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My research interests are located at the intersection of comparative politics of democratization and politics of race and nationalism with a regional focus on the United States and Western Europe.

Why do elites agree to give power to excluded groups that could shift the balance of power between...Read more

I am a doctoral candidate studying American politics, public opinion, and political psychology. My current research examines how novel approaches to survey measurement capture psychological features of public opinion.

I am a Research Assistant for the Cooperative Congressional Election Study working under Prof. Brian Schaffner.

Prior to coming...Read more

I'm Kaylee Johnson, a doctoral candidate, teaching assistant, and research assistant in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Welcome!

My dissertation project explores the ostensibly popular, inclusive, and race-neutral middle class identity, focusing on the extent to which it is racialized. I contend that...Read more

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“I never intended to major in political science when I accepted my spot at UMass,” says Morris Singer ’06. “I went from taking one political science class to the next before discovering my passion for the subject matter and for the opportunities that exist to carry my education beyond...Read more

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Michael Fox '11 (Political Science) remembers the first time he heard about Root Capital; it was during his senior year at UMass. Having recently added an economics minor, Fox recognized Root Capital as a place where his interest in finance and political ideals could be married. Read more......Read more

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