Political Science
Our political science faculty research a wide range of topics that are both local and global, including political behavior, campaigns and elections, international security, global terrorism, U.S. constitutional law, judicial politics, environmental politics, social movements, immigration, women and politics, South Asian security, Russian politics, globalization, and national security.
Submissions from 2009
Altered States: The globalization of accountability, Valerie Sperling
Submissions from 2008
Who are the spatial voting violators?, Robert Guy Boatright
State, market, and democracy in Chile: The constraint of popular participation, Paul W. Posner
Submissions from 2007
Situating the new 527 organizations in interest group theory, Robert G. Boatright
Crisis bargaining and third-party mediation: Bridging the gap, Michael J. Butler
Searching for common sense: The roots of George W. Bush's war rhetoric, Michael J. Butler
Development and collective action in Chile's neoliberal democracy, Paul W. Posner
Submissions from 2006
Does publicizing a tax credit for political contributions increase its use? Results from a randomized field experiment, Robert G. Boatright, Donald P. Green, and Michael J. Malbin
Submissions from 2005
Political contribution tax credits and citizen participation, Robert G. Boatright and Michael J. Malbin
Identity and institutions: Conflict reduction in divided societies, Neal G. Jesse and Kristen Williams
The personal and the political in repeat congressional candidacies, Andrew J. Taylor and Robert G. Boatright
Submissions from 2004
Static Ambition in a Changing World: Legislators' Preparations for, and Responses to, Redistricting, Robert G. Boatright
Who belongs? Women, marriage and citizenship, Joyce Kaufman and Kristen Williams
Local democracy and the transformation of popular participation in Chile, Paul W. Posner
Internationalization of ethnic conflict in the Balkans: The breakup of Yugoslavia, Kristen P. Williams
Submissions from 2003
Local democracy and popular participation: Chile and Brazil in comparative perspective, Paul W. Posner
The last refuge of a scoundrel: Patriotism, militarism and the Russian national idea, Valerie Sperling
Submissions from 2001
Resolving nationalist conflicts: Promoting overlapping identities and pooling sovereignty - The 1998 Northern Irish Peace Agreement, Kristen P. Williams and Neal G. Jesse
