Political science studies the theory and practice of government and politics at all levels:
- local
- state/province
- regional
- national
- international
Some political scientists have studied the transgender rights movement. In one notable study, David Broockman and Joshua Kalla found that door-to-door canvassing reduced anti-transgender attitudes among the Americans they measured.
Transgender people have trained as or work as political scientists:
- Jami Taylor
- Abby Stein
- Ted Combs
Some people with training in political science work to curtail the rights and freedoms or trans and gender diverse people:
References
Brockman D, Kalla J (2016). Durably reducing transphobia: A field experiment on door-to-door canvassing. Science 08 Apr 2016: Vol. 352, Issue 6282, pp. 220-224
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aad9713
Resources
Books
The Remarkable Rise of Transgender Rights (2018). Jami K. Taylor, Daniel C. Lewis, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. University of Michigan Press, ASIN B07HNY8CYD
Transgender Rights and Politics: Groups, Issue Framing, and Policy Adoption (2014). Jami K. Taylor and Donald Haider-Markel, eds. University of Michigan Press, ASIN B00ZYNBR5K