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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.

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.”

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."

Skeletal Records and Gender Bias

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Jeremy Siow, Taylor Damann, and Margit Tavits discuss both historical and modern gender inequality in Europe in the PNAS Science Sessions Podcast.

Carly Wayne published in International Organization

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Carly Wayne's new article "Terrified or Enraged? Emotional Microfoundations of Public Counterterror Attitudes" was published in the journal International Organization.

Dan Butler presents at Levin Center Symposium

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Professor Dan Butler (Washington University in St. Louis) and Professor Jeff Harden (University of Notre Dame) will present their paper "Can Institutional Reform Protect Election Certification?" at the State Oversight Academy Symposium 2023

Visiting Professor Spotlight: Princess Williams

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Get to know Professor Princess Williams, Visiting Professor of Political Science.

Margit Tavits in Journal of Experimental Political Science, now open access

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Professor Margit Tavits' 2022 paper, "Can Policy Responses to Pandemics Reduce Mass Fear?" is now available for Open Access in the Journal of Experimental Political Science by the Cambridge University Press.

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

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WashU Political Science Expands and Welcomes Distinguished Faculty in International Political Economy and Conflict

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The Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis is proud to announce a significant expansion of its faculty in the subfield of international relations -- the study of military, diplomatic & economic interactions between countries & institutions around the world. Professors Amy Pond, Timm Betz, and Xiaoyan (Christy) Qiu, each accomplished scholars and professors, have joined the department where they bring expertise in international political economy and international conflict.

‘Chaos Doesn’t Scare Me. American Decline Does.’

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Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Michael Olson quoted in The New York Times

WashU Expert David Carter: Timing of Hamas’ strike followed pattern, but no match for Israel’s military

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From the Newsroom: According to Professor David Carter, the cross-border attack on Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 followed a similar pattern to previous conflicts. The timing of regime threats such as civil conflicts and coup d'états is the subject of a working paper by Carter and Ipek Ece Sener, a WashU PhD candidate.

WashU Expert Carly Wayne: Trauma, histories of victimhood will influence Israeli response

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Carly Wayne, Assistant Professor of Political Science, has been studying strategic dynamics of Israeli-Palestinian violence and its effects on political attitudes and public health for nearly a decade. Read her analysis of the recent events in the Gaza-Israel crisis.

NSF grant supports deep dive into police body camera metadata

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Margit Tavits to receive 2023 Arts & Sciences Faculty Leadership Award

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Congratulations to Margit Tavits, the Dr. William Taussig Professor in Arts and Sciences, who will receive the 2023 Arts & Sciences Faculty Leadership Award to recognize the exceptional service she has given to Arts & Sciences and Washington University throughout the years.

Welcoming Betsy Sinclair as new Chair and Clarissa Hayward as new Associate Chair of Political Science

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This month, Betsy Sinclair begins her term as Chair of Political Science and Clarissa Hayward begins as Associate Chair.

Taylor Carlson receives 2023 PolNet Best Book Award for "What Goes Without Saying"

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Congratulations to Taylor Carlson for winning with 2023 PolNet Best Book Award for "What Goes Without Saying: Navigating Political Discussion in America", co-authored with Jaime Settle of the College of William and Mary!

Steven S. Smith awarded the 2023 Barbara Sinclair Lecture

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The award honors achievement in promoting understanding of the U.S. Congress and legislative politics.

Brian Crisp published in British Journal of Political Science

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His work, "The Role of District Magnitude in When Women Represent Women," is co-authored with Patrick Cunha Silva of Loyola University Chicago.

Andrew Reeves published in Presidential Studies Quarterly

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Reeves co-authored the paper with Jon Rogowski, titled "Democratic Values and Support for Executive Power."

Tavits’ ‘Voicing Politics’ wins Robert E. Lane Award

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Amy Gais's essay "Worthy Women" published in Inside Higher Ed

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Amy Gais writes that her students judge women writers much more harshly than male writers—and considers what can be done about it.

Tenure appointments and promotions for Political Science faculty

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Dino Christenson and Jacob Montgomery received promotions to full professor, and Taylor Carlson received tenure.

Margit Tavits receives Robert E. Lane Award for Voicing Politics

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Margit Tavits and Efrén Pérez have been selected as the winners of the Robert E. Lane Award for their book Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion. 

Prof. Randy Calvert retires after 30+ years of scholarship at WashU

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Randy Calvert, the Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, retires after 30+ years of scholarship at WashU.

Carlson and Wayne win NSF grant to study political radicalization

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Prof. Steven Smith retires after 20+ years of scholarship at WashU

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Steven Smith, the Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Science, retires after 20+ years of scholarship at WashU.

Dan Butler published in The Forum

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Dan Butler's article "Top-Four Primaries Help Moderate Candidates via Crossover Voting: The Case of the 2022 Alaska Election Reforms" has been published in The Forum

Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Diana Z. O'Brien

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Get to know Prof. Diana Z. O'Brien, Professor of Political Science and inaugural recipient of the newly established, endowed Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship.

Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Betsy Sinclair

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Get to know Betsy Sinclair, Professor of Political Science and incoming Chair of the department.

