Recent Publications

The Effect of Women’s Descriptive Representation on Premature Mortality Dr. Dana Patton (The University of Alabama) and Dr. Richard Fording (The University of Alabama) Journal Article in Social Forces, April 13, 2020 Abstract: Although many studies have found that women legislators pursue policies important to women, we know relatively little concerning the effect of women’s descriptive

Reimagining US Engagement with a Turbulent Middle East Dr. Waleed Hazbun (University of Alabama) Journal Article in Middle East Report, No. 294 (Spring 2020)

 Interlocal Collaboration and Local Fiscal Structure: Do State Incentives Matter? Dr. Sungho Park (The University of Alabama) Journal Article in Public Budgeting and Finance, March 25, 2020 Abstract: Interlocal collaboration is considered an important tool for cost‐saving. States, therefore, have incentivized interlocal collaboration in different ways. To understand the budgetary consequences of interlocal collaboration and state

Government Financial Management and the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Comparative Look at South Korea and the United States Dr. Sungho Park (The University of Alabama) Journal Article in The American Review of Public Administration, July 15, 2020 Abstract: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious respiratory illness afflicting people to a degree not seen since the

How do external conditions affect the design of local governments’ sustainability strategies? Dr. Hyunjung Ji (The University of Alabama) and Dr. Nicole Darnall (Arizona State University) Journal Article in Regulation & Governance, July 20, 2020 Abstract: Local governments nationwide have been adopting a variety of sustainability practices in the absence of strong federal guidance. The

A Multilevel Analysis of Hate Crime Commission Using NCVS and UCR Data Dr. Richard Fording (Principal Investigator), University of Alabama Dr. Matt Nobles (Co-PI), University of Central Florida Research Grant from the Russell Sage Foundation (2019-2020) Abstract: In this project, we will conduct a series of analyses to better understand the community-level factors contributing to

Aesthetic Elisions: The Ruins of Palmyra and the ‘Good Life’ of Liberal Multiculturalism Dr. Elif Kalaycioglu (The University of Alabama) Journal Article in International Political Sociology, February 27, 2020 Abstract: Palmyra’s capture and destruction by ISIS resonated widely with an international audience. Drawing on Lefebvre’s theory of the production of space and affect theory’s key insights

Governing Culture ‘Credibly’: Contestation in the World Heritage Regime Dr. Elif Kalaycioglu (The University of Alabama) Contribution in A. Phillips & C. Reus Smit, Culture and Order in World Politics, December 2019 Summary: UNESCO’s world heritage regime was founded in 1972 to identify and protect cultural and natural sites of ‘outstanding universal value,’ which constitute

Group Membership and Support for the Supreme Court: Evidence from Evangelical Protestants Dr. Joseph Smith (The University of Alabama) Co-authored with Dr. Chris Kromphardt and Dr. Anderson Starling Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, December 11, 2019 Abstract: Research on the determinants of the U.S. Supreme Court’s institutional support among the public focuses on