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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

Campaigning for the Economy

Posted: Oct 23, 2009
Government graduate student wins NSF grant

Inclusion and Exclusion in a Global Context

Posted: Oct 7, 2009
Government graduate student wins best paper award

Running 'Round the Ivory Tower

Posted: Oct 5, 2009
Terri Givens is new Inside Higher Ed columnist

Larry Temple Scholarships Awarded

Posted: Oct 2, 2009
Sophomore wins $33,000 scholarship

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

The News in Texas (and Beyond)

Posted: Sep 29, 2009
New Texas Politics Speakers Series video posted

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.

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