Peter R. Yacobucci

Peter Yacobucci is a political scientist (Ph.D. Arizona 2003) who studies public law and the constitutional underpinnings of democracy and civil rights. He researches the decline for democratic institutions throughout the world with a special emphasis on the United States.

His most recently presented research entitled, "It's Alito's Court Now: Hubris, Historic Traditionalism, and the Rise of the Imperial Court" focuses on the decline of democratic accountability and the insulation of power from democratic influence within the American democratic experiment. This work follows upon the publication of "Is Anyone Listening? The Politicization of the Judiciary and the Loss of Authority: An Initial Assessment" and "Common Theory Leads to Uncommon Justice: How the U.S. Supreme Court has Lost Touch with the Common Man."

His current research broadens his lens to examine similar processes occurring in other democratic systems beyond the United States and suggests the loss of democratic stability and responsiveness is due to a number of interrelated factors purposefully instituted to reestablish political and economic inequality throughout the world.

It's Alito's Court Now: Assessing Samuel Alito's Jurisprudence and the Future Direction of the U.S. Supreme Court, submitted for publication at Political Research Quarterly, Summer 2023.

Political Science's Stubborn Silence as Heightened Legal Pleadings Disadvantage the Most Vulnerable, co-written with Dr. Patrick McGovern, submitted for publication to New Political Science.

Government Discrimination, How the Equal Protection Clause Determines Discrimination, book manuscript, under consideration with West Academic Publishing.

A Postmodern Present and President:  Postmodernity, Political Science and the Trump Presidency. with P. McGovern. The Journal of Political Science Education, Summer 2021.

Democracy, ResPublica, and Reforming the 21st Century Classrooms, with P. McGovern. The Journal of Political Science Education, Fall 2019.

Is Anyone Listening? The Politicization of the Judiciary and the Loss of Authority: An Initial Assessment, Journal of Political Science & Public Affairs. V 16:3 (2016)

Common Theory Leads to Uncommon Justice: How the U.S. Supreme Court has Lost Touch with the Common Man, Sage Open Press V. 74: 1 (2014)

The Missed Revolution: How Twombly and Iqbal Tilted the Legal Playing Field, Politics, Bureaucracy and Justice Journal. V. 3:3 (2013).

“Tackling the Dreaded Literature Review: Techniques and Strategies for Moving Beyond Annotated “The Battle over the Court: the Politics of Judicial Nominations,” in American Politics Explained. 2008. New York: Educational Testing Service Publications.

“The Social Impacts of Indian Gaming,” Massillon City Council Public Report, May 2006.

“The Institutionalization of Public Policy: Examining the Deinstitutionalization of AFDC,” in Stuart Nagel, ed., Policy Analysis Methods. Champaign, IL: Policy Studies Organization, 2001.

Co-developer of INSPass, precurser to the NEXUS automated immigration entry system at use throughout border entries to the United States.