Hilary Izatt | Source | Assistant Professor of Political Science at Binghamton University, State Univ...
Hilary Izatt
As a political psychologist, Izatt studies human behavior in reaction to political stimuli — particularly electoral suppression.
Her research interests focus on comparative political behavior, political psychology and authoritarianism, with expertise in Asia and the United States. She also works on large lab-in-the-field experimental projects focusing on the political implications and effects of political inequality. She joined the Binghamton faculty in the fall of 2023 and teaches courses on authoritarianism, experimental methods and comparative politics in Asia.
Izatt, who earned her doctorate from the University of Michigan, recently won the American Political Science Association’s award for the best dissertation in political psychology. “The Political Psychology of Electoral Suppression: Institutional Manipulation, Emotion, and Mobilization” consists of three papers drawing on observational data and experiments conducted in the United States and Malaysia.
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Binghamton University, State University of New York
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Anger and the vote: How what we feel can determine our response to electoral suppression
The logic of voter suppression is simple: make it more difficult or costly for particular voters to show up and they’ll simply stay home. Four years ago, it didn’t work out that way in Georgia. Shuttered polling places in areas with large nonwhite and Democratic populations ensured long waits to cast a ballot — and yet the voters kept coming and stayed on line. Hours ticked by: two, four, ten. When the close election prompted a runoff, the voters faced those staggeringly long lines for a second time. The end result: Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff ultimately won the two Senate seats that the state apparatus was determined to keep in Republican hands.
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South Korea's Martial Law: A Predictable Political Drama?
Hilary explains that South Korea's polarized political landscape made the martial law declaration by President Yoon not entirely unexpected. "South Korea's vibrant civil society acted as a crucial check," leading to its swift lifting. The public's strong reaction underscores the nation's commitment to democracy, offering lessons for democracies worldwide.