Beyond the Classroom

A commitment to collaborative research

The Department of Political Science is committed to collaborative research with students.

Every year, around a dozen different students have opportunities to participate in data collection, examination of primary and secondary sources, and co-authoring with their faculty mentors. We believe collaborative research is crucial to your development.

Collaborative research opportunities are available throughout the academic year and additional opportunities are available every summer through Linfield’s Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Grant program.

A glance at collaborative research initiatives

Here are some of the Department of Political Science's collaborative research projects pursued by faculty and students.

Professor Dimitri Kelly

As part of a larger research agenda concerning the polarizing effects of media choice, Professor Dimitri Kelly has been working with students to code national media coverage of congressional elections from 2002 to 2016. The goal of this project is to explore whether national media coverage of local elections increases the amount of money that is contributed from outside the congressional district being contested and whether the relationship between national coverage and nationally sourced contributions has grown stronger over time.

Professor Patrick Cottrell

Professor Patrick Cottrell has conducted collaborative research with students on refugee governance abroad in Thailand, processes of social and political change, and the legacies of the League of Nations. This research has been funded by the ASIANetwork in addition to Linfield and has presented research with students at several conferences. Currently, he is in the beginning stages of research on projects entitled “After American Exceptionalism” and “The Competitive Society: How Sports Shape our Lives, Politics, and Future.”