Christina Fattore
Curriculum Vita
March 2015
John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics
Department of Political Science
PO Box 6317
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6317
Voice: 304-293-9538 Fax: 304-293-8644
www.christinafattore.org
Email: Christina.Fattore@mail.wvu.edu
EDUCATION:
2007 PhD, Political Science, Florida State University
Fields: International Relations and Comparative Politics
Dissertation: Do Levels of Governance Make A Difference? Investigating the Effects of
the Structural Funds on Convergence within the European Union
2003 MS, Political Science, Florida State University.
2001 BA, cum laude, Political Science and History, Gettysburg College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
8/14-present Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, West Virginia University
Faculty Associate, International Studies Program
Faculty Associate, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies
8/07-8/14
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, West Virginia University
7/06-7/07
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, West Virginia
University
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
International Political Economy, International Organizations, Gender and International Relations
PUBLICATIONS
Fattore, Christina. 2014. “Domestic Legal Traditions and the Dispute Settlement Body: Are
Certain States More Litigious Than Others?” Journal of International Trade Law and
Policy 13 (2): 123-135.
Fattore, Christina. 2014. “Puerto Rican Development in Light of US Colonialism: The
Case of the Rum Excise Tax.” Latin American Policy 5 (1): 26-38.
Fattore, Christina. 2013. “The Influence of Legal Capacity on WTO Dispute Duration.”
The International Trade Journal 27 (5): 1-16.
Fattore, Christina. 2013. “Exploring Aviation Rivalries within the Legal Context of the
WTO.” The Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 14 (1): 39-55.
Fattore, Christina and Michael E. Allison. 2013. “Extended Endogenous Protection and
Exogenous Protection in the EU-US Banana Disputes.” The Latin Americanist 57 (2):
111-129.
Fattore, Christina. 2012. “Interest Group Influence on WTO Dispute Behavior: A Test of State
Commitment.” Journal of World Trade 46 (6): 1261-1280.
Fattore, Christina, Thomas J. Scotto, and Arnita Sitasari. 2010. “Support for Women
Officeholders in a Non-Arab Islamic Democracy: The Case of Indonesia.” Australian
Journal of Political Science 45 (2): 261-275.
Fattore, Christina. 2009. “New Cohesion Policy Aims and Instruments and Their Impact on the
Regions”, In The Treaty of Lisbon and the Regions. Vitoria-Gasteiz: Parlamento Vasco.
WORKS UNDER REVIEW
“Trade, Development, and the Shadow of Dependence: Latin America and the United States in
the World Trade Organization”.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Trade, Development, and The Shadow of Dependence: The Case of Latin America (book)
CONFERENCE PAPERS
“Trade, Development, and the Shadow of Dependence: Latin America and the United States in
the World Trade Organization” Accepted for poster presentation at the Seventh Annual
Conference on the Political Economy of International Organizations, Princeton, NJ,
January 2014.
“Domestic Legal Traditions and the Dispute Settlement Body: Are Certain States More Litigious
Than Others?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association, San Francisco, CA, April 2013.
“The Impact of Resolving Territorial Claims on Bilateral Trade” with Paul R. Hensel and
Michael E. Allison. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association, San Francisco, CA, April 2013.
“Does FDI Help or Hurt Women? An Exploratory Test of Wage Equality in 35 Developing
Countries.” Co-authored with Ritu Dhungana. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2012.
“The Influence of Legal Capacity on WTO Dispute Duration.” Presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Southern Political Science Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 2011
and the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, April
2012.
“Interest Group Influence on WTO Dispute Behavior: A Test of State Commitment.” Presented
at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA, April
2012.
“Bilateral Trade and WTO Disputes: The Effects of Competition for Market Space in a
Liberalized System.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association, Montreal, Canada, March 2011.
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“Win Lose or Draw: The Rum Excise Tax as a Path to Development in Puerto Rico and the US
Virgin Islands.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science
Association, New Orleans, LA, January 2011, and the Annual Meeting of the
International Studies Association, Montreal, Canada, March 2011.
“The Formation of Trade Rivalries in the World Trade Organization” Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New York, NY, February 2009.
