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Karen Sebold
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Assistant Professor
6 h-index
39 pubs
86 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Karen Sebold's research investigates the political and economic factors influencing elections and policy. Her work has examined the role of corporate lobbying in trade liberalization and the impact of campaign finance on presidential nominations and elections. Sebold has published on the political geography of campaign contributions, analyzing patterns in funding for presidential candidates, particularly within the Republican party during the 2008 election cycle. She has also explored the unintended consequences of campaign finance reform. Her scholarship includes forecasting presidential nominations, with a publication noting predictions for the 2016 election.
Metrics
- h-index: 6
- Publications: 39
- Citations: 86
Positions
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Assistant Professor 2020–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Political Science ORCID
Selected Publications
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The Decline of Access Donors in Funding National Nominating Conventions (2026)
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Forecasting the 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination: Can the Former Heavyweight Champ Win Another Title Shot? (2024)
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Fundamentals Matter: Forecasting the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (2020)
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Global value chains and corporate lobbying for trade liberalization (2018)
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Can “Letting in Sunlight” Lead to Accidental Sunburn? The Unintended Consequences of Campaign Finance Reform on the Financing of U.S. Presidential Candidates (2018)
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Forecasting Presidential Nominations in 2016: #WePredictedClintonANDTrump (2016)
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Multiple Donor Networks Begin to Shed Light on the Nomination Process: The 2004 Democratic Nomination Process (2013)
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The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections (2013)
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Refining (and Redefining) the Party (2013)
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Multiple Donors and the Party as a Network (2013)
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Multiple Donors and Their Place in the Partisan Universe (2013)
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A Tale of Two Networks: The 2008 Nomination Process (2013)
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A “Not-Romney” Explanation: The 2012 Republican Nomination Process (2013)
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Why Contested Primaries May Not Be Divisive Primaries (2013)
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Party cohesion in presidential races (2013)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Andrew Dowdle
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
15 shared publications
- The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections
- The Political Geography of Campaign Finance: Contributions to 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates
- Forecasting Presidential Nominations in 2016: #WePredictedClintonANDTrump
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Can “Letting in Sunlight” Lead to Accidental Sunburn? The Unintended Consequences of Campaign Finance Reform on the Financing of U.S. Presidential Candidates
Showing 5 of 15 shared publications
Scott Limbocker
Vanderbilt University (US)
11 shared publications
- The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections
- The Political Geography of Campaign Finance: Contributions to 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Why Contested Primaries May Not Be Divisive Primaries
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Patrick A. Stewart
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
11 shared publications
In database
- The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections
- The Political Geography of Campaign Finance: Contributions to 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Why Contested Primaries May Not Be Divisive Primaries
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Song Yang
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
10 shared publications
- The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Why Contested Primaries May Not Be Divisive Primaries
- A “Not-Romney” Explanation: The 2012 Republican Nomination Process
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Randall E. Adkins
University of Nebraska at Omaha (US)
3 shared publications
- Forecasting Presidential Nominations in 2016: #WePredictedClintonANDTrump
- Fundamentals Matter: Forecasting the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination
- Forecasting the 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination: Can the Former Heavyweight Champ Win Another Title Shot?
Wayne P. Steger
DePaul University (US)
2 shared publications
- Fundamentals Matter: Forecasting the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination
- Forecasting the 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination: Can the Former Heavyweight Champ Win Another Title Shot?
Jarred Ralston Cuellar
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Forecasting Presidential Nominations in 2016: #WePredictedClintonANDTrump
Ka Zeng
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Global value chains and corporate lobbying for trade liberalization
Yue Lu
University of International Business and Economics (CN)
1 shared publication
- Global value chains and corporate lobbying for trade liberalization
Eric S. Heberlig
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
1 shared publication
- The Decline of Access Donors in Funding National Nominating Conventions
Robert G. Boatright
Clark University (US)
1 shared publication
- The Decline of Access Donors in Funding National Nominating Conventions