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Frank Thames is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 and joined the Texas Tech faculty in 2002. His office is located in Holden Hall, and he holds regular office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Thames specializes in comparative politics with research focusing on:
- Legislative behavior in post-communist systems
- Economic implications of electoral systems
- Gender and political representation dynamics
- Party systems in transitional democracies
- Ukrainian and Russian political institutions
His recent scholarly work demonstrates strong emphasis on post-Soviet political systems (particularly Ukraine), electoral engineering, and gender representation. Article themes cluster around legislative cohesion, nomination strategies, historical electoral patterns, and institutional impacts on representation.
Thames teaches undergraduate courses in Comparative Politics, Gender Studies, and Russian Politics, while his graduate instruction covers advanced topics in Comparative Politics, Legislative Studies, and Gender in Political Systems.