James L. Gibson to be published in AJPS for "Losing Legitimacy"

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James L. Gibson’s article “Losing Legitimacy: The Challenges of the Dobbs Ruling to Conventional Legitimacy Theory” has been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Political Science.

Celebrating Faculty Retirements

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A&S highlights faculty retirements including Political Science faculty Randall Calvert and Steven S. Smith

TRIADS announces recipients of seed grant funding

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Congratulations to David Carter, Dino Christenson, Matthew Gabel, Jacob Montgomery, and Betsy Sinclair on receiving seed grants from the Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Sciences!

Noémi Neidorff pledges to establish endowed professorship in Arts & Sciences

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Noémi Neidorff, a longtime benefactor of Washington University in St. Louis and other cultural and educational institutions locally and beyond, has made a $3 million pledge to the university to endow the new Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship in Arts & Sciences.

Tracking the Populist Tsunami

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By analyzing social media content generated across the globe, political scientists seek to understand the current wave of populist rhetoric flooding the internet and its threats to democracies.

Research by David Carter and Matt Gabel, funded by the ITF, was covered in the Record

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"Transdisciplinary team to study political instability, health outcomes"

Mike Olson awarded the 2023 Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize

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Congratulations to Mike Olson, whose article “Franchise Expansion and Legislative Representation in the Early United States” (co-authored with Stephen Ansolabehere and Jaclyn Kaslovsky) was awarded the 2023 Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize for the best article in volume 3 of the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy!

Diana O’Brien Named Inaugural Recipient of Endowed Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship

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Diana O'Brien, Professor of Political Science, has been named as the inaugural recipient of the newly established, endowed Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship.

Dino Christenson Appointed to Full Professor

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Dino Christenson's appointment to the rank of Full Professor with tenure has been approved by the Board of Trustees, the Provost, and the Chancellor.

Jacob Montgomery Appointed to Full Professor

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Jacob Montgomery's appointment to the rank of Full Professor with tenure has been approved by the Board of Trustees, the Provost, and the Chancellor.

Research by Margit Tavits covered in The Source

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Research highlights gender bias persistence over centuries

Matthew Hayes and Elizabeth Mitchell Elder published in the Journal of Politics

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"Signaling Race, Ethnicity, and Gender with Names: Challenges and Recommendations" demonstrates the importance of name selection and outlines two approaches researchers can use to choose names that successfully cue race (and gender) while minimizing potential confounds.

Margit Tavits, Taylor Damann, and Jeremy Siow published in PNAS

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“Persistence of Gender Biases in Europe” explores using health markers on skeletal records from archaeological sites in Europe to measure differential treatment of women vs. men centuries ago and contemporary survey data on attitudes toward gender equality, we show that modern gender biases have deep historical roots, dating back to the Middle Ages and beyond.

Dr. Zoe Ang joined our department as a Lecturer and Undergraduate Academic Coordinator

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Information on Zoe Ang and her new position here!

Taylor Carlson Appointed to Tenured Associate Professor

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Taylor Carlson's appointment to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure has been approved by the Board of Trustees, the Provost, and the Chancellor.

Congratulations William Lowry on The Last Sanctuary

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The Last Sanctuary is a warning about the possible consequences of severe climate change but also ultimately a reflection on courage, love, and redemption in a changing world.

Ted Enamorado was selected to be a Faculty Fellow at CRE2 for Spring 2024

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Ted Enamorado was selected to be a Faculty Fellow in residence at the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity for Spring 2024 semester.

Professor William Nomikos received a grant the from 2023 TITLE VIII National Research Competition

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National Council for Eurasian and East European Research’s 2023 TITLE VIII National Research Competition awarded Nomikos with a grant.

Diana O'Brien won awards for "Representation and the Trade Roots of the Gender Wage Gap"

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"Representation and the Trade Roots of the Gender Wage Gap" won the following awards: Southern Political Science Association 2023 Best Paper, SPSA's 2023 Marian Irish Award and the Midwest Political Science Association's 2023 Sophonisba Breckinridge Award.

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Anna Wilke

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Anne Wilke gives details about her life you may not have known.

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Hayes

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Matthew Hayes gives details about his life you may not have known.

Taylor Carlson’s Through the Grapevine Under Contract

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Taylor Carlson signed a contract with University of Chicago Press for Through the Grapevine: Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy. Carlson gave a talk on this as part of the American Politics Speaker Series sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Convergence and Innovation and the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University.

Diana O'Brien's paper "Women Grab Back" was accepted by APSR!

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"Women Grab Back: Exclusion, Policy Threat, and Women's Political Ambition" by Amanda Clayton (Vanderbilt), Diana Z. O'Brien (WashU) and Jennifer M. Piscopo (Occidental College)

Anne Wilke was an invited researcher for J-PAL Africa!

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Anne Wilke became an invited researcher for J-PAL Africa.

