Bethany Shockley

I am a social scientist who investigates issues of governance, identity and decision-making. Currently, I teach political science and research methods at the American University in Sharjah, UAE. Previously, my work at SESRI (The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute) focused on designing surveys and analyzing survey data both for academic research and external clients.

Research Areas

Public opinion, political behavior, women in politics, Arab Gulf politics

Education

PhD, Political Science, Texas A&M University, United States, 2014

Professional Experience

• Research Associate, Social And Policy Sciences, University of Bath, 2018 - 2019
• Research Associate, The Social And Economic Survey Research Institute (sesri), Qatar University, 2014 - 2018

Memberships

• Middle East Studies Association, MESA, International, US-based organization for anyone doing research on the Middle East in the humanities and social sciences., 2018 - 2020
• American Political Science Association, APSA, International, Largest organization for political scientists, 2011 - 2020

Publications

• Michael Ewers, Justin Gengler And Bethany Shockley. Bargaining Power: A Framework for Understanding Varieties of Migration Experience Authors, International Migration Review, May 2021
• Bethany Shockley And Sean Yom. Public Opinion and Attitudes
• Bethany Shockley, Lorraine Charles, Ilan Pappé And Monica Ronchi. Positionality and Access: Doing Surveys and Empirical Research in the Middle East, March 2021
• Bethany Shockley And Justin Gengler. Social identity and Coethnic voting in the Middle East: Experimental evidence from Qatar, Electoral Studies, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020
• Bethany Shockley, Noora Lari, Engi El-maghraby And Mohammad Al-ansari. Social Media Usage and Women’s Empowerment in Qatar: Evidence from a National Representative Survey, Women’s Studies International Forum
• Nada Benmansour, Noora Lari And Bethany Shockley. Exploring Local Governance and E-Services in Qatar, International Journal Of Public Administration In The Digital Age (ijpada), 2019
• Justin Gengler, Bethany Shockley And Michael Ewers. Refinancing the Rentier State: Citizen Preferences towards Spending, Subsidies, and Taxation in a New Economic Reality, Comparative Politics
• Michael Ewers And Bethany Shockley. Attracting and retaining expatriates in Qatar during an era of uncertainty: Would you stay or would you go?, Population, Space And Place, 2018
• Bethany Shockley. Competence and Electability: Exploring the Limitations on Female Candidates in Qatar, Journal Of Women, Politics & Policy, 2018
• Bethany Shockley, Michael Ewers, Yioryos Nardis And Justin Gengler. Exaggerating good governance: Regime type and score inflation among executive survey informants, Governance, 2018
• Salma Khaled, Bethany Shockley And Hanan Abdul Rahim. The effects of citizenship status on service utilization and general satisfaction with healthcare: a cross-cultural study, International Journal For Quality In Health Care, 2016
• Bethany Shockley. Women and political interest in Qatar: Moving ahead but not catching up, Journal Of Arabian Studies, 2016

Conference Presentations

• Microfoundations of Political Inclusion: Exploring candidate preferences among the young and the educated of the UAE, Ins Department Colloquium, October 2021
• Refinancing the Rentier State: Citizen Preferences towards Spending, Subsidies, and Taxation in a New Economic Reality, Annual Meeting Of The Middle East Studies Association (mesa), November 2019

Grants And Sponsorships

• Grant, An Experimental Study of Support for Women in Politics, American University of Sharjah, June 2020 - 30 June 2021