Daniel Braaten
Daniel Braaten
College Of Arts And Sciences
Department of Criminology and Political Science
Associate Professor
CAB 347C
(210) 784-2276
dbraaten@tamusa.edu
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Biography
Dr. Daniel Braaten is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Criminology and Political Science at Texas A&M. He recieved his PhD in Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012. His research areas are in human rights, refugees, international organizations, and environmental politics. He is the author of Benched Justice: How Judges Decide Asylum Claims and Asylum Rights of Unaccompanied Minors along with Claire Nolasco Braaten. His research has recently been published in International Politics, Environmental Politics, Human Rights Quarterly, and International Studies Review, among others.
Teaching Summary
| Year | Rank | Company/Institute/University |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-Present | Associate Professor | Texas A&M University - San Antonio |
| 2019-2022 | Associate Professor | Texas Lutheran University |
| 2013-2019 | Assistant Professor | Texas Lutheran University |
Classes Taught
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| GOVT 2305 | Federal Government |
| GOVT 2305 | Federal Government |
| POLS 4350 | Political Science Capstone |
Publications
- Zappile, Tina, Daniel Braaten, and Jonathan Strand. 2026. "What Drives Continuity and Change in Foreign Policy? Developing a Theory with the Cases of Multilateral Development Banks and UNESCO." International Politics Forthcoming
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Braaten, Daniel, Albert Chiu, and Ridwan Noel. 2026 “Anti-Environmentalism as Conservative Coalition Maintenance: An Automated Text Analysis of National Review.” Environmental Politics 1–23.
- Braaten, Claire Nolasco, and Daniel Braaten. 2023 Benched Justice: How Judges Decide Asylum Claims and Asylum Rights of Unaccompanied Minors. Lanham, MD: Lexington Press.