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    Michael J. Ensley

    Michael J. Ensley

    Political Science
    Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    mensley@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-8933
    Personal Website: http://michaelensley.com

    Biography

    I teach a variety of course in on American politics and research methods at the undergraduate and graduate level. My research analyze how candidates for and members of the U.S. Congress respond to the competing demands of citizens, activists, interests groups, and political parties. In particular, I focus on what criteria citizens use to evaluate congressional candidates and political parties, and in turn, how these evaluative processes influence the positions candidates adopt and the decisions congressional incumbents make.

    Education

    Ph.D. in Political Science, Duke University, 2002
    B.A. in History and Political Science, University of California at San Diego, 1997

    Documents

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