, gender, human rights, and feminist theory, focusing on how democracies can become more inclusive and just. My research has been funded by many organizations, including the Institute for Advanced Studies at Notre Dame, the National Science Foundation, and the Institute for Women's Studies at the University of Michigan.