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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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Aries Arugay, PhD 2014, Wins the Outstanding Young Scientist Award Aries Arugay, GSU PhD in Political Science 2014, was awarded the Outstanding Young Scientist Award of the National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines. It is the first time in two decades that a political scientist is being recognized for this award. Dr. Arugay is currently an associate professor at the Department of… more »
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Olivia Murray, class of 2020, off to Harvard Law SchoolThe department of political science would like to congratulate Olivia Murray, class of 2020, on being accepted to Harvard Law School where she will start this coming fall! We wish her the best of luck and are sure she will do great things! Olivia Murray, B.A. in Political Science, graduated with honors distinction and… more »
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Hankla on Government Efficiency in Handling COVID-19In a recent article published by The Conversation, Dr. Charles Hankla, Assistant Professor of Political Science, asked: “What do the countries that have dealt effectively with COVID-19 have in common?” Based on his recent research, he provided an answer: “The countries best able to provide local public goods – including primary health care, critical during… more »
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Kelsi Quick Wins Two GSURC Awards Kelsi Quick, a GSU Political Science undergraduate student, has won two research awards at the GSU Undergraduate Research Conference (GSURC) for her paper entitled, “Double Standards? Approval Ratings of Male and Female Prime Ministers During National Security Crises.” Ms. Quick was awarded the first place Global Engagement Award from the Office of International Initiatives… more »
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Subotic Wins 2020 Book AwardDr. Jelena Subotic, Professor of Political Science has been awarded the 2020 Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies for her book Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism. The book explains how East European countries after the collapse of communism pursued new strategies of Holocaust remembrance where the memory, symbols, and imagery of… more »
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Candid Conversation on Protecting American Elections Concerned about your vote in the upcoming presidential elections? GSU hosted the Chairwoman of the Federal Elections Commission, Ellen Weintraub, in a wide-ranging discussion on the 2020 elections. Monday, March 2, 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Speaker’s Auditorium, Student Center East Topics included regulation of online political advertising, misinformation, campaign finance and dark money, voting… more »
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Work of McCoy and Rahman Cited in the NY Times The work of Dr. Jennifer McCoy and PhD Candidate Tahmina Rahman is featured in a New York Times opinion piece by Thomas B. Edsall. The author referred to their 2018 paper, “Polarization and the Global Crisis of Democracy,” published by the American Behavioral Scientist Journal. Edsall’s article discusses political polarization under President… more »
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PoliSci Alumna Ebony Carter Running for Georgia House District 110 Ebony Carter, BA in Political Science and Anthropology, is running for Georgia House District 110. Ms. Carter has been an active member of the student body throughout her undergraduate studies at Georgia State University (GSU). She was a Programs Director for the Black Student Alliance and President of the Young Democrats of GSU, in addition… more »
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Go Back to Basics in the Middle East
Chair Carrie Manning introduced Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Dr. Chris Brown before the student-faculty discussion on war in the Middle East.