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Professor James Scott has been selected as the 2020 Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Albert O. Hirschman Prize recipient. The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is proud to announce that James C. Scott is the recipient of the 2020 Albert O. Hirschman Prize, the Council’s highest honor. ...	Professor Gregory Huber in American Politics Research Journal: "Perceptions of Program Abuse and Support for Social Insurance" Professor Gregory Huber has an article in the American Politics Research journal entitled “Perceptions of Program Abuse and Support for Social Insurance.” Abstract: “Do...	Assistant Professor Ian Turner: "Helping Friends or Influencing Foes: Electoral and Policy Effects of Campaign Finance Contributions" Assistant Professor of Political Science Ian Turner has a new article published in the American Journal of Political Science. “Helping Friends or Influencing Foes: Electoral...
Professor Jim Scott interview on his book Against The Grain on New Books Network Professor James Scott was interviewed about his book “Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States” on the New Books Network. Professor Scott discusses the...	Gregory Collins' new book: Gregory Collins’ new book on Edmund Burke’s economic thought, titled Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke’s Political Economy, was recently released by...	Elisabeth Wood: Resuming Field Research in Pandemic Times Professor Elisabeth Wood, along with Douglas Rogers, K. Sivaramakrishnan and Rene Almeling, discuss the issues field researchers will face after the pandemic subsides in...
Virtual Meeting: COVID-19 Social Science Research Join us for a virtual meeting featuring social science research opportunities for students interested in working on projects related to COVID-19. Faculty, of course, are...