Diana O'Brien's "Do Women Make More Protectionist Trade Policy?" was accepted by APSR

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Previous work suggests that observing women officeholders increases women’s political ambition. Yet, jumps in women’s representation in the United States’ “Years of the Woman”—following the Anita Hill testimonies and the election of Donald Trump—are linked to women’s exclusion from political decision-making. Drawing on focus groups with prospective women candidates, we theorize that exclusion when combined with a gendered policy threat increases women’s political ambition. Using survey experiments replicated across different samples, we show that women who read about an all-male city council poised to legislate on women’s rights report increased ambition compared with their pretreatment ambition levels and to women in other treatment groups. Women’s increased sense of political efficacy drives these results. 

Diana O'Brien's co-edited paper "Gender & Political Representation in Times of Crisis"

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Politics is increasingly dominated by crises, from pandemics to extreme weather events. These Critical Perspectives essays analyze crises’ gendered implications by focusing on their consequences for women’s descriptive and substantive representation. Covering multiple kinds of crises, including large-scale protests, climate shocks, and war and revolution, the contributions reveal three factors shaping both the theoretical conceptualization and empirical analysis of crisis and women’s representation: (1) the type of crisis, (2) the actors influenced by the crisis, and (3) the aftermath of the crisis. Together, the contributors urge scholars to “think crisis, think gender” far beyond the supply of and demand for women leaders.

Taylor Carlson published "Freedom of Expression in Interpersonal Interactions" in Political Science & Politics

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Reviews replication data and code for conjoint experiment presented in "Freedom of Expression in Interpersonal Interactions," which examines characteristics of political discussions and discussants that lead people to be more or less willing to express their true political opinions. This is a peer reviewed contribution to a symposium on free expression, edited by Yanna Krupnikov and Eitan Hersh.

Anne Wilke's "Gender Gaps in Support for Vigilante Violence"

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Anne Wilke had a paper published in Comparative Politics special symposium on vigilantism!

William Nomikos won an Impact Grant from the Weidenbaum Center

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"Peacebuilding amidst Information Warfare: How Disinformation Shapes Local Attitudes toward Peacebuilders in Conflict Settings" explores social media users’ exposure to disinformation in fragile and conflict-afflicted societies and how to shape their attitudes toward international peacebuilders This disinformation affects the prospects for peace, stability, and democratization.

"A Multi-Task Gaussian Process Model for Inferring Time-Varying Treatment Effects in Panel Data" accepted at AISTATS

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Jacob Montgomery (WashU), Annamarie Prati (WashU), Roman Garnett (CSE), and Yehu Chen (DCDS) had their paper accepted at AISTATS.

Professor Dan Butler had a very productive semester!

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Professor Butler published several articles this semester, including two in a top-3 journal of the discipline.

Margit Tavits book Voicing Politics was featured in The Source

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“The central argument is that the small quirks and differences across languages matter because they direct our attention to certain things and away from others. Those little nudges are then reflected in how we express politically relevant opinions.”

Margit Tavits won the John Fell Oxford Award

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“Voter ID in the UK – Eroding Democracy or Guaranteeing Electoral Integrity?”

Dan Bulter, Sarah Anderson and Laurel Harbridge-Yong were awarded a Research Grant

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“Moderate Emergence in Alaska’s Top-4 Primary.”

Professor Nomikos and Graduate Students Kim & Lin Publish Article on Social Media/Public Opinion and the Ukraine War

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Professor Will Nomikos and graduate students Gechun Lin & Dahjin Kim published an article, "America's electorate remains polarized along partisan lines about foreign policy during Ukraine crisis."

Professor Wilke Awarded McDonnell Academy Seed Grant

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Congratulations to Professor Anna Wilke for being awarded a McDonnell Academy seed grant for her research titled, "How does girls' empowerment affect boys? Two field experiments on cross-gender spillover effects of public health campaigns"!

Professor Tavits Publishes Book with Princeton University Press

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Congratulations to Professor Margit Tavits on her new book, Voicing Politics! The book is co-authored by Efrén Pérez from UCLA and explores how language shapes public opinion.

Professor Tavits Awarded Global Incubator Seed Grant

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Congratulations to Professor Margit Tavits for receiving $25,000 Global Incubator Seed Grant from the McDonnell International Scholars Academy and Office of the Provost for her proposal on "The Behavioral and Attitudinal Effects of Voter ID."

Professors Carter & Gabel Awarded Funding from the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures

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Congratulations to Professors David Cater and Matt Gabel and their collaborators Michael Espositio and Mark Huffman on being awarded $261,500 in funding from the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures for their cluster proposal of "Trust and Public Health."

Professor Lucas Awarded Seed-Grant from the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures

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Congratulations to Professor Christopher Lucas and collaborators Soumendra Lahiri and Andrew Jordan on receiving a cluster seed-grant of $89,000 from the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures for "Police Body Camera Metadata."

Professor Enamorado Awarded Funding from the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures

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Congratulations Professor Ted Enamorado and collaborators Soumendra Lahiri and Kunal Agrawal have been awarded $10,000 in funding from the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures for their proposal on "Improving Data Integration Techniques."

Taylor Carlson published in New Media & Society

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"Not who you think? Exposure and vulnerability to misinformation" considers the possibility that certain individuals hold misinformed beliefs without encountering misinformation, thus questioning for whom exposure to “fake news” is most deleterious.

