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The Gap Decade!
Many Political Science professors inspired Velazquez, including Dr. Mike Evans. “I learned at least as much from Joey as he did from me,” said Dr. Evans.

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Tunçel Wins Department’s Best Graduate Paper Award Özlem Tunçel, Ph.D. student of Political Science, was awarded the department’s Best Graduate Paper Award for 2020-2021. Entitled “Electoral Performance of Post-Rebel Political Parties,” the paper discusses the question of why do some post-rebel political parties perform better than others and argues that party-specific or country-specific characteristics might affect the… more »
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Jean-Francois Offered Tenure-track at GSU Dr. Jean-François Koly Onivogui has been offered a tenure-track position at Georgia State University-Perimeter College- Decatur Campus. Dr. Francois received his PhD in Political Science from Georgia State University in 2019 under the supervision of Dr. Carrie Manning, Dr. Charles Hankla, Dr. Sean Richey and Dr. Jeffrey R. Young. His dissertation, entitled “Understanding the Dearth… more »
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Deal Barlow on Christian Nationalism and COVID-19 Vaccination Monique Deal Barlow, a PhD candidate of Political Science, discussed the underlying reasons why white evangelicals are the least likely religious group to say they will get vaccinated against coronavirus. In an article for the Conversation, she argued that “suspicion from religious conservatives regarding the COVID-19 vaccine is built on the back of their growing… more »
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Hankla: Is China too big to tame? Writing for Singapore’s news outlet, Channel News Asia, Dr. Charles Hankla discussed the dilemma that the US is facing when it comes to dealing with China: How to engage China positively while countering its assertive moves. “China is due to surpass the United States in economic size in 2028, the first time since the… more »
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Lazarus in the Washington Post on Earmarks Jeffrey Lazarus, Professor of Political Science, wrote to the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage on the Democrats revival of the earmarking process. “Now that Democrats control the House and Senate, they plan to revive earmarking — a process by which legislators can direct federal spending to their home districts. Democratic lawmakers are hoping earmarks can… more »
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Job Opening: Two Political Science Full-Time Lecturers The Department of Political Science at Georgia State University invites applications for two full-time Lecturer positions to begin Fall 2021, pending budgetary approval. Lecturers at Georgia State University are full-time non-tenure track faculty with both teaching and service requirements. Lecturers have the opportunity for promotion to Senior Lecturer and Principal Senior Lecturer. Our lecturers serve… more »
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McCoy Featured in the NYT on Polarization, Electoral Reform Dr. Jennifer McCoy was interviewed for a NY Times opinion article on electoral reform as a response to the current political polarization. Thomas B. Edsall discussed the emergence of the far-right and explored different proposals by political scholars on the kind of political reform needed. Dr. McCoy, Political Science Professor at… more »
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Dawuni, PhD ‘10, Featured in the NYT on “Firsts”J. Jarpa Dawuni, PhD ’10 in political science from GSU and now an associate professor at Howard University, was featured in the NY Times discussing why it makes a difference when the first member of a group rises to a position of power. Dawuni explained that despite the importance of recognizing and celebrating such achievements,… more »
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GSU Political Science MA, PhD programs temporarily drops GRE requirement for Fall 2021 applicants

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