Faculty Activity and Accomplishments – Department of Political Science

Professors Laura Tartakoff and Pete Moore Nominated for the J. Bruce Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring

April 18, 2019

Congratulations to Professors Laura Tartakoff and Pete Moore for their well-deserved nominations for the J. Bruce Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring!

Review of Professor Justin Buchler’s New Book, Incremental Polarization

March 8, 2019

See the review of Justin Buchler's new book, Incremental Polarization, in Perspectives on Politics (17 (1), March 2019). Perspectives on Politics is a journal of the American Political Science Association. Incremental Polarization: A Unified Spatial Theory of Legislative Elections, Parties, and Roll Call Voting. By Justin Buchler. New York: Oxford...

Professor Justin Buchler Discusses the Reasons Behind and Implications of Small Turnout in Local Special Elections

March 6, 2019

Associate Professor Justin Buchler discussed the reasons behind small voter turnout for local special elections in The Toledo Blade last week. He also discussed what it can mean for the support of ballot initiatives. Read more about the reasons and implications of low special election turnout here!

Political Science Professor Paul Schroeder to Speak on “China’s Precarious Rise” this Friday, February 15

February 11, 2019

Paul Schroeder, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department, will be speaking this Friday, February 15th, as part of the CWRU’s Center for Policy Studies‘ Friday Lunch Discussions. His talk is titled “China’s Precarious Rise” and will discuss the prospects for both China’s governance and foreign policy.

Professor Kathryn Lavelle Discusses Sen. Sherrod Brown’s Possible 2020 Presidential Run and the SOTU on Sound of Ideas

February 11, 2019

On January 30, 2019, Kathryn Lavelle, Professor of World Affairs in the Department of Political Science, discussed Senator Sherrod Brown's possible presidential run with Mike McIntyre on the Sound of Ideas. Professor Lavelle also weighed in on the upcoming State of the Union address, Nancy Pelosi's agenda, and the...

Political Science Professor Kelly McMann Participated in Washington, DC Workshop

February 4, 2019

Professor Kelly McMann spoke on Friday, February 1 at a workshop in Washington, DC, organized by the Program on New Approaches to Russia and Security. She discussed research she did with POSC majors Josh Bazzoli and Marin Exler that examined to what extent the Russian political party United Russia...

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Professors Laura Tartakoff and Pete Moore Nominated for the J. Bruce Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring

Review of Professor Justin Buchler’s New Book, Incremental Polarization

Professor Justin Buchler Discusses the Reasons Behind and Implications of Small Turnout in Local Special Elections

Political Science Professor Paul Schroeder to Speak on “China’s Precarious Rise” this Friday, February 15

Professor Kathryn Lavelle Discusses Sen. Sherrod Brown’s Possible 2020 Presidential Run and the SOTU on Sound of Ideas

Political Science Professor Kelly McMann Participated in Washington, DC Workshop

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