Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Non-Violent Mobilization in Violent Conflict: Explaining Civilian Assistance to Armed Groups, Taylor Jane Damann
Correcting Misinformation in Online Groups, Dahjin Kim
Three Essays on Methodological Advancements of Large Language Models in Political Science Research, Gechun Lin
The Effects of Electoral Outcomes and Cross-party Relationships on Affective Polarization, Jenna Pedersen
Localized Impacts of International Interventions, Annamaria Francesca Prati
The Constellation of American Voters: Understanding Americans Who Live In and Out of American Municipalities, Jordan Duffin Wong
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A Big Voice in a Small Democracy: Three Papers on American Local Politics, Lucas Boschelli
Cognitive Landscapes: Argument Evaluations, Misinformation Corrections, and Racial Attitudes in Modern Media, Dominique Lockett
Cognitive Landscapes: Argument Evaluations, Misinformation Corrections, and Racial Attitudes in Modern Media, Dominique Lockett
Three Essays on Dissident Behavior, Militant Propaganda and Support for Militancy, Ipek Ece Sener
Three Essays on Education Policy, Intergroup Relations, and Human Capital Accumulation, Wai Meng Jeremy Siow
Essays on Censorship and Public Opinion in Authoritarian Regimes, Zirui Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Three Essays on Public Attitudes toward Federal Agencies, Zoe Ang
Three Models of Border Stability and Integrity, Afiq bin Oslan
Cognitive Explanations Behind the Lack of Public Support for Climate Action, Jordan Hale Mcallister
Three Essays on Presidential Power, Persuasion, and Interbranch Conflict, Benjamin Schaeffer Noble
The Transformation of Congressional Policy Making in a Partisan Era, Patrick Rickert
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Electoral Campaigns and Co-Partisan Discrimination, Patrick Cunha Silva
Development and Deference to Legal Doctrine at the US Supreme Court, Jbrandon Duck-Mayr
Three Essays on Local Government: Responsiveness, Transparency, and Discriminatory Ordinances, Bryant James Moy
Politics During and After Democratic Backsliding, Benjamin Rieth Schneider
The Use of Heuristics in Judicial Decision-Making, Nicholas Waterbury
New "Weapon of the Weak": Ideology, Mobilization, and Global Violent Movements, Luwei Ying
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Rules of Engagement: How the Public Interacts With Elected Officials on Social Media and What Can Be Learned From Their Interactions, Ryden Winfield Butler
Motivations for and Responses to Ethnic Representation, William John O'Brochta
Three Papers on Interpersonal Political Communication, Erin Rossiter
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
All the Presidents' Organized Interests, David Ryan Miller
How to Represent: The Role of Perceptions, Cognitive Biases, and Information on Elite Responsiveness, Miguel Maria Pereira
Three Essays on Citizen-Initiated Service Requests and Responses from Municipal Governments, Min Hee Seo
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Long-term Causes and Consequences of Conflict: A Micro-level Behavioral Perspective, Joan Barcelo
The Strategic Use of Writing Style on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Joshua Keith Thomas Boston
Politics and Society After Violent Conflict, Dino Hadzic
Moral Rhetoric in Party Campaigns, Jae-Hee Jung
Three Essays on Separation of Powers and Competitive Elections, Myunghoon Kang
The Network of Representation, Taishi Muraoka
A Visual Political World: Determinants and Effects of Visual Content, Silvia Michelle Torres Pacheco
How Does the Church Maintain Internal and External Political Support?, Jeffrey Ziegler
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Advanced Methods in Comparative Politics: Modeling Without Conditional Independence, David George Carlson
Tuning in and Tuning Out: Deliberative Citizenship and Democracy’s Epistemic Potential, Matthew Bryan Chick
Participation, Representation, and Survival in Office: the Role of Gender in the Political Process, Jonathan Homola
Direct Democracy and Political Engagement of the Marginalized, Jeong Hyun Kim
The Impact of Contextual Political Factors on Personnel, Rulemaking, and Partisanship, Emily Moore
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Bringing Raised Fists to a Gun Fight: Exploring the Strategic Choice & Persistence of Violent Dissent over Civil Resistance, Ambreen Chaudhri
What is Opposition Good For?, Betul Demirkaya
Temporal and Causal Dynamics between the Economy and Presidents, Taeyong Park
The Determinants of Americans' Attitudes of Representation, Patrick Delonjay Tucker
Local Political Contexts and Immigrant Integration, Dalston Gawain Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Institutions and the Performance of Liberal Democracy: Judicial Procedures and the Efficacy of Constitutional Review, Jay Krehbiel
The Dynamics of Competitive Authoritarian Elections, Adrian Lucardi
Variation in the Separation of Powers: Institutional Designs, Policymaking, and Citizens’ and Elites’ Preferences in Latin America, Constanza F. Schibber
Mainstreaming the Radical Right, Viktoryia Schnose
Partisan Politics and Corporate Tax Policy Transparency, Mi Jeong Shin
Well-Ordered Social Science, Gregory John Whitfield
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Politics of the American Policymaking System, Ian R. Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Evidential Modern Political Authority, Nathan Adams
Crafting Law on State Courts, Michael John Nelson
Power to Appoint: A Model of Appointments to the United States Federal Judiciary, Alicia Bernice Uribe
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Visions of Judicial Review: Theory and Evidence, Benjamin Bricker
Dynamic Models of Endogenous Political Power, Jee Seon Jeon
Three Papers on Electoral Geography, Santiago Olivella
Winning the Waiting Game: Senatorial Delay in Executive Nominations, Ian Ostrander
The Politics of Compensation for Expropriation, Noel Pereyra-Johnston
The Paradox of Obstruction: Agenda Power Under Open Rules in the U.S. Senate, Christopher Pope
Essays on Quantitative Methods for Consequences of Political Institutions, Tsung-han Tsai
Moral Disagreement and Moral Realism, Martin Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Judicial Reforms and the Electoral Connection, Amanda Driscoll
Essence and Ontology, Jan Plate
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Integrity, Identity, and Why Moral Exemplars Do What Is Right, David Bauman
A Hybrid Theory of Global Justice, Jill Delston
The Manipulated Mechanism: Towards an Account of the Experimental Discovery of Mechanistic Explanations, Donald Goodman-Wilson
The Moral Permissibility of Punishment, Zachary Hoskins
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Risky Business: The Political Economy of China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Daniel Christopher O'Neill
Explanatory Models in Behavioral Endocrinology, Sylvia Rolloff
The Ethics of Forcible Democratization, David Speetzen
Virtue, Practical Guidance, and Practices, Carrie Vodehnal
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Fear and Death in Plato, Emily Austin
John Locke on Obligation: Sensation, Reflection, and the Natural Duty to Consent, Emily Crookston
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Identities Matter: Identity Politics, Coalition Possibilities, and Feminist Organizing, Erica Townsend-Bell