Gary P. Freeman, Chair
BAT 2.116, Mailcode A1800, Austin, TX 78712 • 512-471-5121
Current News
The Tajik Solution: A Model for Fixing Afghanistan
Posted: Nov 23, 2009
George Gavrilis offers solutions for Afghanistan at ForeignAffairs.com
Groundbreaking Poll Finds Voters Concerned by Sources of Political Cash
Posted: Nov 16, 2009
Government professors conduct survey with U.S. Supreme Court on cusp of significant decision related to campaign finance
Comparing Issue Attention in the United States and Denmark
Posted: Nov 9, 2009
New article shows effect of different institutions on public policy
Polling Center Inaugural Election Survey
Posted: Nov 6, 2009
First UT/Texas Tribune Poll results available
International Organizations and War
Posted: Nov 4, 2009
Terrence Chapman’s research explains the interaction between international organizations, public approval for war, and the probability of war
Debating The Rhetorical Presidency
Posted: Nov 3, 2009
Scholars debate government professor’s landmark study of the presidency
The Endurance of National Constitutions
Posted: Oct 30, 2009
New book explains why some constitutions live and others die
Texas Tribune, University of Texas at Austin to Partner on Polls
Posted: Oct 29, 2009
Texas Tribune to sponsor five Texas Politics polls
Inclusion and Exclusion in a Global Context
Posted: Oct 7, 2009
Government graduate student wins best paper award
Helping Others Help Themselves
Posted: Sep 30, 2009
Strauss Center awards propel government seniors’ personal and career development
Stauffer Wins President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award
Posted: Sep 29, 2009
Devin Stauffer joins pedigree of department winners
Brianna Becker, 1987-2009
Posted: Sep 28, 2009
Government and philosophy senior was emerging leader in Texas Republican Party
Punish and Isolate or Reform and Reintegrate?
Posted: Sep 25, 2009
Publication in flagship journal draws lessons from Plato for the contemporary restorative justice movement
Bank Pay and the Financial Crisis
Posted: Sep 24, 2009
Visiting scholar in Department of Government publishes op-ed in Wall Street Journal
New LLILAS Associate Director Named
Posted: Sep 21, 2009
Juliet Hooker, associate professor of government, in new leadership role at Institute of Latin American Studies
Ethnic Voting and Latino Representation in U.S. State Legislatures
Posted: Sep 17, 2009
As the number of Latino citizens in a state increases, so does the number of Latino representatives in a state's legislature
Pangles Head Up Core Texts Program
Posted: Sep 14, 2009
Government professors Thomas and Lorraine Pangle have been named co-directors of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas
Campaign Talk Named Best Book of the Decade
Posted: Sep 8, 2009
American Political Science Association honors dean of the College of Communication and director of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation
Bounded Rationality and the Diffusion of Revolution
Posted: Aug 28, 2009
Cognitive psychology guides theory of 1848 revolutionary contagion
Dr. Manley Elliot Banks, 1953-2009
Posted: Aug 25, 2009
Urban politics specialist earned his Ph.D. at UT-Austin in 1987
Emmette Redford: Elected APSA President 50 Years Ago
Posted: Aug 24, 2009
"I trust Redford's students continue to run the government, no matter what the Constitution."
Institutions and Public Policy in Western Europe and the United States
Posted: Aug 17, 2009
New research uncovers cross-national similarities in public policymaking
Authoritarianism in Pakistan
Posted: Aug 14, 2009
Zoltan Barany outlines historic roots of Pakistani authoritarianism
Experts Available to Discuss the Crisis in Iran
Posted: Jul 2, 2009
University of Texas at Austin faculty are available to provide expert perspectives on issues related to the political unrest over Iranian election results, including President Barack Obama's stance on Iran policy, the violent crackdown on protestors in Tehran and the revolutionary impact of social media.
