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The Twitter account for the University of Houston Department of Political Science.
Houston, TX
Joined November 2016
Congratulations to Michael Kistner (@MichaelRKistner) on the forthcoming publication of his new article “Ambition and Conflict in State Legislatures”, co-authored with Christian Fong, in the Journal of Politics (@The_JOP). Read the article here:
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Do scandals still have the power to end political careers, or has polarization changed the rules of survival? @bjrottinghaus , @UHouston , @UHPoliticalSci , discusses: https://t.co/1GfxEpuA9w
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Our next candidate is Lucia Lopez. Lucia’s research explains how public opinion and public policy intersect, particularly in the domain of welfare. Her work is funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Rapoport Family Foundation. Find out more at https://t.co/XcG0wAjgvm.
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Looking to hire a political economist or comparativist? Look no further! Shiladitya is a PhD candidate with EITM training who studies electoral politics. Find out more at https://t.co/U6ZxSry4sG.
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Looking to hire a political science PhD? UH has some great candidates on the job market right now. Over the next few days we’ll be highlighting them. Today’s candidate is Grace Cho, a political theorist who studies religion and secularization.
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Timely research from @Trent_Oll. Read about it here!
How have Americans’ immigration attitudes changed in recent decades? Ollerenshaw and Jardina observe how opinions have evolved since 1988 among partisan and racial/ethnic groups. The most significant shifts have been from white Democrats. Read more: https://t.co/nShD2bV6lF
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Congratulations to PhD Candidate Lucía López on being awarded the 2025–26 Early Career Fellowship from the APSA Experimental Research Section (@apsaexperiments)! 🎉 Lucía is on the academic job market this year -- learn more about her research at https://t.co/xzXdCjtSGw .
lucia-lopez.com
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APSA invites all political science #graduatestudents interested in writing for general audiences to apply for the Public Scholarship Program, working with editors and authors of the @apsrjournal. Apply by September 20th! Learn more about the fellowship: https://t.co/9LPSBVaodU
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Congratulations to Lucia Lopez on being named a 2025–2026 @epovb Early-Career Fellow! This fellowship recognizes outstanding scholarship and potential in the field of Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior.
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The Sharing Stories from 1977 project is looking for a College Work Study student! This position assists in building the project and its website by working with the staff to produce and edit content and web presence. Learn more and apply today at https://t.co/XYtMimZ7eV!
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🎉 Congratulations to PhD student Kyle Martin! His article, “Alexander Hamilton’s Theory of Conscience: Conscience as a Source of Constitutional Obligation,” has just been published in American Political Thought. https://t.co/VsIa2SPFmp
journals.uchicago.edu
Abstract In this article, I analyze Alexander Hamilton’s understanding of conscience as a source of moral and political obligation. In Federalist no. 85, Hamilton argues that each citizen must judge...
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The Center for Public History is looking for a College Work Study student worker as an Oral History Assistant / Transcriptionist! This position will involve organizing previously recorded interviews for deposit, proofreading, and transcription. Apply starting August 4th!
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Congratulations to PhD alumna Vanessa Baird on receiving the Law and Courts Teaching Award from the American Political Science Association’s Law and Courts Section!
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Research from our undergraduate UH Election Lab was mentioned in this article about a recall in Kingsville! Also cool: All three of the undergraduates who helped with the research are in law school now! @UHPoliticalSci
https://t.co/cIrv6jTGiF
caller.com
Despite a petition by residents, three Kingsville city commissioners voted not to hold recall elections for themselves. Here's what could lie ahead.
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Congratulations to recent PhD graduate Shana Hardin on her new publication in @pgijournal23: "Candidacy: How Authorizing the Use of Campaign Funds for Childcare Increases Women’s Candidacy for State Legislatures." Read it here:
tandfonline.com
Women remain underrepresented at all levels of government in the United States and face numerous barriers to political participation, one of the most significant being household and caregiving resp...
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Congratulations to Michael Soules on his new article in Political Research Quarterly (@PRQjournal): "Rebels With Too Many Causes." The article shows how broad rebel recruitment can prolong civil conflicts. Read more:
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Do rebel groups benefit from attempting to appeal to larger segments of society by mobilizing around more diverse ideologies? Prior work has examined a variety ...
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Congratulations to Boris Shor (@bshor) on the publication of his new article, "Are State Legislative Leaders Moderates?" in Legislative Studies Quarterly (@LSQjournal). Read the article here:
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Spatial models of legislative organization predict that elected leaders will be moderates with respect to their constituency, the party caucus. However, empirical studies of leader positioning in...
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Congratulations to Lucia Lopez on receiving a Russell Sage Foundation Dissertation Research Grant! 🎉 Lucia will be on the academic job market this year. You can learn more about her research at https://t.co/XwZeuwpAzE.
https://t.co/CIB12bEMug
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Catch up on faculty highlights, student achievements, new research, and more in the latest edition of the University of Houston Department of Political Science newsletter. Read it here:
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