The Well-Ordered Republic by Frank Lovett

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Frank Lovett is Professor of Political Science and Director of Legal Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis. He received his PhD in Political Science from Columbia University in 2004, and from 2008-2009 he was Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellow at the Princeton University Center for Human Values. His book A General Theory of Domination and Justice (OUP) won the APSA Foundations First Book Award for 2010. His primary research concerns the role of freedom and domination in developing theories of justice, equality, and the rule of law.

Professors Aksoy & Tavits published in Journal of Conflict Resolution

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Professor Deniz Aksoy, Professor Margit Tavits, and co-author, Andrew Menger, published a new paper, "The Effect of Curfews on Political Preferences" in the Journal of Conflict Resolution.

Professor Nomikos Published Blog Post for LSE's Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa

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Professor Will Nomikos pens blog, "Impartiality among UN Peacekeepers is key to ending communal violence in sub-Saharan Africa" for LSE's Firoz Lakji Institute for Africa.

Professor Nomikos Published in Political Violence At A Glance

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Professor Will Nomikos published an article, "Does UN Peacekeeping Work? A New Perspective" in Political Violence at a Glance

Professor Tavits' Paper Accepted by the Journal of Politics

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Congratulations to Professor Margit Tavits and co-author, Zeynep Somer-Topcu (University of Texas, Austin) on the acceptance of their paper, "Message Distortion as a Campaign Strategy: Does Rival Party Distortion of Focal Party Position Affect Voters?" in the Journal of Politics.

Professor Butler Published Journal of Politics Blog for Forthcoming Article

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Professor Butler and co-authors published Journal of Politics Blog for forthcoming article

Professor Carter Publishes in International Studies Quarterly

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Professor David Carter and co-authors published their article, "The Geography of Separatist Violence" in International Studies Quarterly.

Professor Diana O'Brien Publishes in APSR

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Professor Diana O’Brien and co-authors publish, “Can’t We All Just Get Along? How Women MPs Can Ameliorate Affective Polarization in Western Politics” in APSR

Professors Lucas, Montgomery, and Tavits Awarded NSF Grant

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Congratulations to Professors Lucas, Montgomery, and Tavits for being awarded an NSF grant to expand their ongoing study of elite communication on social media throughout the world!

Congratulations Prof. Montgomery & Ph.D Alumn Erin Rossiter for Publishing a QCMSS Elemental

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Congratulations to Professor Jacob Montgomery and Ph.D alumn, Erin Rossiter, for publishing a QCMSS Elemental, "Adaptive Inventories: A Practical Guide for Applied Researchers."

Professor Diana O'Brien Wins APSA's Lawrence Longley Award

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Congratulations to Professor Diana O'Brien for winning APSA's Lawrence Longley Award for the best article published in the previous year for the article, "Women’s Descriptive Representation and Gendered Import Tax Discrimination."

Professor Schnakenberg and Graduate Students Dahjin Kim & Gechun Lin Publish Paper

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Professor Keith Schnakenberg and Graduate Students Dahjin Kim & Gechun Lin Publish Paper, "Informative Campaigns, Overpromising, and Policy Bargaining."

Professor James Gibson Featured in NYT Opinion Piece

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Professor James Gibson was featured in New York Times opinion piece discussing how "the politicization of the Supreme Court is eroding its legitimacy."

Viewing the world through partisan-tinted glasses

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Recent research from political scientist Betsy Sinclair reveals the surprising extent of partisan misperceptions.

Professor Carly Wayne Published in World Politics

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Congratulations to Professor Carly Wayne and co-author Yuri M. Zhukov (University of Michigan) on the publication of their article, "Never Again: The Holocaust and Political Legacies of Genocide" in World Politics.

Professor Dan Butler Provides Commentary in "Can Open Primaries Reduce Polarization?"

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Professor Gibson Wins C. Herman Pritchett Book Award

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Dr. James L Gibson and co-author Michael J. Nelson were awarded the American Political Science Association - Law and Courts' C. Herman Pritchett Book Award for their book, "Judging Inequality: State and Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis". The C. Herman Pritchett Book Award is given annually to the best book on law and courts published in the previous year (2021).

What Goes Without Saying by Taylor Carlson and Jaime Settle

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This book examines how the psychosocial motivations underpinning political discussion present dire challenges to meaningful political conversations across lines of difference.

Professor Gibson Ranked #35 Among Top Scientists for 2022

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Congratulations to Professor James L Gibson on being ranked #35 among top scientists in the world & ranked #23 in the United States for 2022 by Research.com.

Chancellor Martin & Professor Epstein Win APSA Lasting Contribution Award

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Chancellor Andrew D. Martin, Professor Lee Epstein, & co-author Christina Boyd win APSA's Law & Court Lasting Contribution Award for their 2010 article, "Untangling the Causal Effects of Sex on Judging."

Professors Crisp & Gabel Awarded Seed Grant

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Professors Brian Crisp & Matt Gabel have been awarded a Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity Seed Grant to support their research, "Migration and Racial Representation in St. Louis County since 1970."

