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Dr. Vince Bagnulo

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction - Political Science
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Biography and expertise

Dr. Vince Bagnulo has taught at Texas State for five years and is a Lecturer in the Political Science Department He has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, as well as a Masters degree in Philosophy from the University of Oxford and undergraduate degrees in Physics and Philosophy from the University of Winnipeg. He primarily teaches introductory American government courses, though he also in the Honors College. His research specialization is political theory, specifically 19th century political thought. The focus of his research is the importance of character and citizenship for democratic politics. Dr. Bagnulo is originally from Canada and has lived in a number of cities across the US, but is happy to have finally arrived in Texas.

B.S., B.A., University of Winnipeg
B.Phil, University of Oxford
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Political Science

University of Notre Dame, 2017

Master's Degree

MA in Political Science

University of Notre Dame, 2014

Bachelor's Degree

BPHIL in Philosophy

University of Oxford, 2009

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Philosophy

Univ Of Winnipeg, 2007

Bachelor's Degree

BSC in Physics

Univ Of Winnipeg, 2006

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Bagnulo, V. A. (2025). Envy, Imagination, and the “Eternal Flight” of Equality: Tocqueville’s Augustinian Perspective on Democracy’s Path to Despotism and the Death of Pluralism. In Augustine and Frontiers of Pluralism (pp. 247–258). Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003487722-29
  • Bagnulo, V. A. (2020). Making Democracy Great Again…or Not: Alexis de Tocqueville on Why Greatness in Democratic Society Requires Justice. Perspectives on Political Science, 49(3), 181–190. https://doi.org/10.1080/10457097.2020.1742535
  • Bagnulo, V. A. (2020, April). Review of Inder S. Marwah: Liberalism, Diversity and Domination: Kant, Mill and the Government of Difference. Review of Politics. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034670520000133
  • Daghigh, R., Kunstatter, G., Ostapchuk, D., & Bagnulo, V. A. (2006). The highly damped quasinormal modes of d-dimensional Reissner–Nordström black holes in the small charge limit. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 23(17), 5101–5115. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/23/17/002
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities at the Assistant Professor/Lecturer/Faculty of Instruction Level, Texas State University. January 6, 2026
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Service at the Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer/Faculty of Instruction/ Assistant Professor of Instruction, Texas State University. December 19, 2024
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Service at the Asst. Prof./Lecturer level, Texas State University. December 19, 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Runner-up for 2022 Award for Excellence in Online Teaching, Texas State University. November 1, 2022 - January 13, 2023
  1. Other

    Texas State University Department of Political Science

  2. Organizer

    Texas State University, Department of Political Science, POSI 2310/2320 Coodinator

  3. Member

    Civic Engagement Programming Committee for the 2024 Presidential Election

  4. Participant

    Liberal Arts Course Fair

  5. Other

    University Commencement

  6. Member

    Selection Committee for the Award for Excellence in Online Teaching

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