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Jonathan Spiegler

Assistant Director, Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society, The Ohio State University
Chapter Member: Central Ohio SSN
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About Jonathan

Spiegler is a political scientist whose research focuses on the psychology of activism in democratic regimes primary through the works of Alexis de Tocqueville. His writings have appeared in American Political Thought, Policy Studies Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post among other outlets. He regularly teaches courses in political philosophy and public policy, and holds a BA in political science and economics from Kenyon College, a MPP in social policy from the University of Minnesota, and a PhD in political science from Michigan State University.

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Contributions

Why Improved Mental Health Care Alone Will Not Stop Gun Violence

  • Jacob F. H. Smith
Key Findings Brief,

In the News

Opinion: "More Mental Healthcare Alone Will Not Stop Gun Violence," Jonathan Spiegler (with Jacob Smith), The Conversation, June 19, 2018.
Interviewed in "Gun Violence, Gun Control, and Mental Illness," WILS 1320, March 27, 2018.
Opinion: "Gun Control or Mental Healthcare? Unequal Solutions to Gun Violence," Jonathan Spiegler (with Jacob Smith), Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, March 19, 2018.
Opinion: "Gary Johnson, Queen Maker," Jonathan Spiegler (with Lawrence R. Jacobs), Opinion, The New York Times, November 4, 2016.

Publications

"Clearing the Bench: The Perils of Appointing Politicians to the Cabinet" (with Jacob Smith), Northeast Political Science Association Conference, November 2017.

Examines the potential dangers of appointing a sitting elected official to the Cabinet based on historical data from 1913 to 2018. Shows that almost thirty percent of Cabinet secretaries who were elected officials at the time of their appointment left seats that flipped to the other party by the next general election.

"From Crisis to Housing: A Comparison of Select Homeless Shelters from across the United States" (with Carlos Güereca, Dominic McQuerry, and Erin Troedson), Simpson Housing Services, April 2017.

Investigates how homeless shelters in the United States can differ along important dimensions and how these differences affect the fight to end homelessness. Interviews managers from nine different homeless shelters across the United States in an effort to discover new and innovative ways of operating or structuring shelters to best serve those experiencing homelessness.

"Explaining Gun Deaths: Gun Control, Mental Illness, and Policymaking in the American States" (with Jacob Smith). Policy Studies Journal (2017).

Examines the relative effectiveness of stricter gun control versus mental healthcare for those in need of it on the number of gun deaths by state in 2012 and 2013. Argues that while stricter gun control laws are associated with fewer gun deaths, access to mental health services has no effect unless paired with stricter gun control laws.