A journal, Governance, vol. 7, which highlights the excellent work done by UNLV undergraduates in the Department of Political Science, was recently published. The faculty supervisor is professor Nerses Kopalyan. Professor Martha Phelps assisted with this issue.

Rachel Torres and Elizabeth Maltby (both Political Science) had a peer-reviewed article published in Journal of Public Policy.  Abstract: "Previous scholarship has shown that experience with public policies can affect citizens’ willingness to participate in politics. However, few studies have examined whether the effect of experience with…

Jared Oestmand (Political Science) and Tim Passmore from the Virginia Military Institute recently published an article, "Reliable Contributors? Leadership Turnover, Regime Type, and Commitments to Peacekeeping," in Foreign Policy Analysis. Their study examines the links between domestic politics and countries' voluntary troop contributions to…

John Tuman (Political Science) coauthored a chapter with John Holmes, emeritus, Queens University,  entitled, "The North American Auto Industry in Transition," which has accepted for publication in the edited book La IAM en la transición. The book will be published by the The Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the El Colegio de Sonora, Mexico.

Jesse Fager-Larsen (The Lincy Institute, Brookings Mountain West, Political Science) attended the 23rd annual Public Policy Leadership Conference (PPLC) held at the Harvard Kennedy School campus. During the conference, attendees meet with professors, attend mock graduate-level courses, and learn about career and funding opportunities in public…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) was invited by the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore to give a talk, titled "Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Explanation of Public Opinions and Implications," on September 13. In this talk, Wang analyzes the recent trend of emerging non-partisans in Taiwan since 2016,…

Recent published research by Kenneth M. Miller and Tanner Bates (both Political Science), "PACs and January 6th: Campaign Finance and Objections to the Electoral College Vote Count" was covered in the Washington Post article "How Corporate Liberalism is Changing Both Parties." The article discussed Miller and Bates' research on the effect of…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science)  co-authored article, "The Multiverse of Taiwan’s Future: Reconsidering the Independence–Unification (Tondu) Attitudes" in Political Studies Review. Wang and others proposed a new measurement to capture the independence-unification preference among Taiwanese people regarding the China-…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) was invited by US Embassy in Singapore and Singapore Press Club to give a talk on misinformation and US-China relations on August 14. In this talk, Wang shared his recent findings on the effect of misinformation and fact-checks, and illustrated the conflict between the freedom of speech and…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published an article, "Who are the non-separable voters?," in Electoral Studies. In this article, Wang examines three competing hypotheses on the formation of non-separable preferences through a poll result in the 2021 Taiwan referendum. In this referendum, Taiwanese voters were motivated to form…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) was invited to publish a book chapter, "Qualitative and Quantitative Changes of Taiwan Studies in the political science discipline (1987-2022)", in the book Political Science: The State of the Discipline: 20th Anniversary of IPSAS, edited by Wu et al and published by Academia Sinica, Taiwan. In the…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science)'s life story as a political scientist at UNLV is covered by Global Views Monthly, the largest magazine in Taiwan. In the article, Wang explains his decision to switch his undergraduate major from electrical engineering to political science and shares tips on finding interesting research ideas…