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Overview

I study varied topics in American politics and public policy. My interests lie in developing U.S. welfare policy and political motivations behind state-driven poverty alleviation measures.

My work principally examines political communication and rhetorical frames. I argue that the ways in which we talk about politics are not abstractions of institutions, policymaking, or other underlying processes. Rather, rhetoric itself makes political reality.

Additionally, I examine policy and rhetorical diffusion among American states.



Articles in Preparation

Party Lines and Acting for Audiences: Topic Dominance and Welfare Discourse in State Legislative Campaigns
Ryan Dennehy and Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod

A Better Measure of Rural Identity
Conor Craig, Ryan Dennehy, Krissy Lunz-Trujillo, and Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod

What Makes Renewable Portfolio Standards Effective? Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
Neal Woods, Ryan Dennehy, Jack DeOliviera, Christopher Eddy, Jiyoon Kang, and Morgan Lowder

The Politics of Climate Policy Instrument Choice in the American States: A Meta-Analysis
Neal Woods, Ryan Dennehy, Jack DeOliviera, Christopher Eddy, Jiyoon Kang, and Morgan Lowder