Stephen M. Engel, MA,
PhD candidate
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I am currently a fifth-year doctoral candidate in
political science at Within American politics, my research concentrates
on American political development, judicial politics, and inter-branch
relations. I am also interested in
social movement and interest group behavior and development, and I have
researched and published pieces on collective behavior and social movement
development, particularly within the realm of sexuality politics. My dissertation research focuses on relations
between the elected and the federal judiciary, particularly instances when
such relations become hostile. What
explains variation in these hostilities?
What differentiates instances where politicians will strip the Court
of jurisdiction or pack the Court from times when such rhetoric amounts only
to political posturing? My research is supported through August of 2008
by a dissertation research fellowship from the American Bar Foundation in
Chicago and through June of 2009 through a National Science Foundation
Dissertation Improvement Grant in Law and Social Science. For the academic year, 2008-2009, my
research is further supported by a |
