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Itay Machtei

September 12, 2024

Replacing the State: Market Expansion in the Postindustrial Era (John D Stephens (Chair), Evelyne Huber (Chair), Santiago Olivella, Lucy Martin, Mallory Sorelle). My dissertation examines the effects of market expansion on the political economy of advanced democracies. While markets and politics … Read more

Brian Brew

September 11, 2024

Populism in America (Treul, Andrews-Lee, Globetti, Hetherington, Roberts). Populist politicians and parties have risen to prominence and power in democracies across the world, and the United States is no exception. Both major American parties feature a substantial populist faction. Populists … Read more

Sam Schmitt

September 10, 2024

Market Society, Open Society? Contemporary Protestant and Catholic Critiques of Market-Oriented Liberalism (Jeff Spinner-Halev (Chair), Susan Bickford, Alex Oprea, Luke Bretherton, Luc Bovens). Advocates of market society maintain it is a distinctly open society allowing many ways of life to … Read more

Eric Parajon

September 5, 2024

Three essays on American Climate Attitudes (Cameron Ballard-Rosa (Chair), Christopher Clark, Mark Crescenzi, Marc J. Hetherington, Graeme Robertson) My dissertation focuses on the political economy of the environment, with a particular emphasis on the politics of domestic support for both … Read more

Alexander Love

September 5, 2024

Beyond the Status Quo: Legal Constraints and Public Influence in Agency Rulemaking (Baumgartner, Kroeger, Sahn, Kreitzer, Webb Yackee) My dissertation investigates the effectiveness of political controls over federal agency rulemaking, focusing on the notice and comment process. By introducing novel … Read more