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Zachary Bowersox

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Professors Butler and Tavits, and a former graduate student Dino Hadzic publish in PRQ.

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Professors Butler and Tavits, and a former graduate student Dino Hadzic (currently at Trinity College, Dublin) publish in the Political Research Quarterly. Their study focuses on post-conflict Bosnia and reports a significant pro-male bias in the policy responsiveness of local politicians (both men and women) to their constituency preferences.

Professor Tavits, a former graduate student William O’Brochta, and a former colleague Professor Bechtel publish in JEPS.

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Professor Tavits, a former graduate student William O’Brochta (currently at Louisiana Tech University) and former colleague Michael Bechtel (currently at Cologne) publish in the Journal of Experimental Political Science on whether and when policy responses to pandemics can fuel or tame feelings of fear.

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Lucia Motolinia

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Professor Jim Gibson Awarded APSA's Virginia Gray Book Award

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The State Politics & Policy Organized Section of the American Political Science Association has announced that the book Judging Inequality: State Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis by James L. Gibson and Michael J. Nelson (published by the Russell Sage Foundation, 2021) has been awarded the Virginia Gray Book Award, an annual award that recognizes the best political science books published on the subject of U.S. state politics or policy in the preceding three calendar years.

Prof. Christopher Lucas to be Published at the Annual Review of Political Science

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Professor Christopher Lucas' article "Testing Causal Theories with Learned Proxies" will be published in the May Annual Review of Political Science.

Prof. Carly Wayne Published in International Organization

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Professor Carly Wayne's article, "Hawkish Biases and Group Decision Making," has been published in International Organizations.

Professor Will Nomikos Published in the Journal of Politics

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Professor Will Nomikos published his article, "Peacekeeping and the Enforcement of Intergroup Cooperation: Evidence from Mali" in the Journal of Politics.

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Guillermo Rosas

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sunita Parikh

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It’s Not Just What You Say But How You Say It

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Professor Christopher Lucas addresses long-standing questions in political science using new computational methods and previously untapped datasets – including the sound of political speech.

PhD Candidate Luwei Ying Publishes Paper with Prof. David Carter in APSR

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PhD Candidate Luwei Ying publishes the paper, "Historical Border Changes, State Building and Contemporary Trust in Europe," with Dr. David Carter and Dr. Scott Abramson (Rochester) in the American Political Science Review.

Professor Andrew Reeves on Partisanship, the economy and presidential accountability

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Professor Andrew Reeves' research finds on one of voters' most important issues, partisans are surprisingly objective.

Keith Schnakenberg and Jordan McAllister Published in International Organization

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Professor Keith Schnakenberg and PhD Candidate Jordan McAllister's article, "Designing the Optimal Climate Agreement with Variability in Commitments," is online on the IO website.

New book challenges assumptions about state supreme courts

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In “Judging Inequality,” James L. Gibson and Michael J. Nelson account for 26 years of political maneuvering to influence states’ highest courts.

Professor Reeves and PhD Candidate Zoe Ang Published in American Journal of Political Science

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Congratulations to Professor Andrew Reeves and PhD Candidate Zoe Ang along with their co-authors, Jon C. Rogowski and Arjun Vishwanath, on publishing their article, "Partisanship, Economic Assessments, and Presidential Accountability," in the American Journal of Political Science.

Professor James L. Gibson Publishes New Book

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James L. Gibson and Michael J. Nelson (Penn State, Washington U Ph.D.) have just published a new book (Russell Sage Foundation) on the role of state supreme courts in the creation, maintenance, and amelioration of political, legal, economic, and social inequality in the U.S.

Professor Nomikos Interviewed by KSDK about Afghanistan Crisis

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Professor William Nomikos was interviewed by local news, KSDK, about the crisis in Afghanistan.

Professor Nomikos on the Afghanistan Crisis

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Professor William Nomikos was interviewed by The Source's Sarah Savat for an article titled, "WashU Expert: Afghanistan Crisis Was a Predictable Catastrophe".

Professor Chris Lucas Awarded Methodology, Measurement, and Statics Program Grant

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Congratulations to Professor Chris Lucas and his collaborator, Dean Knox (UPenn), for being awarded a grant through the Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Program for their project, "Computational Methods for Speech Analysis."

Prof. Betsy Sinclair named as a Fellow of the Society for Political Methodology

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Betsy Sinclair has been named as a Fellow of the Society for Political Methodology! The position of Fellow “honors individuals who have made outstanding scholarly contributions to the development of political methodology, and whose methodological work has had a major international impact on subsequent scholarship in the field, in the discipline more broadly, and where appropriate in other areas.”

Prof. Jim Gibson Awarded Harold Lasswell Award

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The International Society for Political Psychology has just announced that Jim Gibson has been awarded the highly prestigious Harold Lasswell Award for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Political Psychology! The award is bestowed on an individual deemed to have made a distinguished scientific contribution in the field of political psychology. Gibson’s contributions to political psychology are many, ranging from research on the psychology of institutional legitimacy to the psychology of truth and reconciliation and political tolerance, worldwide.

