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Sally Bonsall, Ph.D.

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personal website:
www.sallybonsall.com

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Background:

Sally Bonsall is an Instructor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her teaching and research interests focus on European politics, populism, democracy, and political economy.

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Virginia, 2023

M.A., Political Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2016

B.Sc., Government and History, London School of Economics, 2014

Courses taught:

PSCI 1000 Intro to Political Science

PSCI 2500 Intro to Comparative Politics

PSCI 3230 / WGST 3230 / PSCI 8235 Gender and Global Politics

PSCI 4240 / PSCI 8246 International Conflict Resolution

PSCI 4700 / PSCI 8706 International Political Economy

PSCI 8500 Seminar in Comparative Politics

Research:

Dr. Bonsall explores the intersection of democratic transition legacies and globalization in shaping populist movements. Her book project argues that the formation of different cultural and institutional legacies during democratic transitions effects the way that the contemporary far-right appeal to voters. This work draws on political memories of dictatorship and democratization in Spain, Portugal, and Argentina, formed from a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods, including fieldwork in Portugal. Dr. Bonsall is also interested in research surrounding the links between politics and popular culture, as well as the economic determinants of the success of the populist far-right, particularly in Iberian politics.

Additional Information

Background:

Sally Bonsall is an Instructor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her teaching and research interests focus on European politics, populism, democracy, and political economy.

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Virginia, 2023

M.A., Political Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2016

B.Sc., Government and History, London School of Economics, 2014

Courses taught:

PSCI 1000 Intro to Political Science

PSCI 2500 Intro to Comparative Politics

PSCI 3230 / WGST 3230 / PSCI 8235 Gender and Global Politics

PSCI 4240 / PSCI 8246 International Conflict Resolution

PSCI 4700 / PSCI 8706 International Political Economy

PSCI 8500 Seminar in Comparative Politics

Research:

Dr. Bonsall explores the intersection of democratic transition legacies and globalization in shaping populist movements. Her book project argues that the formation of different cultural and institutional legacies during democratic transitions effects the way that the contemporary far-right appeal to voters. This work draws on political memories of dictatorship and democratization in Spain, Portugal, and Argentina, formed from a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods, including fieldwork in Portugal. Dr. Bonsall is also interested in research surrounding the links between politics and popular culture, as well as the economic determinants of the success of the populist far-right, particularly in Iberian politics.

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