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Dr Thomas Gift

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Associate Professor of听Political Science and Director of the Centre on US Politics (CUSP)
Room: G.04, 31 Tavistock Square
Email: t.gift@ucl.ac.uk

Biography

I am Associate Professor of Political Science in the 新香港六合彩开奖结果School of Public Policy. As founding Director of the 新香港六合彩开奖结果Centre on US Politics (CUSP), I have led extensive scholarship and public engagement analyzing US politics and America鈥檚 role in the world. I have written widely on political behavior, public policy, and applications of survey and experimental methods.

My writings have appeared or are forthcoming in journals including Political Behavior, Political Science Research and Methods, Electoral Studies, Journal of Experimental Political Science, Public Opinion Quarterly, American Politics Research, Governance, Research & Politics, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Global Security Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis, World Affairs, Annual Review of Political Science, and elsewhere.

My work has been supported by funding bodies such as the US National Science Foundation, the US Department of State, the British Academy, and the British Association for American Studies.

I frequently offer expert analysis on US politics and policy. I have made hundreds of television, radio, and news appearances and have written over one hundred articles for leading popular publications. My writing, commentary, and research have featured in outlets including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, POLITICO, Newsweek, Vox,听The National Interest, War on the Rocks, The Hill, Associated Press, CNN, BBC,听CNBC, NPR, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. I have also served as the main in-studio guest for 鈥榬ound-the-clock BBC World Service 鈥淎merica Decides鈥 election-night coverage.

Previously, I was based at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, where I won a prize for distinction in undergraduate teaching in the College. I have held fellowships or visiting appointments at Stanford鈥檚 Political Science Department, Yale鈥檚 Center for the Study听of American Politics, Oxford鈥檚 Rothermere American Institute, and the London School of Economics US Centre.

Prior to academia, I worked at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, DC. I hold a PhD in political science from Duke University, where I听was a National Science Foundation fellow.

Research

My research specialises in comparative politics and political economy, with a focus on US听politics, public policy, and applications of survey and experimental methods. My听work spans topics such as democracy, polarisation, elections, public opinion, and American governance generally.

My expertise covers:听American politics; elections; public opinion; democracy;听US听foreign policy; and economic policy.

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Hear Dr Gift speak about his research on the following podcast episode:
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Teaching

I teach modules on 鈥楢merican Government鈥櫶齛nd 鈥楶ublic Policy Economics鈥.听I听also teach听an annual summer course at Harvard on 鈥楾he Political Economy of Globalization鈥.