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Carter's "Border Barriers and Illicit Trade Flows" accepted at International Studies Quarterly

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Congratulations to David Carter, whose paper "Border Barriers and Illicit Trade Flows" has been accepted at International Studies Quarterly.

Jacob Montgomery co-authors with Messi H. J. Lee and Calvin Lai in PNAS Nexus

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Messi H. J. Lee, Jacob Montgomery, and Calvin Lai have published their latest research in PNAS Nexus: "America's Racial Framework of Superiority and Americanness Embedded in Natural Language."

Gibson published in the American Journal of Political Science for "Losing Legitimacy"

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Professor James Gibson's new article, "Losing legitimacy: The Challenges of the Dobbs Ruling to Conventional Legitimacy Theory" has been published in the American Journal of Political Science.

Aksoy, Enamorado, and Yang accepted in International Organization

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Deniz Aksoy, Ted Enamorado, and Tony Yang's co-authored paper “Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Chinese Public Support for War” has been accepted in International Organization.

Carter wins American Library Association Award

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David Carter's Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d'Etat wins Best Historical Materials award from the American Library Association.

3 key takeaways from the Bela Kornitzer Research Symposium

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WashU faculty, staff, and supporters gathered on Jan. 16 for an afternoon of cutting-edge political science research celebrating the legacy of Bela Kornitzer, an acclaimed political journalist, author, and historian.

In Memoriam: John Drummond Sprague

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We are sad to announce the passing of John Drummond Sprague, beloved husband,  father, grandfather, esteemed professor, and mentor.

Margit Tavits's Upcoming Book: "Counter-Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender and LGBTQ Equality"

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Professor Margit Tavits and Jae-Hee Jung have a book forthcoming titled “Counter-Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender and LGBTQ Equality.”

New study probes how emotions influence public attitudes on counterterrorism

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Assistant professor of political science Carly Wayne discusses the role anger plays in public attitudes about counterterrorism.

Graduate Spotlight: Jeremy Siow

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Get to know Dr. Jeremy Siow, one of our newest PhD graduates who is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Political Science at the University of Oxford.

TRIADS receives $330,000 Carnegie Corporation grant to study online populist rhetoric

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Research by Diana O'Brien: Voters prefer decisions made by panels balanced between men and women

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"We find that citizens strongly prefer that political decision-making bodies have gender parity, meaning that they have equal numbers of men and women. Even when governments require gender quotas for women candidates, citizens still prefer to see gender parity amongst officeholders."