Teaching
Courses taught by Murat Abus at Arkansas State University.
I teach courses in political science at the Department of Government, Law & Policy. My approach emphasizes the following: developing written and spoken presentation and argumentation skills with a heavy focus on critical thinking (partially through repeated question-answer sequences), real-world applications and implications of the subject material, hands-on data analysis with an eye on answering real-world inquiries.
Teaching Interests
Introduction to Data Analysis · Data Visualization · Applied Data Analysis · Advanced Data Analysis · Introduction to Comparative Politics · Political Behavior · Election Science · Local Elections and Local Politics · Authoritarianism & Populism · Media and Politics · Introduction to Political Psychology · Comparing Democracies / Comparative Political Behavior · Public Opinion and Political Parties · Russian State & Politics · Politics of Developing Countries
Fall 2026
I am teaching three courses in Fall 2026:
PLSC 3003 Introduction to Political Analysis (undergraduate): Syllabus and other pertinent information will be posted here in early August.
PLSC 3203 Introduction to Comparative Politics (undergraduate): Syllabus and other pertinent information will be posted here in early August.
PLSC 6013 Advanced Political Analysis (graduate): Syllabus and other pertinent information will be posted here in early August.
If you are a prospective or enrolled student and want to know more in the meantime, email me.
Office Hours
Office hours will be posted here in early August.
For meeting outside of office hours, you may schedule a meeting