Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Jordan Scott
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: He/Him
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): jscott3@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name: Sourabh Singh
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email: ssingh2@fsu.edu
FSU College (if applicable): Social Sciences and Public Policy
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Sociology
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: The Power Elite, Public Sector Labor Unions, and State Power: Politically Institutionalized Repression in the Florida Public Sector Labor Movement
Project Keywords: Politics, Labor Unions, Power Elite, State Power, Neoliberalism
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors; College of Social Sciences and Public Policy preferred

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 10
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
This research project traces the activity leading up to and after the passage of Senate Bill 256, which was passed in Florida Legislative Session in 2023. The bill puts new restrictions on public sector labor unions in Florida which threaten the existence and political efficacy of organized labor in Florida. The study focuses on the political competition for state power between official state actors, the power elite, right wing organizations, and labor unions. This project contributes to the study of how political power is wielded and contended for on the ground by organizations and individual actors.

This project is a part of ongoing dissertation research. Methods used in this project include ethnographic study of legislative session, collection of official documentation produced by organizations and governments, and interviews with union leaders and legislators.

Research Tasks:
The primary task for research assistants will be transcription of interviews and committee meetings. However, further opportunities will be available for data analysis and engagement with sociological and political theory.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
A basic understanding of political process or a desire to learn about political process. Basic computer skills.

Mentoring Philosophy:
Mentorship is how we learn, without always “reinventing the wheel.” Mentees’ under my tutelage will be encouraged to engage critically with project material so that they gain both practical skills and a more holistic understanding of the political world. As with research and politics, a combination of experience and novelty is needed. While experience promotes continuity and efficiency, novelty promotes innovation and fresh ideas. In this way, mentor and mentee engage in a mutually beneficial relationship.

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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes
Faculty Advisor Confirmation: Yes

Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: Yes
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Year: 2024
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