Description: Owen Banks's latest project is inspired by John Edmark's works, who endeavors to share the joy of discovery with others in a continuing pursuit of the timeless patterns of change.
I am an incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University at Qatar. I received my PhD in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh specializing in political behavior. I hold a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Mississippi and an M.A. in Public Policy from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella .
My research interests lie at the intersection of political psychology, international political economy, and party politics. I explore the determinants of individual attitudes on globalization-related issues as well as the effects of elite and party rhetoric on voters' views, and inter-party competition on these topics, with a special focus on economic globalization. My work has been published at the Review of International Political Economy .
I explore these topics with a regional focus on Europe and the United States, and employing experimental, observational, survey, and text analysis methodology.