Jocelyn Sage Mitchell

In-studio guest on Al Jazeera English, U.S. Super Tuesday election night coverage. March 3–4, 2020. In this segment, we discuss the process of delegate allocation, the Democratic party's proportional representation rules, the importance of voter turnout among minorities and core constituencies, and the question of electability.

Jocelyn Mitchell, panel participant

In-studio guest on Al Jazeera English, U.S. Super Tuesday election night coverage. March 3–4, 2020. In this segment, we discuss the unification of Democratic party elites and voters around Joe Biden, the next steps for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and a pivot to the general election, including a look at the voting patterns of white college-educated women.

Jocelyn Mitchell, panel participant

In-studio guest on Al Jazeera English, U.S. Super Tuesday election night coverage. March 3–4, 2020. In this segment, we discuss how strategic voting and clear messaging have helped Joe Biden have a big night, and we look forward to results from Texas and California to determine Bernie Sanders' staying power in the race.

Jocelyn Mitchell, panel participant

In-studio guest on Al Jazeera English, U.S. Super Tuesday election night coverage. March 3–4, 2020. In this segment, we discuss Elizabeth Warren underperforming her polls, the consolidation of Democratic party around Joe Biden, whether Mike Bloomberg will drop out of the race, and the systemic problems with voting.

In-studio guest on Al Jazeera English, U.S. Super Tuesday election night coverage. March 3–4, 2020. In this segment, we discuss the impact of President Trump on American politics and democracy, and the differing strategies of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden for appealing to voters in both the primary and general elections.

Jocelyn Mitchell, panel participant

In-studio guest on Al Jazeera English, U.S. Super Tuesday election night coverage. March 3–4, 2020. In this segment, we discuss Elizabeth Warren, the incoming results from North Carolina and Virginia, the possibility of a contested convention, and Mike Bloomberg.

In-studio guest on Al Jazeera English, U.S. Super Tuesday election night coverage. March 3–4, 2020. In this segment, we discuss the turnout numbers in North Carolina and foreign policy debates among primary voters.

Jocelyn Mitchell, panel participant

In-studio guest on Al Jazeera English, U.S. Super Tuesday election night coverage. March 3–4, 2020. In this segment, we discuss income inequality, race, populism, and the early results coming out of Virginia and Vermont.

Jocelyn Mitchell, panel participant

The online public sphere, and the ways in which its digital media platforms influence discourse, is a crucial but understudied area of research in the six Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf. Through a case study of the Gulf diplomatic crisis, this essay draws on the disciplines of political science, communication, and digital media studies to analyze qualitative examples of digital discourse.

By Jocelyn Mitchell

This article modifies the classic “Isle of Ted” simulation to teach students about the collective action problems associated with climate change. Modifications include the introduction of a common-pool resource (fish) and increased pirate attacks to model rising climate threats and unequal distribution of risk. This modified simulation enables a deeper engagement with specific collective action problems of climate change, including the tragedy of the commons and issues of global inequality.

By Jocelyn Mitchell

As part of an interdisciplinary course on climate change, I modified and developed a classic political science simulation, "Isle of Ted," to teach students about the collective action problems associated with climate change. The in-class simulation brings the concepts and theory of collective action to life for the students. By personally experiencing the difficulties of working together to manage their island resources, students better understand why it is so difficult to find solutions to global climate change.

By Jocelyn Mitchell

Since oil exportation began in 1949, the Gulf state of Qatar has used its hydrocarbon revenues to rapidly modernize in all areas, from infrastructure to health care to human development of all its citizens. Yet Qatar needs more information about the drivers and obstacles of Qatari women's engagement and empowerment in order to help women balance work-life commitments and ensure successful personal and professional lives. Our project fills this knowledge gap by studying the opinions and choices of Qatari women.

By Jocelyn Mitchell, Christina Paschyn, Sadia Mir, Kirsten Pike, and Tanya Kane

How do perceived inequalities in allocation impact citizen satisfaction with state-distributed benefits in rentier societies? Resource-rich rentier regimes are widely theorized to maintain the economic and political satisfaction of subjects through wealth distribution. Here we assess the impacts of inequality on the nexus between wealth and satisfaction among citizens of the richest rentier regime in the world: the state of Qatar.

By Jocelyn Mitchell and Justin Gengler

How are nationalism and national identity shifting in Qatar as a result of the regional crisis? This study explores whether this moment of geopolitical fluidity allows for changes in sociocultural behavior and norms among Qatari citizens. Specifically, this research uses the case study of the newly opened National Museum of Qatar to examine a state-crafted narrative of national identity and society’s response to this narrative.

By Jocelyn Mitchell and Mariam Ibrahim Al-Hammadi

On 5 June 2017, regional neighbors Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, along with Egypt, broke off diplomatic relations with Qatar and closed their land, sea and air borders, beginning a crisis that lasted until 5 January 2021. With the crisis now formally at an end, what might be the lasting consequences for transnational identity in the Gulf? This article explores, in a broad sense, the relationship between socio-political upheaval, transnational security communities and state-crafted narratives of identity.

By Jocelyn Mitchell