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Comparative politics
Public policy
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Private Security and State Legitimacy in Contemporary South Africa
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Michael Bratton (Chair)
Richard Hula
Mahesh Nalla
Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz
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International relations
Research methods
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When Ethnic Exclusion is Good Politics: Ethnic Exclusion, Armed Conflict, and Leadership Tenure in Small-Coalition Regimes
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Michael Colaresi (Chair)
Brian Silver
Cristina Bodea
Christina DeJong
Ravi Bhavnani
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| David Ciuk |
American politics
Research methods
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Value System Stability in the Mass Public |
William G. Jacoby (Chair)
Paul R. Abramson
Eric Chang
Sandra Marquart-Pyatt
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Comparative Politics
Public Policy
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Causes and Consequences of Electoral Administrative Reform in Africa
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Michael Bratton (Chair)
Eric Chang
Rita Edozie (James Madison College)
Thomas Hammond
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| Erin Krcatovich |
American politics
Public policy
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Understanding the Role of Faith-Based Nonprofits in the Urban Regime |
Richard Hula (Chair)
Laura Reese
Joshua Sapotichne
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| Robert Lupton |
American politics
Research methods
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Examining the Structure of Elite Attitudes: The Role of Sophistication in Attitudes Toward Government Spending |
William G. Jacoby (Chair)
Paul R. Abramson
Saundra K. Schneider
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| Niccole M. Pamphilis |
Comparative politics
Research methods
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Comparative Spending Priorities: The Interaction between Institutions and the Public |
Saundra K. Schneider (Chair)
William G. Jacoby
Ani Sarkissian
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| Kurt Pyle |
American politics
Research methods
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Anxiety, Political Attitudes, and Voting Behavior |
William G. Jacoby (Chair)
Paul R. Abramson
Corwin Smidt
Sandra Marquart-Pyatt
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American politics
Public policy
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The Anti-Technocracy: The Unscientific Determinants of Voting on Controversial Scientific Issues
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Richard Hula (Chair)
Melinda Gann Hall
Valentina Bali
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