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Siegel, Alexandra Arons

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Research

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  • Siegel's research uses social media data, network analysis, and experiments—in addition to more traditional data sources—to study mass and elite political behavior in the Arab World and other comparative contexts.

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  • computational social science, text as data, middle east politics, comparative politics, political behavior

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Teaching

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  • PSCI 2075 - Quantitative Research Methods
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2024 / Spring 2025
    Introduces quantitative research methods used in political science. Focuses on basic tools of analysis: data collection, processing, and evaluation, with special attention to survey techniques. Includes elite and case study analysis; aggregate, cluster, and content analysis; and the use of computers in political research.
  • PSCI 3122 - Authoritarianism in the Digital Age
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
    Introduces students to cutting edge research on how changes in information communication technologies (ICTs) have shaped politics in authoritarian regimes. Drawing on longstanding theories in the comparative politics literature, students will learn how governments, citizens, and non state actors use digital technologies to achieve their goals. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 2012.
  • PSCI 4028 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
    Offers subjects not covered by existing courses. Offered when the department approves a special topic. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours for different topics.
  • PSCI 7052 - Democracy & Authoritarianism
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2025
    Examine differences between democracies and authoritarian regimes; the choices and the consequences of democratic institutions in authoritarian regimes; and the causes of authoritarian survival and demise and the subsequent political choice. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 7012.
  • PSCI 7108 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Fall 2024
    Various topics not normally offered in the curriculum. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
  • PSCI 7165 - Experimental Methods
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2025
    Focuses on the design, implementation, and analysis of experiments in political science, including lab experiments, survey experiments, and field experiments.

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