Charlie Carter

PhD Student at the Department of International Relations, London School of Economics

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As a PhD Student at the Department of International Relations, my research focuses on the rhetoric used by states in the United Nations General Assembly concerning terrorism. I examine how domestic politics, institutions, and international networks influence how states discuss terrorism in international forums.

I was a Research Assistant to Dr. Pilar Elizalde at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford from January to October 2024. I hold an MSc in International Relations (Research) from the London School of Economics and a BSc in Politics and International Relations from the University of Exeter.

Research

Foreign Aid and Influence
Research visualization showing aid data from 1996
Foreign Aid and Influence
Visualization of aid flows earmarked for peace and conflict resolution (1996)
Foreign Aid and Influence
This visualization shows the patterns of aid flows earmarked for peace and conflict resolution (1996). I investigate the determinants of aid allocation, and the influence of aid on the political positions states adopt with respect to terrorism using experiments, network analysis, and text analysis.
Peace and Conflict
Ukraine Conflict: Old Tires and Barbed Wire
Photo by babasteve / CC BY-NC 2.0
Conflict Analysis
Examining effects of conflict on state behaviour and international relations.
Conflict Analysis
Within the frameworks provided by peace and conflict studies, I investigate the effects of conflict on state behaviour and international relations. I find significant and durable relationships between conflict (past, present, and anticipated) and the positions states adopt with respect to terrorism.
Counterterrorism
Tunnel Found Near Erez Crossing
Photo by Israel Defense Forces / CC BY 2.0
Counterterrorism
Analysis of counterterrorism policies and their effects.
Counterterrorism
My research analyses why states come to adopt and/or promote particular counterterrorism policies and their implications for international relations and human rights.
International Organizations
The United Nations Secretariat Building
Photo by Steve Cadman / CC BY-SA 2.0
UN Politics
Examining the politics of international organisations.
UN Politics
This research examines how state actors operate within the United Nations to advance their strategic and material interests.
State Rhetoric
President Kagame at UN General Assembly
Photo by Paul Kagame / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
State Rhetoric
Studying the political positions of states at scale with text analysis.
State Rhetoric
This research employs natural language processing and text analysis techniques—including word embeddings, Bayesian latent variable models, and large language models—to systematically measure states' expressed policy positions, and to analyze the factors shaping these positions and their implications.

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