Professor Christenson and Colleagues Recognized for Best Article in Political Research Quarterly
Dino Christenson, an Assistant Professor in the department, was recently awarded with a prize for publishing the best 2014 article in the journal Political Research Quarterly. The award committee recognized the article, “Deus ex Machina: Candidate Web Presence and the Presidential Nomination Campaign” that Professor Christenson wrote with two colleagues Corwin D. Smidt and Costas Panagopoulos. The article explores the role of the internet in the 2008 Presidential election and documents its role as a new and unique factor that is especially helpful to lower profile candidates and fundraising small-donor contributions. Political Research Quarterly is a leading general journal of political science and the flagship journal of the Western Political Science Association.
