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

  • 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. 

 

Course Teachings

SubjectNumberSectionDescriptionTermSyllabi
GOVT 2305 007 Federal Government Fall 2026 No Syllabus Attached
GOVT 2305 600 Federal Government Fall 2026 No Syllabus Attached
POLS 4343 001 International Law Fall 2026 No Syllabus Attached