Prof. Andrew Reeves Receives David Hadas Teaching Award

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Congratulations to Andrew Reeves! He has been selected as this year’s recipient of the David Hadas Teaching Award, which was established by Pamela W. Hadas "to honor and publicly recognize an outstanding tenured faculty member in Arts & Sciences who demonstrates commitment and excellence in teaching first-year undergraduate students.”

Professor Clarissa Hayward Appointed Dean's Fellow for Policies

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Clarissa Rile Hayward, Professor of Political Science, will assume the role of Dean’s Fellow for Policies this fall. In this position, she will review, create, and advise on faculty policies – in particular, those related to faculty promotion and tenure. Her work in this area will help ensure that faculty in Arts & Sciences receive clear, consistent, and equitable guidance.

Professor Andrew Reeves Published in Legislative Studies Quarterly

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Professor Andrew Reeves and co-author Jon Rogowski published their article, "Unilateral Inaction: Congressional Gridlock, Interbranch Conflict, and Public Evaluations of Executive Power" in Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Professor Andrew Reeves and Former PhD Student David Miller Published in The Conversation

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Professor Andrew Reeves and 2020 PhD Graduate, David Miller, published an article about how a public commission on the Supreme Court will affect public opinion in The Conversation.

Prof. Ted Enamorado Wins PolMeth's Statistical Software Award

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Congratulations to Professor Ted Enamorado for winning this PolMeth award!

Professor Jacob Montgomery Published in PNAS

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Professor Jacob Montgomery and co-authors published their article, "Overconfidence in news judgments is associated with false news susceptibility," in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).

Professor Matt Gabel Researches How the Widening Political Rift in the U.S. Impacts Medical Research

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Professor Matt Gabel along with John C Morris & Catherine M. Roe have been researching to find why some people were more inclined to participate in medical research than others. Their study finds conservatives are less willing than liberals to participate in research.

Professor Deniz Aksoy's Paper Accepted for Publication at Journal of Peace Research

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Congratulations to Professor Deniz Aksoy and her co-author, David Carlson, on their paper "Electoral Support and Militants' Targeting Strategies" being accepted for publication at Journal of Peace Research.

Professor Chris Lucas Published in American Political Science Review

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Congratulations to Professor Chris Lucas for publishing his article "A Dynamic Model of Speech for the Social Sciences" with co-author, Dean Knox, in American Political Science Review.

Professor Andrew Reeves's New Course, "The Business of Elections"

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Professor Andrew Reeves co-teaches a new course, "The Business of Elections", with Steven Malter, Senior Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and Strategic Programs in the Olin Business School.

Professor David Carter's Paper Accepted at International Studies Quarterly

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Professor David Carter's paper, "The Varieties of Coup d’état: Introducing the Colpus Dataset" was accepted at International Studies Quarterly. The paper is co-authored by John Chin (Carnegie Mellon University) and Joe Wright (Penn State University).

Professor Emeritus Bill Lowry Reflects on the Sustainability Exchange

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Professor Emeritus Bill Lowry, who played a central role in launching and directing the Sustainability Exchange, reflects on the program's success.

Professor Michael Olson Interviewed by KSDK News on Election Night

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Professor Michael Olson Interviewed by KSDK News on Election Night

Professor Carly Wayne is awarded the 2020 Walter Isard Award for Best Dissertation in Peace Science

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Congratulations to Prof. Carly Wayne for being awarded the 2020 Walter Isard Award for Best Dissertation in Peace Science by the Peace Science Society (International) for her dissertation “Risk or Retribution: The Micro-foundations of State Responses to Terror.”

Professors Margit Tavits and Deniz Aksoy and PhD Candidate William O’Brochta Publish in British Journal of Political Science

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Congratulations to Professors Margit Tavits and Deniz Aksoy and PhD Candidate William O’Brochta! Their article “Western Political Rhetoric and Radicalization” is now forthcoming in the British Journal of Political Science.

Professor Carly Wayne Wins Dissertation Award

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Professor Carly Wayne won the International Society of Political Psychology's Best Dissertation Award for her work on the micro-foundations of responses to terrorism.

Professor Hayward Publishes in the Journal of Politics

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Congratulations to Professor Clarissa Rile Hayward for publishing her article, " Disruption: What Is It Good For?", in the Journal of Politics.

Prof. Crisp, Prof. Gabel, & Former Graduate Students Publish in American Political Science Review

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Congratulations to Professor Brian Crisp, Professor Matthew Gabel, and former graduate students, Caitlin Ainsley, Clifford Carrubba, Betul Demirkaya, and Dino Hazdic for publishing their article, "Roll Call Vote Selection: Implications for the Study of Legislative Politics" in the forthcoming American Political Science Review.

Professor Reeves and PhD Student Write Article for Washington Post

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Congratulations to Professor Andrew Reeves and PhD student, David Miller, for writing an article for The Washington Post's Monkey Cage.

Professor Nomikos Publishes in International Peacekeeping

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Congratulations to Professor William Nomikos for publishing an article in Internation Peacekeeping.

Professor Reeves and PhD Student Publish in Political Behavior

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Congratulations to Professor Andrew Reeves and PhD student, Bryant Moy, on publishing their work in Political Behavior.

