Paul Snell, PhD

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Course Information

Professor Snell teaches the following courses:

Areas of Research & Specialization

Professor Snell teaches courses in two subfields of political science. The first is American Politics, with a focus on institutions. The second is Political Theory, with a focus on Democratic Theory and American Political Thought. His scholarship has been on the substantive representation of the LGBTQ community in the US Congress as well as the theoretical challenges and justifications for representing this community. His current research focuses on the philosophy of political science. 

Education

PhD in Political Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, 2017

Masters of Arts in Political Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, 2013

Masters of Education in Curriculum & Instruction-Elementary Education, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, 2010

Bachelor of Arts in Government (Honors), cum laude, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, 2008

Publications

Snell, Paul. 2023. "Wittgenstein and Justice as Method" Polity. (Conditionally Accepted). 

Snell, Paul. 2020. Theoretical perspectives on lgbt representation and party politics. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Oxford University Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1211 

Snell, Paul. 2017. "Equality in the House: The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and the Substantive Representation of the LGBTQ Community." In LGBTQ Politics: A Critical Reader, eds. Marla Brettschneider, Susan Burges, and Cricket Keating. New York: NYU Press.

Presentations

Snell, Paul, "Context and Action: The Political Opportunity Structure of Public Interest Law Organizations." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2016.

Snell, Paul, "Rainbow Representation: The Substantive Representation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community in the 111^th and 112^th Congress." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2015.

Professional Development

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Preparing Future Faculty Program (Fall 2014) Description: A one-semester course covering a variety of topics related to effective instruction, such as: learning styles, active learning strategies, building conceptual schemes, effective lesson planning, and assessment techniques.

Attendee, UMN Political Science Teaching Conference, July 24^th-July 25^th 2014 Description: Attended sessions on integrating methods and articles in political science classrooms, facilitating classroom discussion, as well as gender in the academy, as well as applying in a variety of academic settings.