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Arabic literature, art, culture, politics; Islamic religion, Quran, women and gender in Islam; Arabo-Islamic history and civilization.
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Writing; politics of literacy; sociocultural theory; curricula in reading and writing
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Egypt; Iran; repression; democratization; American attempts at democracy promotion, Authoritarianism
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Presidential politics; presidential character; the presidency and the public; American politics; public policy; political behavior
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Technology Policy, Comparative Politics, International Relations
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Race, culture and identity; music and popular culture; sport and the media; British politics
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Congressional elections, Latino politics, Texas politics, U.S. Congress; Election night analysis.
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The history of popular culture and consumerism in twentieth-century Germany and Europe; the history and politics of memory; the visual history of Germany in the twentieth century, with a specific focus upon photographic representations.
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Irish literature, politics and culture; Modern poetry, Women''''s Studies; Drama and Film; Shakespeare; W.B. Yeats, representations of only children, and representations of clerical child abuse.
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Journalism and media criticism; coverage of international affairs, including Northeast and Southeast Asia; coverage of U.S. relations with Asia.
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Latin American politics: urban poverty and politics, civil-military relations, parties and party systems, Peru
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Robert Divine, Ph.D.
George W. Littlefield Professor Emeritus in American History
College of Liberal Arts
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-258-6067
E-mail: rdivine@austin.rr.com
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Twentieth century American foreign policy; history of the American presidency
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International affairs; national security/ defense policy; human resources policy (especially military personnel); civil rights/ race relations; policy making (especially the executive branch); federal education policy; African politics, business
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Higher education governance, organization and administration; executive leadership search/selection/supervision and evaluation; higher education policy development and politics; ethics in higher education; multi-campus systems and statewide coordination
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Journalism and media coverage of contemporary issues, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the apartheid era, British politics and culture.
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Macroeconomic policy; monetary policy, economic development policies; comparative economic policy; economic inequality
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U.S. foreign policy; national security affairs; nuclear strategy and arms control, presidential policymaking
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Labor law, employment law, higher education
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Eugene Gholz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Public Affairs
LBJ School of Public Affairs
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-5882
E-mail: egholz@alum.mit.edu
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U.S. foreign policy; strategic industries, defense, aerospace, oil; defense politics and organization
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The Internet and everyday life; the Internet and political and civic engagement; and the Internet and its intersection with distinct circles of geo-identities in the European context.
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Civil Rights Movement; Social Movements; Politics of race and gender; American South
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A member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1991-2001, Greenberg?s areas of expertise include state and local government, public finance and budgeting, education, health care, transportation, and campaigns and elections in the state of Texas.
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Mexican political parties and elections, Latin American politics, research methods, voting behavior in Mexico and Latin America, social movements, and comparative democratization
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Labor demand, time use, social insurance programs (particularly unemployment insurance) and unusual applications of labor economics (to suicide, sleep and beauty)Labor markets; unemployment; wages inequality; Social Security; demographic issues, business.
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Political economy; comparative politics; Middle East and North Africa - esp. Algeria Egypt Morocco Tunisia; politics of international oil; Islamic financial systems; commercial banking systems in the MENA; business, economics & labor.
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Texas politics; presidential elections; Internet and politics; political campaigns; Texas Politics Project
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John Higley, Ph.D.
Professor of Government and Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-7236 (Govt.); 512-471-9607 (Aus. Studies)
E-mail: jhigley@mail.la.utexas.edu
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Comparative politics; Australia and New Zealand; Political elites; business, Political Sociology
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Implementation of school accountability policies, including test-driven accountability measures (exit exams and NCLB) as well as market-driven accountability reforms (charter schools and school choice); the implementation of policies designed to foster greater equity and diversity in schools, particularly school desegregation policy
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Sport policy, law, and history; international relations; international politics and diplomacy; drugs and doping in sport; the Olympic Movement.
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Child Development; poverty and child policy; child care; television influences on children
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European politics, Global Security Studies, Transatlantic relations, Europe, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Media and journalism (law and ethics); progressive politics and political dissidence; U.S. antiwar activism; communication; white privilege and institutionalized racism; pornography and sexual violence; male masculinity and feminism.
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Manuel Justiz, Ph.D.
Dean
College of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-7255
E-mail: n/a
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Education and public policy; politics of education; equal access for minorities in education systems; Latin American programs
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Free will and responsibility; ethics and contemporary moral issues; theory of values; philosophy of religion; politics and culture
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Witchcraft; witch trials and prosecution; demonic possession; torture, past and present; Reformation.
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Constitutional Law, constitutional design, emergency powers and constitutional theory, torture and the law.
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Consumerism in advanced industrial democracies, with a focus on Japan; the reform of the Japanese postal system and the political power of the commissioned postmasters, Comparative politics, Japanese politics and society, international relations of the Asia Pacific.
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African American politics; faith and religion; churches and political activism; race, elections and political behavior.
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The intersection of public health, civil rights and transnational social movements; 19th and 20th popular mobilization and American public health policies at the Mexican border; race and cross-border labor politics; and Latino public history
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19th and 20th century history of India, including religion and politics, intellectual and social history, and women''s movements.
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Presidential politics, George W. Bush, the Bush family legacy, Texas politics, journalism.
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Sustainable architecture; science and technology studies; politics of technology; philosophy of technology; history of technology
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Architecture, urban planning, social equity, affordable housing, community development, urban politics and research design.
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Modern Russian culture in social and political context, with a focus on the politics of the arts; 19th century Europe; Gender; Film; Visual Culture
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Benjamin Franklin; Philosophy of education; Ancient political philosophy and ethics; Modern political philosophy to 1900
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Pamela Paxton, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Liberal Arts
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-6323
E-mail:
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Women in politics; pro-social behavior, politics, gender, and methodology.
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Terrorism, counterterrorism, political extremism, decision making, security studies, social networks, mixed research methods, Israel, political extremism in Israel, political violence, political parties, comparative politics and international relations.
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U.S. Supreme Court; constitutional interpretation; the intersection of law and politics
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African American politics; race; political communication; presidential election; voter behavior.
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Ben Philpott, BA
senior political reporter, KUT Radio
College of Communication
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-5418
E-mail: bphilpott@kut.org
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Texas Governor Rick Perry, Texas politics
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Politics of Hollywood; American politics (elections, Presidency, Congress)
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Gretchen Ritter, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Women's and Gender Studies; Professor, Department of Government
College of Liberal Arts
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-3310
E-mail: ritterg@mail.utexas.edu
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Women and American politics; women and the constitution; gender discrimination; women and the presidency.
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Presidential campaigns and elections; American politics; electoral college; campaign strategy; voters and voter behavior.
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Urban policy and management; urban politics; criminal justice policy; prisons; municipal policing; community crime prevention
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state, national, local campaign politics; public broadcasting
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Politics, Southern politics, political campaigns, political advertising and how polls affect campaigns and campaign messaging; documentary filmmaking
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Political behavior, partisan media use, political communication, public opinion, political research.
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Urban sociology and planning; low-income housing policy; development theory and social policy; contemporary Mexican politics; Latin America
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Latin American urbanization, contemporary Mexican politics, community development and housing policy in developing countries, planning in Mexico City, colonia-type housing in the United States, US-Mexico relations, Governance and politics and Latin America
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Democratization, market reform, social policy and policy diffusion, and populism in Latin America, social and economic policy for Latin America, especially Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Venezuela
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