Talking politics: The surprising consequences of innocent conversation

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In an era of worries over fake news, who can be trusted? Taylor Carlson studies the effects of interpersonal political communication, especially on social media.

Professor Tavits Named William Taussig Professor in Art & Sciences

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We are pleased to announce that Margit Tavits has been named the William Taussig Professor in Arts & Sciences. This endowed chair is in recognition of Margit’s standing as an outstanding and innovative international scholar. A formal installation ceremony will be held in the 2020-21 academic year.

Professor Carter Publishes in International Organization

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Congratulations to Professor David Carter and co-author, Paul Poast, for publishing their article " Barriers to Trade: How Border Walls Affect Trade Relations" in International Organization.

Professor Lucas Publishes Article in Science

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Congratulations to Professor Chris Lucas and co-authors on publishing their article "Universality and diversity in human song” in Science.

Norman Schofield, Professor in Political Science, 1944-2019

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Norman Schofield, the William Taussig Professor of Political Economy in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in St. Louis, surrounded by family. He was 75.

Professor Carter Publishes in The Washington Post

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Congrats to Professor David Carter and co-authors John Chin and Joesph Wright on publishing a Monkey Cage article on The Washington Post website about recent claims of a "coup attemp" in the US, of which their research was based on the topic. Their article was titled, "No, the Trump impeachment inquiry is not a coup".

Professor Carter Publishes in International Organization

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Congratulations to Professor David Carter and co-author Scott Abramson of University of Rochester, on the acceptance of their paper, "Systemic Instability and the Emergence of Border Disputes" by International Organization, the top-ranked political science journal by impact factor in 2018.

Professor Nomikos Publishes in the Journal of Peace Research

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Congratulations to Professor William Nomikos and co-author Nicholas Sambanis (UPenn) on publishing their article, " What is the mechanism underlying audience costs? Incompetence, belligerence, and inconsitency," in the Journal of Peace Research.

Professor Tavits Publishes in the PNAS

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Congratulations to Professor Margit Tavits and co-author Professor Efrén O. Pérez (UCLA) on publishing their article, "Language influences mass opinion toward gender and LGBT equality,” in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Deniz Aksoy and PhD Graduate Paper Forthcoming in European Union Politics

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Congratulations to Deniz Aksoy and PhD graduate, Dino Hadzic! Their paper, "Political Institutions and Collective Attachments" is forthcoming in European Union Politics.

Taylor Carlson Awarded 2019 UCSD Dissertation Prize

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Taylor Carlson, an Assistant Professor starting in the department Fall of 2019 was awarded a dissertation prize.

David Carter's Paper Accepted by Journal International Organization

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Congratulations to Professor David Carter and co-author Paul Poast of University of Chicago, on the acceptance of their paper, "Barriers to Trade: How Border Walls Affect Trade Relations" by the Journal of International Organization.

Professor Tavits and Former/Current Graduate Students Win an APSA Award

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“Legacies of the Third Reich: Concentration Camps and Outgroup Intolerance” has won the Sage Best Paper Award.

Margit Tavits and Collaborators Receive a German National Science Foundation Grant

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Professor Tavits and her collaborators (Professor Debus from University of Mannheim and Professor Somer-Topcu from UT-Austin) have been awarded a 467,010 euro (about $ 523,000) grant by the German National Science Foundation (DfG) to study whether and how political parties change their policy positions between elections and whether voters understand and care about those position changes.

Betsy Sinclair Published on ResearchGate

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Congratulations to Professor Betsy Sinclair! Her article, "Pathways to Trump: Republican Voters in 2016," was published on ResearchGate. 

Professor Tavits is one the new field editors for the Journal of Politics

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Professor Margit Tavits is an incoming field editor for the Journal of Politics. She is in charge of comparative behavior manuscripts.

Prof. Michael Bechtel's Article Accepted in the Journal of Politics

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Congratulations to Professor Michael Bechtel, Kirk Bansak (Stanford), Professor Jens Hainmueller (Stanford), and Professor Yotam Margalit (Tel-Aviv)!  Their article "The Idealogical Basis of the Grexit Debate" has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Politics. 

Prof. Brian Crisp and PhD Graduate Betul Demirkaya's Article Accepted in The Journal of Politics

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Congratulations to Professor Brian Crisp and PhD graduate Betul Demirkaya!  Their paper, "Strategic Entry and Strategic Voting in Majoritarian Systems" has been accepted to be published in The Journal of Politics.

Prof. Jim Gibson Receives Russell Sage Foundation Grant

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Professor Jim Gibson is co-recipient of a $150,000 Russell Sage Foundation grant for research examining how judicial decisions contribute to inequalities in such areas as school funding, collective bargaining and state restrictions on citizens’ ability to vote. Michael Nelson of Pennsylvania State University is co-recipient of the grant.

Prof. David Carter's Article Wins Bruce Russett Award

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Congratulations to Professor David Carter and co-author Paul Poast! Their article in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, "Why Do States Build Walls? Political Economy, Security, and Border Stability," has won the Bruce Russett Award for the Best Paper Published in the Journal in 2017.

