The was held in Chicago, April 13-16, and the 鶹Ƶ Political Science department was there to participate, present research, and collaborate! The MPSA Conference in a non-partisan gathering that averages more than 5,000 attendees from every state in the US and over 100 countries around the world, dedicated to the furtherance of scholarship in political science.
Presentations from members of the Kent Political Science department included:
Hassan Afzal: "A Probabilistic Analysis and Policy Recommendations for Shifting Public Attitudes, Racial Prejudice, and Immigrant Well-Being During the Health Crisis" and "The Effects of the global health crisis on U. S. immigration policies"
Hassan Afzal and Dr. Daniel Chand: "Rhetoric, Relevance, and Policy Entrepreneurship During Health Crises: Analysis of U.S. House Immigration Bills, 2013-20"
Dr. Daniel Chand and Dr. Daniel Hawes: “Assessing the Relative Effects of Representative Bureaucracy”
Dr. Daniel Chand, Dr. Daniel Hawes, Meghan Geist, and Apolonia Calderon: “‘Friends or Foes’ in Immigration Policy: How Policy Environment Shapes Advocacy by Immigrant-serving Organizations”
Dr. Ryan Claassen and Dr. Michael Ensley: "Election Fraud Attitudes: Fans Make Poor Referees?"
Michael Dzordzormenyoh: "The Effect of Rural, Urban, & Peri-Urban Residency on Access to Medical Care in Africa: An Examination" and "Factors Influencing how Ghanaians Evaluate the Performance of their Public Leaders"
Dr. Michael Ensley: "Anti-Establishment Attitudes and Behavior in Congress"
Anna Hutcheson: "Accountability for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity: Bemba, Ntaganda, and Human Rights Organizations"
Ainur Kenzhetayeva: "The Economic Origins of Democracy: The Effect of Oil Rents on Democratic Transition"
Danielle McLaughlin: “Representation in the Policy Process: A Conjoint Experiment”
Laura Mendez Carvajal: "Marketization of Foreign Aid: A Rationale for U.S. Foreign Aid and Policy"
Dr. Gabriella Paar-Jakli: “Reshaping the Media Ecosystem One Byte at a Time: Creative Ways for the Opposition’s Informing the Public in Hungary under Rule by Decree.”