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Diasporas’ Affinity for Ecological Groups
“Go means Green: Diasporas’ Affinity for Ecological Groups,” a study co-authored by Anca Turcu, Ph.D., and R. Urbatsch, Ph.D., of Iowa State University, was published by Global Environmental Politics (a MIT Press Journal) in January 2020. Recent expansions of diaspora rights have given overseas residents increasing political voice. This study shows this is particularly significant […]
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Political Parties’ Overseas Enfranchisement Strategies
“European Ruling Parties’ Electoral Strategies and Overseas Enfranchisement Policies”, a study co-authored by Anca Turcu, Ph.D., and R. Urbatsch, Ph.D., of Iowa State University, was recently published by the European Journal of Political Research. Emigrants’ ideologies and partisan attitudes may diverge from other voters’: overseas voters are ideologically self‐selected, receive distinctive information about campaigns and […]
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COS Faculty Receive Incentive Awards
The College of Sciences is proud to announce the 2015-2016 winners for the Teaching Incentive Program and Research Incentive Award. Each year, UCF’s Academic Affairs’ Office of Faculty Excellence gives incentive awards to outstanding faculty for their dedication to teaching, research and scholarship. Every award winner, whether holding a nine or 12 month contract, is given […]
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Voting Rights Abroad
“Diffusion of Diaspora Enfranchisement Norms: A Multinational Study”, an article Dr. Anca Turcu co-authored with Dr. Robert Urbatsch of Iowa State University, was recently published by Comparative Political Studies. It examines why states decide to grant voting rights to their citizens overseas. Traditional accounts of franchise extension suggest that governments’ motivations are either political or […]
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Dr. Turcu Selected as Faculty Fellow at the Center for Success of Women Faculty
Dr. Anca Turcu, from the Department of Political Science, was recently selected as a Center for Success of Women Faculty Fellow. She will assist and support the Center in its mission to provide resources that help faculty balance life and work. Dr. Turcu will contribute her research on the ‘Career-Life Balance of Dual Career […]