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Undergraduate Student, Julia Feller, Develops Environmental Justice Tool for The Nature Conservancy

10.15.21

Julia Feller, a Political Science undergraduate student, created the St. Louis EcoUrban Assessment.

Keith Schnakenberg and Jordan McAllister Published in International Organization

10.7.21

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.

Professor Keith Schnakenberg to be published in APSR

10.7.21

Keith Schnakenberg's article, "Motivated Reasoning and Electoral Accountability," with co-authors Andrew Little and Ian Turner, is set to be published at APSR.

PhD Candidate Jeremy Siow Awarded CRE2 Grant

10.4.21

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Jeremy Siow! He was awarded a grant from the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity for his project "Language of Instruction & Ethnic Prejudice in Malaysia."

Professor Jacob Montgomery and PhD Candidate Luwei Ying Published in Political Analysis

9.27.21

Congratulations to Professor Jacob Montgomery and PhD Candidate Luwei Ying, along with their co-author Brandon Stewart (Princeton University), on publishing their article, "Topics, Concepts, and Measurement: A Crowdsourced Procedure for Validating Topics as Measures" in Political Analysis.

New book challenges assumptions about state supreme courts

9.27.21

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

Lucia Montolinia Wins Paper Award with Repal

9.24.21

Lucia Montolinia won the Best Graduate Paper Award with Repal for her paper “Cultivating a Personal Vote Can Increase Legislative Cohesion: Evidence from Clientelistic Parties in Mexico.”

PhD Candidates Jordan McAllister and Afiq bin Oslan Published in Electoral Studies

9.21.21

PhD candidates Jordan McAllister and Afiq bin Oslan's paper "Issue ownership and salience shocks: The electoral impact of Australian bushfires" is published in Electoral Studies.

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

9.20.21

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 in Washington Post

9.14.21

Professor James L. Gibson and co-author Michael J. Nelson discuss the high state courts and their book "Judging Inequality: State Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis" with The Washington Post.

Professor James L. Gibson Publishes New Book

9.8.21

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

8.18.21

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