UT Government

The Univ. of Texas at Austin Department of Government. Our mission is to offer a nationally acclaimed program of teaching and research in political science.

[UT Government @UTGovernment]

Please join us for our Election Panel on Oct. 9th, when professors in the Department of Government will offer expert insights on where things stand four weeks out from the election. @LiberalArtsUT

[UT Government @UTGovernment]

This week, @UTGovernment Professor Terrence Chapman appeared on KXAN news to discuss escalation between Israel and Hezbollah https://t.co/Rj4bTzlbTw

[UT Government @UTGovernment]

Today @UTGovernment, graduate student Allison Verrilli presented her research, “New Faces Changing Spaces: How Gentrification Shapes Demand for Policing,” as part of the American Politics Speaker Series.

[Shannon Bow O'Brien @shannonbow]

I had this piece published today!
Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives are not rare in US history https://t.co/IYPk8pDvFD via @ConversationUS

[Paz Avila @mpavilao]

This week, I attended the @ICON__S Annual Conference in Madrid, where I presented my work on constitutional legitimacy. It was inspiring to discuss the future directions of the Public Law field, and to meet old and new colleagues from around the globe. @UTGovernment @UTAustin

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

The #HamiltonBookAwards celebrate @UTaustin authors, including @EricLMcDaniel from @UTGovernment. His book, "The Everyday Crusade" offers a touchstone for understanding American national identity and the exclusionary ideologies that have plagued the nation since inception.

[Stuart Soroka @s_soroka]

Congratulations to @CBWlezien , just elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences!! @americanacad @UTAustin https://t.co/xc7NOa6VIO

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

The #HamiltonBookAwards celebrate UT authors, including Benjamin Gregg from @UTGovernment. Gregg's book, “Creating Human Nature,” offers a broad perspective on how to deal with the socially and morally challenging potential for human genetic engineering.

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

The #HamiltonBookAwards celebrate UT authors, including John Gerring from @UTGovernment. His book, “The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy,” explores modern democracy by focusing on geography and long-term patterns of global diffusion.

[LLILAS BENSON @llilasbenson]

Register now to attend this talk by Nobel Laureate in Economics Joseph E. Stiglitz and former Argentine Minister of Economy Martín Guzmán. All info here: https://t.co/XkkZbeCMrt

@TheLBJSchool @LiberalArtsUT @UTexasGlobal @UTexasMcCombs @UTGovernment

[Guillermo Pérez @Perez_Ciudad]

We began our Emerging Scholars Conference in Public Law with panels on American Constitutional Development and Human Rights and International Law. Thanks to the presenters, discussants, and attendees! @UTAustin @UTGovernment

[Amy H. Liu @dramyhliu]

When language and culture meets economic calculus meets pollution. This was one of the funnest — but also one of the most difficult — papers I’ve ever written. Many thanks to @MaleskyEdmund for being a partner in crime. @UTGovernment

[Scholars Strategy Network (bsky: @scholars.org) @SSNScholars]

America's gun violence rates are much higher than those of much of the world. @ZedTex (@UTGovernment) provides context for this, showing how U.S. gun culture differs from that of other countries.

@KrystinaShveda, @natalie_croker, Marco Chacon & Kara Fox: https://t.co/1mJglYJeUW

[Rapoport Center @rapoportcenter]

Join us for an interdisciplinary conference on nuclear disarmament, environmental justice, and peace, including a keynote address by Nobel Peace Prize winner Beatrice Fihn and a performance by movement artist Eiko Otake. For more info and to register: https://t.co/IMUYXWkcjy

[LLILAS BENSON @llilasbenson]

Join us on Monday, Feb. 12, for a LLILAS Mexico Center roundtable on the upcoming Mexican presidential elections.
@UTGovernment @TheLBJSchool @LiberalArtsUT @ConsulMexAtn @UTexasGlobal

[Texas Global @UTexasGlobal]

Join Polish Club Feb. 16 for a conversation with Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland and Lithuania Stephen Mull about the relationship between U.S. and Poland. RSVP at https://t.co/6vdsuVQyep.

@UTCREEES @UTEuroStudies @lahonorsut @LiberalArtsUT @UTGovernment @strausscenter

[UT Liberal Arts @LiberalArtsUT]

"Ukraine War: What Would Brent Scowcroft Do?" via @UTGovernment Prof Bartholomew Sparrow

🔗https://t.co/2G0q5sjWd5

[Richard Albert @RichardAlbert]

📝 This semester, I will co-teach a writing seminar with @ZedTex here @UTexasLaw @UTGovernment. Our goal is to help students produce their own publishable work in comparative constitutional law & politics. 🎉

[Civitas Institute @UT_Civitas]

“Do judges have the authority and capacity to engage in natural-law reasoning?” @UTGovernment PhD Candidate and @UT_Civitas dissertation fellow Candace Terman turns to forgotten founder James Wilson to sketch an answer

Forthcoming in Review of Politics -> https://t.co/3WxWrZNnjk