Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published a co-authored article, "Media literacy and partisan convergence across social network sites" in the Social Science Journal. This article argues that people with different partisanship tend to rely on different social media; this tendency, therefore, influences the spread of…

Kenneth Miller (Political Science), and co-editors John Green and David Cohen have published State of the Parties 2022: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Political Parties with Rowman & Littlefield. The book brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to explore the current state of American party…

John Tuman (Political Science) presented an invited talk titled "Latinos in Nevada" to the Reno Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). His talk discussed topics and findings from his co-authored book Latinos in Nevada: A Political, Economic, and Social Profile (with professors Tiffiany Howard, David Damore, and Nerses…

Nerses Kopalyan published an article in the Times of Israel on the relationship between Israel's arms sales to Azerbaijan, and the implications of this policy in light of Azerbaijan's growing anti-Americanism. 

Nerses Kopalyan published an article in Le Figaro, one of the most prestigious publications in France, on the energy deal between the European Union and Azerbaijan, and the geopolitical implications of Europe enabling oil-rich autocracies. 

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) was invited to the virtual roundtable "Technology and the security of democratic societies" hosted by the Brookings Institution. In the roundtable, Dr. Wang shared his observation on the information operations from the authoritarian regimes and their possible developments in recent years. He also…

Zachary Billot (Political Science) was appointed to the Juvenile Justice Services Advisory Committee by the Clark County Commission. This committee is responsible for overseeing unique policy solution creation and presentation for unique problems that affect the population of justice impacted youth throughout the state. The term lasts for three…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published a co-authored article, "Public support for the use of force in non-Western and non-major powers: The case of a China–Taiwan war," in the International Political Science Review. This article argues that the calculation in the willingness to fight and war tolerance are different for people…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published a co-authored article, "Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries," in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior. Wang collaborates with a group of psychologists around the world and examines the make-up usage across the countries. This article shows…

Jared Oestman (Political Science) and Songying Fang from Rice University published "The Limit of American Public Support for Military Intervention" in Armed Forces & Society. They conducted a survey experiment on a sample of American citizens to understand what determines public support for different forms of U.S.-led military…

Dan Lee (Political Science) published a co-authored article, "Permeable Boundaries: The Interplay between Major Party Primaries and Non-major Party Candidacies," in Party Politics. A theoretical model of candidate entry shows how competitive primary elections can funnel candidates to instead pursue the non-major party route onto the general…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published a co-authored article "Comparing Stress and Behavioral Coping Strategies during the Early Stages of the COVID‑19 Crisis among Domestic and Overseas Taiwanese" in the journal Scientific Reports. This article compares the level of stress and the coping strategies between domestic and…