Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey


Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey, FBA is Professor in Political Science within the Government Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
She has published many books and articles on British trade policy in the nineteenth century, most notably 'Her articles appear in American Political Science Review, ', the ', ', , and .
She obtained her bachelor's degree in political science from Boise State University, and both her MA and PhD degrees in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Her current research interests include the quantification and spatial analysis of textual data in the form of political deliberation, particularly in monetary policy making settings ; speeches of leading politicians, and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan; and legislative debates. By measuring the words, arguments and debates of politicians and policy makers, she aims to gauge the extent to which ideas, interests and institutions shape political behaviour.
She was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2015.

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