Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Defended my Ph.D. at Emory yesterday! This project was built from many long days in the archives, studying how non-state actors shaped colonial governance. Extremely grateful to everyone. Very excited to be joining Penn State's Political Science Department as an Assistant Professor this fall! 061
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Interested in how organized crime shapes--and is shaped by--democracy? Check out my new article at @bjpols.bsky.social, linked here! 142
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Check out the full article for more: cup.org/3Jn3Jrg #OpenAcess #PoliticalViolence #Mexico #Democracy #CriminalGovernance #BJPolScup.orgDefending the Status Quo? How Re-election Shapes Criminal Collusion in Mexico | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge CoreDefending the Status Quo? How Re-election Shapes Criminal Collusion in Mexico - Volume 55 020
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Rather than deepening democracy, re-election in these contexts helped embed illicit actors. That means fewer challengers, more state protection, and weaker citizen oversight. This highlights the need for institutional guardrails in high-crime areas to protect local democracy. 110
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Using a staggered difference-in-differences design across Mexican municipalities and a new dataset on electoral violence, I find candidate killings by criminal groups jumped where incumbents could run again, and re-electable mayors in high-crime areas engaged in more corruption. 110
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Re-election is supposed to let voters reward or punish their leaders, improving governance. But in places where crime groups dominate local politics, re-election can flip the logic: incumbents and criminals groups can collaborate to stay in power rather than respond to voters. 110
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Re-election means voters can hold elected officials accountable, but can it be effective where criminal groups shape local politics? In my new article in @bjpols.bsky.social, I show that in high-crime areas of Mexico, re-election did not boost accountability, but increased collusion instead. 142
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Hi Anastasia, it's great to meet you! You've been added :) 010
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Hi Francesco, it's great to meet you. You've been added! 010
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Interesting in the amazing work of scholars who study organized crime and politics? Check out this growing starter pack of scholars and policy-makers. DM me or @juliangerez.com to be added to the list! We're looking to expand! go.bsky.app/EibGsKS 253
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Hi Jasmine, I'd love to be added. Thanks for doing this! 110
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 16/11/2024An important read that highlights where the world is now -- and what's on our horizon. 020
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Hi Nihad! Could you add me please? Thanks for organizing this! 110
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Thank you for all that you do, @elizabethbitmeehan.com! 010
Adee Weller @adeeweller.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Hi there! 👋 I'm a Ph.D. candidate at Emory. I study how armed groups shape state-building and accountability in historical and modern contexts. If you want to learn more, check out my website: adee-weller.comadee-weller.comAdee WellerAbout me 020