@josephfcozza.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Smith College Department of Government. US and comparative constitutionalism, judicial politics, and party politics. He/Him 🏳️🌈
One last honor for the road! Always happy to support my students in any way I can
21.07.2025 19:37 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0As a scholar, teacher, mentor, and community leader, Bob was always incredibly smart, funny, and, most importantly, kind. He was one of my biggest champions from the moment I arrived at Rice. A huge loss for the discipline and the Rice community 💔
18.07.2025 21:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’m particularly grateful for all of my amazing students, for the leadership of @bashleyleeds.bsky.social and @racheltk.bsky.social, and for the mentorship of Randy Stevenson. I'm also glad to have met wonderful friends, like @jkaslovsky.bsky.social and my co-author @gdilandro.bsky.social!
30.06.2025 21:19 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0After three wonderful years, today is my last day at @ricepolisci.bsky.social. I’m so grateful for this amazing experience, which helped make me a better teacher and scholar. I couldn't have asked for a better place to launch my academic career!
30.06.2025 21:19 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you for everything you've done for me, the department, and the students! Your leadership, mentorship, and support have meant a great deal to me as I started out my academic career!
30.06.2025 15:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
End of an era 🦉
06.06.2025 22:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Some professional news: after 8 years in Texas, I’m heading back east. Starting in July, I’ll be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Smith College! I’m going to miss my community here in Houston, but I’m very excited for this new adventure!
04.03.2025 15:41 — 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Article Title: "Trust the Process: Citizen Participation and Procedural Legitimacy in Constitutional Change"
My latest article is now online! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
17.11.2024 17:51 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Rice's Program in Politics, Law, and Social Thought was honored to host Gary Jacobsohn (UT-Austin) and Cristina Lafont (Norhtwestern) last month for a fascinating dialogue on judicial review and democratic legitimacy. The full event recording is now available! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYip...
07.03.2024 18:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to @ricepolisci.bsky.social major Yasha Zemel for being named a 2024 Scholar Athlete in recognition of his accomplishments both in the classroom and on the tennis court! (pictured here with Professor @josephfcozza.bsky.social)
28.02.2024 22:30 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0“My advice is always just explore, take what you find most interesting.” - @josephfcozza.bsky.social #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture
10.01.2024 15:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Honored to be profiled in The Rice Thresher!
10.01.2024 14:20 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It's extremely rare for a replacement constitution to fail in a referendum. Just 13 times in 200 years! Chile now accounts for two of these in just the last two years www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/w...
18.12.2023 16:05 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Rice University Department of Political Science is now on 🟦 ☁️. Follow us to learn about our activities and the accomplishments of our faculty, students, and alumni!
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