Amanda Aziz, PhD

“Knit It & Submit It” • UNC Political Science PhD • she/her/hers

[uncpolisci @uncpolisci]

@EmilyOmmundsen studies Congress, staffing, and institutional capacity. In her dissertation and published work, she evaluates the choices members make regarding their institutional resources and the consequences of such choices on congressional representation #PSJMInfo

[uncpolisci @uncpolisci]

In her dissertation, @IsabelLaterzo examines how political actors conceptualize, propose, and pursue public security agendas. She leverages an original corpus of campaign proposals, admin data, and > 100 expert interviews conducted via 7 months of fieldwork in Brazil. #PSJMInfo

[uncpolisci @uncpolisci]

@Tyler_Ditmore studies new international tax regimes and their potential to enhance domestic taxation. His analysis of tax transparency commitments reveals dueling mechanisms behind cooperation which may undermine international reforms #PSJMInfo

[uncpolisci @uncpolisci]

@n_delacerda’s work explores political identification in contexts with weak and unstable political parties. He shows that ideological and charismatic identities can be deeply consequential even in places with low levels of partisanship. #PSJMInfo

[uncpolisci @uncpolisci]

In his research, @colinrcase assesses the ways in which candidates respond to electoral factors and the implications of this behavior as it relates to election outcomes, lawmaking, polarization, and representation. He also develops text-as-data methods in his research #PSJMInfo

[uncpolisci @uncpolisci]

When populists engage in democratic backsliding, what motivates people to protest in defense of or against liberal democracy? @Blackington_C's dissertation analyzes how political socialization and emotions shape who participates in these protests & why #PSJMInfo

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

One of my dear grad school friends will be on the market later this fall!

[uncpolisci @uncpolisci]

Liberal theory analyzes religious objections to state power but has overlooked recent religious objections to *market​​* institutions. @SchmittTheory uses Protestant and Catholic criticisms to identify ways of making market society a more open society for all. #PSJMInfo

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

@SchmittTheory I spend an hour a day with them four times per week 😂

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

@m__greenberger @DUPoliSci @UofDenver WOOOOOO! Congratulations Michael!

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

@SchmittTheory Straight up read Olive Garden Theme and was confused for a full minute

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

@m__greenberger It’s America runs ON not America runs FROM

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

UNC political science cannot be stopped these days! Check out my friend @emilyommundsen’s newly published work on the importance of congressional staff experience!

[Emily Cottle Ommundsen @emilyommundsen]

Thrilled to share that my paper, “The Institution’s Knowledge: Congressional Staff Experience and Committee Productivity” is published @LSQjournal. See below for a quick thread on the findings, but the big takeaway: staff matter! 1/

https://t.co/Wkfgu2WCMS

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

Important insight from my friend @IsabelLaterzo’s research in Brazil!

[Isabel Laterzo-Tingley @IsabelLaterzo]

Today is election day in Brazil 🇧🇷

Public security is a key issue, & the # of law enforcement candidates is 27% higher than in ‘18

In today’s @monkeycageblog I discuss how cands have campaigned on pub sec and what it could mean
https://t.co/8isvzDWVZY

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

My friend @jgunderson8 is on the job market and on FIRE!

[Jacob Gunderson @jgunderson8]

Two R-&-Rs in two weeks is a good way to close out September.

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

@m__greenberger @APSAtweets @jgunderson8 @devincaru Here for this 😎

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

@SchmittTheory The only thing I could think of was “Campbell Converse Miller and Stoked To Be Here”

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

Suggestions for a trivia team name for a group of political scientists! Go!

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

@SchmittTheory Incredible

[Amanda Aziz, PhD @AmandaAzizPS]

Yeah I’ll re-download twitter for the day.