“The Effects of IGO Membership on Conflict Intensity” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, August 2008 and accepted for
presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association,
Vancouver, BC, March 2009.
“New Cohesion Policy Aims and Instruments and Their Impact on the Regions” Presented at the
Conference on the Regions in Light of the New EU Framework, The Treaty of Lisbon,
Vitoria, Spain, June-July 2008.
“Assessing the Impact of the European Union’s Cohesion Policy on the Regions” Co-authored
with Dale L. Smith. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association, San Francisco, CA March 2008.
“Top Down Development: A Comparison of the EU Structural Funds and the US Federal
Empowerment Zones” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association, San Francisco, CA, March 2008.
“When Does It End? The Presence of Conflict and The Absence of Institutional Influence”
Accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science
Association, Philadelphia, PA November 2007.
“Growth and Convergence: Does the Distribution of the Structural Funds Have An Effect on
How It Reaches Its Goal?” Presented at the International Studies Association Annual
Convention, Chicago, IL, February 2007 and presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA, November 2006.
“A Question of Aggregation: The Distribution of Structural Funds in the European Union.”
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association,
Philadelphia, PA, November 2005.
“A New Kind of Regionalism: The European Regional Development Fund and Its Impact on the
Economically Lagging Regions of the European Union.” Presented at the annual
meeting of the International Studies Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March
2004.
“The Demise of Communist Parties in Western Europe and the Rise of the Far-Right:
Coincidence or Connection?” (with Robert E. Bohrer II) Presented at the annual meeting
of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2003.
“Peace in Numbers: Regional Trade Blocs and Conflict.” Presented at the annual meeting of the
Southern Political Science Association, Savannah, GA, November 2002.
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GRANTS:
Intramural:
2013
2013
2012
2011
2010
2008
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
NSF ADVANCE Sponsorship Program Grant ($10000), West Virginia University
Faculty Senate Travel Grant ($600), West Virginia University
Faculty Senate Travel Grant ($600), West Virginia University
FACDIS Travel Grant ($900), West Virginia University
Faculty Senate Travel Grant ($1000), West Virginia University
Faculty Development Grant ($900), West Virginia University
Faculty Senate Travel Grant ($600), West Virginia University
Faculty Development Grant ($500), West Virginia University
Research Proposal Preparation Mini-Grant ($5000), West Virginia University
Faculty Senate Travel Grant ($550, with $250 matching funds from the Dean),
West Virginia University
Dissertation Research Grant ($500), Florida State University
COURSES TAUGHT:
International Relations
Introduction to International Relations (Undergraduate)
International Political Economy (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Gender and International Relations (Undergraduate)
International Organization (Undergraduate)
International Relations Theory (Graduate)
Comparative Politics
Introduction to Comparative Politics (Undergraduate)
European Union (Undergraduate)
Research Methods
Political Science Research Methods (Undergraduate)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2012
Section Chair, International Political Economy and Human Rights, 2013 Southern
Political Science Association Meeting Program Committee
4/12
Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association Meeting
1/12
Discussant/Chair, Southern Political Science Association Meeting
1/11
Discussant, Southern Political Science Association Meeting
3/09
Discussant, Western Political Science Association Meeting
3/08
Discussant, International Studies Association Meeting
11/07
Discussant, Northeastern Political Science Association/ ISA-NE Meeting
11/06
Discussant, Northeastern Political Science Association/ ISA-NE Meeting
10/06
Discussant, West Virginia Political Science Association Meeting
PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS
American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
Midwest Political Science Association
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REFERENCES
Joe D. Hagan
West Virginia University
Department of Political Science
Morgantown, WV 26506
(304) 293-3811
jhagan2@mail.wvu.edu
Dale L. Smith
Florida State University
Department of Political Science
Tallahassee FL 32306
(850) 644-5727
dlsmith@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
Michael E. Allison
University of Scranton
Department of Political Science
Scranton, PA 18510
(570) 941-4392
allisonm3@scranton.edu
Christina Davis
Princeton University
Department of Politics
Princeton NJ 08544
(609) 258-0177
cldavis@princeton.edu
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