Prof. Margit Tavits & PhD Candidate Dino Hadzic's Article Accepted at the Journal of Politics

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Congratulations to Professor Margit Tavits and PhD Candidate Dino Hadzic! Their article, "The Gendered Effects of Violence on Political Engagement," has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Politics.

Prof. David Carter's Article Accepted in The Journal of Politics

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Congratulations to Professor David Carter! His article, "Places to Hide: Terrain, Ethnicity and Civil Conflict," co-written by Andrew Shaver and Austin Wright, has been accepted for publication at Journal for Politics.

Prof. Matt Gabel & PhD Graduate Dalston Ward's Article Accepted in The Journal of Politics

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Congratulations to Professor Matt Gabel and recent PhD graduate Dalston Ward! Their paper, "Judicial Review Timing and Legislative Posturing: Reconsidering the Moral Hazard Problem," has been accepted to be published in The Journal of Politics.

Politics Over Process: Partisan Conflict and Post-Passage Processes in the U.S. Congress

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Hong Min Park, Steven S. Smith, and Ryan J. Vander Wielen document the dramatic changes in intercameral resolution that have occurred over recent decades, and examine the various considerations made by the chambers when determining the manner in which the House and Senate pursue conciliation.

Prof. Andrew Reeves Wins Delores K. Kennedy Award

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Congratulations to Professor Andrew Reeves! The First Year Center presented him with the Delores K. Kennedy Award.

Prof. Michael Bechtel's Paper Published in PNAS

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Why has economic inequality risen dramatically over the past few decades even in democracies where individuals could vote for more redistribution? We experimentally study how individuals respond to inequality and find that subjects generally take from richer and give to poorer individuals.

Prof. David Carter's Paper Accepted at International Studies Quarterly

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Congratulations to Professor David Carter and his coauthors Rachel Wellhausen (Texas) and Paul Huth (Maryland). Their paper, "International Law, Territorial Disputes, and Foreign Direct Investment" has been accepted at International Studies Quarterly.

Prof. Andrew Reeves to be Published in American Journal of Political Science

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Professor Andrew Reeves' and co-author Jon Rogowski's, former Washington University professor, paper "The Public Cost of Unilateral Action" is forthcoming in the American Journal of Political Science. You can view it in advance of publication here: http://www.andrewreeves.org/papers/constraints.pdf

Prof. Gabel Published in Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

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Congratulations to Professor Matt Gabel! His paper, "Political Ideology, Confidence in Science, and Participation in Alzheimer Disease Research Studies," co-authored by Jonathan Gooblar, Catherine M. Roe, Natalie J. Selsor, and John C. Morris, has been published in Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders (2018).

Prof. Keith Schnakenberg Wins Award

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Congratulations to Professor Keith Schnakenberg! He won the Gordon Tullock Prize from Public Choice for the best paper published by a junior scholar in 2017.

Prof. Deniz Aksoy's Paper Accepted in The Journal of Politics

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Congratulations to Professor Deniz Aksoy! Her paper, "Electoral and Partisan Cycles in Counterterrorism," has been accepted to be published in The Journal of Politics.

Professor David Carter Published in the journal "Politics, Philosophy, & Economics"

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Recent evidence suggests that historical boundary precedents play a central role in the outbreak, character, and long-term consequences of territorial disputes. The institutional theory of borders holds promise in explaining why leaders find old borders to be attractive as new borders.

Professor David Carter's Paper Accepted at World Politics

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Congratulations to Professor David Carter!  His paper, "International Trade and Coordination:  Tracing Border Effects," was accepted by the World Politics journal.  This paper was also written with Hein Goemans of Rochester.

Prof. Andrew Reeves Published in Washington Post

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Prof. Andrew Reeves article, Donald Trump’s lukewarm response to Puerto Rico was pretty predictable. Here’s why., was published on Washington Post's Monkey Cage Blog.

Professor Jacob Montgomery and PhD Candidate Michelle Torres' Paper Accepted at AJPS

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Congratulations to Professor Jacob Montgomery and PhD candidate Michelle Torres! Their paper, "How conditioning on post-treatment variables can ruin your experiment and what to do about it," was accepted by the American Journal of Political Science. This paper was also written with Brendan Nyhan of Dartmouth.

Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption

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In Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption, the authors argue that clarity of responsibility is critical for reducing corruption in democracies. The authors provide a number of empirical tests of this argument, including a cross-national time-series statistical analysis to show that the higher the level of clarity the lower the perceived corruption levels.

Prof. Gary Miller's Book Wins APSA Award

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Congratulations to Professor Gary Miller and cowriter Andrew Whitford! Their book "Above Politics: Bureaucratic Discretion and Credible Commitment" is the winner of APSA's 2017 Gladys Kammerer Award for US National Public Policy and also will receive the 2017 Charles H. Levine Prize of the International Political Science Association for the best book on comparative administration and public policy.

Prof. Clarissa Hayward in Journal of Politics

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Professor Clarissa Hayward's article "Responsibility and Ignorance: On Dismantling Structural Injustice" is in the April Issue of Journal of Politics.