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Congratulations to Dalston Ward for his article "Public Attitudes toward Young Immingrant Men" that appeared in the November issue of APSR!

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. 

In a recent study of research productivity that was published by the American Political Science Association, the department of political science at Washington University was ranked #2—just behind Columbia University and just ahead of Stanford University.

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.

PhD Candidate Patrick Rickert's research from his Third Year Paper is featured in the Vox blog: Lisa Murkowski's Unusual Vote on Kavanaugh, Explained

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.

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Michelle Torres!  Her paper, "Estimating Controlled Direct Effects through Marginal Models" has been accepted for publication at PRSM.

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.

Political Science Senior Dan Sicorsky was selected to deliver the Senior Student Speech at the 2018 Convocation. You can hear his remarks at 1:50:20 in the video: https://firstyear.wustl.edu/orientation/bear-beginnings-new-student-fall-orientation/convocation/

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.

Congratulations to PhD candidate Erin Rossiter! Her poster, "Measuring Agenda-Setting Power in Political Discourse," was awarded one of the 2019 Society for Political Methodology Poster Awards for the best methods poster presented by a graduate student.

Congratulations to PhD candidates Miguel Pereira and Nicholas Waterbury! Their paper, "Do Voters Discount Political Scandals Over Time?" has been accepted for publication at Political Research Quarterly.