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Enamorado publishes "Improving Probabilistic Models In Text Classification Via Active Learning" in American Political Science Review

10.2.24

Professor Ted Enamorado's newest article in American Political Science Review puts forward a new algorithm for text classification.

David Carter Co-Authors "Border Barriers and Illicit Trade Flows" in International Studies Quarterly

10.2.24

David Carter's newest article looking into the flow of illicit goods at ports of entry has been published in International Studies Quarterly

Why do politicians make promises they can’t keep?

9.30.24

A new study from WashU’s Department of Political Science points to the potential value of politicians’ unrealistic claims and agendas.

Recognizing outstanding faculty and staff

9.13.24

At a ceremony and reception held Sept. 11 in Holmes Lounge, members of the Arts & Sciences community gathered to recognize recipients of the annual faculty and staff awards. Each recipient made exceptional contributions to the university through service, leadership, or teaching. Congratulations to all the awardees! 

Enamorado wins NSF grant for linking datasets

9.9.24

Assistant professor of political science Ted Enamorado has earned a $233,955 National Science Foundation grant to expand his efforts in linking disparate sets of data. Enamorado is one of the faculty leads of Improving Data Integration Techniques, a group supported by a programmatic grant from the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures.

Book explores consequences of political conversations

7.19.24

Anyone who has played a game of telephone knows how easily messages can change when they pass from person to person. But what happens when these distorted messages spread misinformation?

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

7.18.24

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

7.18.24

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

7.18.24

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

7.18.24

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

7.18.24

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

7.18.24

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."