James L. Gibson Publishes New Book Through the Russell Sage Foundation
James L. Gibson's book explores the effect of the Trump insurrection on the state of U.S. democracy today.
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Betsy Sinclair Co-Authors Article for European Political Science Review
Sinclair, Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor and Chair of Political Science, co-authored the article with scholars from George Mason, Harvard, WashU, and CalTech.
Michael Strawbridge Co-Authors Article for Politics & Gender
Strawbridge, Assistant Professor of Political Science, co-authored the piece with scholars from Georgetown, Newcastle University, Darmouth, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Michael Strawbridge Joins Center for American Women and Politics Roundtable
Michael Strawbridge was invited to join a roundtable focused on Black Women's Politics.
Taylor Carlson Interviewed About New Book, "Through the Grapevine: Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy"
Carlson, an Associate Professor of Political Science, was interviewed on local St. Louis radio program, Total Information AM.
How is a presidential election like a start-up?
For the second presidential election in a row, professors Andrew Reeves and Steven Malter have teamed up to help students study these races in real time. Their course bridges political science and business, showing students how the two fields intersect.
Dean of Law, Stefanie Lindquist, Given Courtesy Appointment to Political Science Department
Lindquist is the current Nickerson Dean of WashU Law School with a PhD in Political Science and Public Administration
O’Brien calls for greater representation of women in politics
During the Fall 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, Diana Z. O’Brien, the Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science discussed how developed nations including the United States can overcome the barriers that keep women from public service.
Betsy Sinclair Awarded Thomas F. Eagleton University Professorship in Public Affairs and Political Science
Sinclair's distinguished professorship is named after longtime former US senator and Washu Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, Thomas F. Eagleton.
Enamorado wins NSF grant for linking datasets
Enamorado will design open-source data software that can process tens of millions of records – all from a personal computer.
Stephanie Shady Publishes New Article in Politics and Religion
Lecturer of Political Science, Stephanie Shady, co-authors a piece exploring the divide among Republican pastors in North Carolina on the legitimacy of force defending the “traditional American way of life."
Enamorado publishes "Improving Probabilistic Models In Text Classification Via Active Learning" in American Political Science Review
Professor Ted Enamorado's newest article in American Political Science Review puts forward a new algorithm for text classification.