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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Aug 26

Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

Congratulations to our 2024/25 @ricepolisci.bsky.social @ricegradschool.bsky.social Ph.D.s! @ietchacq.bsky.social @chanoarreguin.bsky.social @gustavogd.bsky.social, Gladys Zubiria, and Dayong Lee! We are so proud of you and so excited for the next phase of your careers!

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

Eight students were recognized for Distinction in Research in Political Science-- Erika Alvarez, Langston Ford, Nadia Jenkins, Andrew Kim, Joshua Posada, Pedro Ribeiro, Dean Toumajian, and Ruoqing Wang

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

Six students completed honors thesis and graduated with honors in the political science major: Erika Alvarez, Langston Ford, Andrew Kim, Dean Toumajian, Ruoqing Wang, and Zach Yiannias.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

The William P. Hobby Award for the best political science paper presented at a professional conference was won by @ricegradschool.bsky.social student @gustavogd.bsky.social for his paper "The Political Calculus of Anticorruption Reform."

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

The John Ambler award for best honors thesis was won by Andrew Kim for his thesis entitled "Veneration vs. Respect: Reevaluating Public Aversion to Amending the U.S. Constitution."

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

The Fred von der Mehden award to support international travel related to political science studies is awarded to Peter Ren.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

The C.M. and Damaris Hudspeth award for best undergraduate seminar paper goes to Pedro Ribeiro for "Intra or Inter State Conflict? Rebellion as a Product of War."

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

Two students won the Douglas S. Harlan award, which goes to students who combine academic excellence and political involvement-- Bela Koshy and Precious Akinrinmade.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 14

It's time for some student awards! This thread includes the political science awards given out last week. Congratulations to all our award winners for their excellent work!

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 9

Congratulations to all the excellent students recently inducted into Rice's Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter of @pisigmaalpha.bsky.social! news.rice.edu/news/2025/ce...

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 1

Professor Randy Stevenson was honored with the Dean's Distinguished Research Award in the School of Social Science for his significant contributions to understanding political behavior in coalitional systems.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 1

Professor Libby Vann won the Social Policy Analysis Student Association Faculty/Staff Mentor Award.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 1

Professor Ashley Leeds @bashleyleeds.bsky.social received the Rice University Faculty Award for Excellence in University Service and Leadership.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 1

Professor Erik Peterson was one of two faculty across the university to receive the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Achievement. Dr. Peterson has changed what we know about local news and political communication.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 1

Professor Bob Stein was recognized with the Y.Ping Sun award for Outstanding Community Engagement for his decades of work linking research, teaching, and community service. news.rice.edu/news/2025/bo...

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · May 1

It's award season at Rice! Today we will share our faculty awards, and next week we will follow with student awards.

Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks to our Applied Research Methods students for an informative poster session about their research projects.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Apr 2

Today is the day! The Rice Political Science Graduate Student Association is competing in the Rice 24-hour challenge by raising money to support professional development, networking, and seed funding. Donate here: www.givecampus.com/schools/Rice...

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Mar 28

Congratulations to @gustavogd.bsky.social on the successful defense of his dissertation "Electoral Incentives and Political Support for Anticorruption Reform: Evidence from Latin American Legislatures." Next stop, San Diego State University as an assistant professor of political science!

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Mar 24

New Research Alert! @ricegradschool.bsky.social student Ian Milden in Modern Diplomacy: "What Affects U.S. Public Support for Military Weapons Sales to Foreign Countries?" moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/03/14/w...

What Affects U.S. Public Support for Military Weapons Sales to Foreign Countries?

Given the U.S. government’s role in weapons sales, public opinion should constrain the decisions of democratically elected officials.

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Mar 3

New research alert! @43jmg.bsky.social in Party Politics: "Party system nationalization, party centralization and legislative de/centralization in federal democracies." journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Party system nationalization, party centralization and legislative de/centralization in federal democracies - Joel Mendoza Gómez, 2025

Federal systems have centralized at a rapid pace since the second half of the twentieth century. Subnational legislatures tend to legislate less and on fewer po...

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Mar 3

We're hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor to start July 1! Questions can be directed to search committee chair @matthias-staisch.bsky.social. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164384

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Feb 25

New research alert! @connerjoyce.bsky.social in JCR: "Do States Constrain Non-State Hackers? International Telecommunication Union Elections and Non-State Cyber Aggression." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Do States Constrain Non-State Hackers? International Telecommunication Union Elections and Non-State Cyber Aggression - Conner B. Joyce, 2025

Do states constrain non-state hackers? This article extends research on the role of transnational cyber aggression in international relations, showing that gove...

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Rice University Political Science @ricepolisci.bsky.social · Feb 20

New research alert! @gdilandro.bsky.social in @bjps.bsky.social: "Party Behaviour and the Gender Voting Gap" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Party Behaviour and the Gender Voting Gap | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Party Behaviour and the Gender Voting Gap - Volume 55

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