2024 Graduate Student Publications
- Immigration attitudes and positive messaging: Evidence from the United StatesBy: David H Bearce, Ken StallmanAbstract:This paper considers a messaging strategy to shift immigration preferences, arguing that if citizen attitudes in this issue-
- The Shape and Color of Politics: How Citizens Process Political Information and Its ConsequencesBy: Damon C RobertsAbstract:Do colors shape the political attitudes and behaviors of citizens in the United States? In this project, I argue that
- Bad Sex: Hookups, Harms, and the Politics of Sex in the 21st CenturyBy: Zoe MossAbstract:This dissertation works to politicize sex that lies somewhere between liberating and assault. In this project, I offer a comprehensive theorization of the
- Towards Inclusive Political RepresentationBy: Komal Preet KaurAbstract:My research asks the following questions: What are the ramifications of male dominance inpositions of power? Do they adequately address the concerns of women constituents?
- Toxic Masculinity and the Public SquareBy: Alexander L. JensenAbstract:What is “toxic masculinity”? And how does it shape Americans’ interactions in the social and political realm? In the years since the rise of Trump and the peak of the #
- Fairweather cosmopolitans: Immigration attitudes in latin america during the migrant crisisBy: Brett R Bessen, Brendan J Connell, Ken StallmanAbstract:What explains voter attitudes toward immigration in Latin America? This article argues that
- Populist discourse and public support for executive aggrandizement in Latin AmericaBy: Brett R BessenAbstract:What explains citizen support for executive aggrandizement? Previous work points to support for the president, showing that
- Follow the court: examining judicial homestyle through extrajudicial communications on state court TwitterBy: Cayleb B Stives, Todd A CurryAbstract:Because the connection between the public and judges on state courts is significantly more
- Culturally justified hate: Prevalence and mental health impact of dark participation in gamesBy: Rachel Kowert, Elizabeth Kilmer, Alex NewhouseAbstract:Hate, harassment, and other forms of so-called “toxicity” are colloquially discussed as
- Radicalisation through Gaming: The Role of Gendered Social IdentityBy: Jessica White, Claudia Wallner, Galen Lamphere-Englund, Rachel Kowert, Linda Schlegel, Ashton Kingdon, Alexandra Phelan, Alex Newhouse, Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin, Petra