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James L. Gibson's new book "Democracy's Destruction?" to release in September

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James L. Gibson's newest book, "Democracy's Destruction?: Changing Perceptions of the Supreme Court, the Presidency, and the Senate After the 2020 Election" is slated for publication in September from the Russell Sage Foundation.

David Carter joins editorial committee of World Politics

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Congratulations to David Carter who is a new member of the editorial committee for the journal World Politics, effective July 1st.

Annamaria Prati wins 2024 APSA Best Poster Award

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Prati's poster was on the topic of “Building Peace in Fragile States? UNDP and Violence Mitigation.”

Noble and Carlson co-publish QAnon research in Political Behavior

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Most research investigates why the public embraces conspiracy theories, but few studies empirically examine how Americans evaluate the politicians who do.

PoliSci alumni Ashlee Chung wins Fulbright Award

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Ashlee Chung, who graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s in political science and in East Asian studies from Arts & Sciences, earned an award to teach English in South Korea.

Tavits, Debus and Somer-Topcu awarded Best Dataset Prize from APSA CompPol

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Professor Margit Tavits, with co-authors Marc Debus and Zeynep Somer-Topcu, are this year’s recipients of the Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Best Dataset Prize for their dataset, “Comparative Campaign Dynamics Dataset."

Shi and Rosas publish “If Foreign, Then Cleaner” in International Studies Quarterly

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Dihan Shi and Guillermo Rosas' new article "“If Foreign, Then Cleaner”: Individual Corruption Perceptions and Support for Free Trade in Developing Nations" has been published in International Studies Quarterly.

Rossiter and Carlson publish on "Cross-Partisan Conversation" in Journal of Politics

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"Cross-Partisan Conversation Reduced Affective Polarization for Republicans and Democrats Even after the Contentious 2020 Election", the latest article from Erin Rossiter and Taylor Carlson, has been published through the Journal of Politics.

Lovett publishes new article on the Republican politics of John Milton's Paradise Lost

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Frank Lovett's newest article on the Republican politics of John Milton's Paradise Lost has been published in Political Research Quarterly.

Dan Butler's research on legislator pivotality published in Political Research Quarterly

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Dan Butler joins co-authors Sarah E. Anderson, Laurel Harbridge-Yong, and Joe Nemerever on the article "Legislator Pivotality and Voter Accountability," published in Political Research Quarterly. 

Jaclyn Kaslovsky to join department Fall 2024

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The Department of Political Science is excited to welcome Professor Kaslovsky, who specializes in American politics, focusing on Congress, representation, and women in politics.

Tenure and promotion update in political science: Epstein, Boyd, Schnakenberg, Lucas, Pond and Betz

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The Department of Political Science is proud to celebrate the following faculty who have been granted tenure and promotions...