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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.

"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.

Professor Ted Enamorado published an article, "Jailed While Presumed Innocent: The Demobilizing Effects of Pretrial Incarceration" in the Journal of Politics.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Congratulations to the 2022 Political Science Department Prize Winners!