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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.

When presidential power meets public opinion

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In a new book, political scientist Andrew Reeves explores the origins and consequences of public antipathy toward the unilateral use of presidential power.

PhD candidate Jeremy Siow Awarded APSA Grant

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Congratulations to PhD candidate, Jeremy Siow! He has been awarded the APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant for his dissertation project.

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.

PhD candidate Ben Noble is a finalist for Dean's Award for Graduate Research Excellence

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Congratulations to Ben Noble! He is a finalist for the Dean's Award for Graduate Research Excellence. He will do a 3 minute research pitch in front distinguished members of the university community in October.

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

Political scientists to study populist rhetoric as a threat to democracy

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Political scientists Christopher Lucas, Jacob Montgomery, and Margit Tavits recently won funding from the National Science Foundation to study the rise of populist rhetoric on social media and its effects on democracies.

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.

2022 Political Science Department Prize Winners

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Congratulations to the 2022 Political Science Department Prize Winners!

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

PhD candidate Tony Yang Awarded Research Grant

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Congratulation to PhD candidate Tony Yang! He has been awarded the 2022 APSA Summer Centennial Center Research Grant to support his dissertation project, "Normalization: Explaining Public Support for Government Censorship in Authoritarian Regimes."

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.