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Collaborative Research: Primary Elections for U.S. State and Federal Offices: A Comprehensive Database and Analysis

The emergence of the primary election process during the 20th Century is widely thought to have transformed American politics. For example, primary elections allegedly weakened political parties and fueled the rise of personalistic, incumbency oriented politics; and primary elections are though to have made politicians much more ideologically extreme than the electorate as a whole, because candidates must first win approval of a partisan subset of the electorate before they can even qualify for the general election.

Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science: Participation in Loyalist Protest Activities in Northern Ireland

Cultural protest actions are used by political actors around the world to achieve political objectives, but existing political science theories cannot fully explain their dynamics. In particular, the current literature does not account for why individuals participate in actions that have significant political consequences but that do not offer material inducements for participants or social punishments for non-participants. The aim of this dissertation is understand who chooses to participate in politically-relevant protest actions and why.

Doctoral Dissertation Research in Law and Social Sciences: Accountability in Multiple Fora After Extreme Mass Behavior

The second half of the 20th century saw a shift from an international system in which acts of mass extreme behavior were considered unpunishable to one in which they are generally viewed as criminally culpable conduct. When events become public, the states where they occur are now beset by calls to either prosecute those responsible or allow an international court to do so.

Science and Technology Studies Dissertation Grant

The Science and Technology Studies (STS) program supports research that uses historical, philosophical, and social scientific methods to investigate the intellectual, material, and social facets of the scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical (STEM) disciplines. It encompasses a broad spectrum of topics including interdisciplinary studies of ethics, equity, governance, and policy issues that are closely related to STEM disciplines.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Thursday, August 3, 2023

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Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Dissertation Research

The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative, analytical, and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social and behavioral sciences.

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Thursday, August 25, 2022
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Thursday, August 29, 2024

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Mandel Center Fellowship

To support fellowships of 3-8 months at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

Deadline: 

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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Scandinavian Study Grant

To support small grants for research in a Scandinavian country.

Deadline: 

Monday, November 1, 2021

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Fellowship in Scandinavia

To support a year-long fellowship in a Scandinavian country.

Deadline: 

Monday, November 1, 2021

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ARIT Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Turkey

To support fellowships for graduate students in Turkey.

Deadline: 

Monday, November 1, 2021

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Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program (Fahs-Beck Scholars)

To support dissertation expenses for graduate students doing research on the well-being of individuals or communities in the US or Canada.

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