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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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GRE will be Temporarily Optional for Fall 2021 PhD Applicants The Department of Political Science will not require GRE as part of the PhD application for the fall 2021 applicants. The exam is temporarily considered optional, with no other changes in the application requirements. Click here for more information about the PhD program admission requirements.
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New Book: US Supreme Court Doctrine in the State High Courts “A groundbreaking book traversing political science and legal scholarship. Anyone interested in how Supreme Court opinions operate on the ground will find the study provocative and illuminating.” Georgia State University’s Michael P. Fix and Benjamin J. Kassow, University of North Dakota, published their new book entitled US Supreme Court Doctrine in the… more »
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Subotic Wins Another 2020 Book Award Dr. Jelena Subotic, Professor of Political Science, has been awarded the 2020 Jervis-Schroeder Award in International History and Politics. Her book, Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism, is the co-winner of the prize presented by the American Political Science Association (APSA). This is the third award for Dr. Subotic’s book following the 2020… more »
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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 a professor at the Department of Political… 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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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.