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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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Is Trump Master Negotiator or Malleable Amateur? Hankla’s Take Charles Hankla, Associate Professor of Political Science, explains the dangers of Trump’s inconsistent and aggressive trade policies in an opinion piece published by The Conversation. “Inconsistent and aggressive trade policies, whether produced by a master negotiator or a malleable amateur, risk poisoning the mutual trust necessary to make such a system function,” Hankla argues. The… more »
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GSU Students to Take Part in Democratic Erosion ConferenceThree GSU students will be taking part in the Democratic Erosion Conference organized by Brown University in August 2018. The students were selected out of those who successfully completed courses on Polarization and Democratic Erosion, taught be Dr. Jennifer McCoy, as part of cross-university collaboration programs over the Spring of 2018. Sam Sharman (Political Science),… more »
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Goldberg’s Research Cited in the NY TimesThe work of Zach Goldberg, a GSU PhD student of Political Science, is featured in a New York Times opinion piece by Thomas B. Edsall. The author referred to Goldberg’s research on the ideological trends among liberal, moderate and conservative whites in the US to support his argument that white liberals have been moving sharply… more »
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Pariah to Pulitzer: Lakeyta Bonnette Discusses Rap Music’s PathWriting to The Conversation, Associate Professor Lakeyta Bonnette discusses how Rap music made it to the Pulitzer Prize after being fought for years. “While some have attempted to silence rap because of its raw portrayal of life in inner-city communities, people increasingly see its value. Like slave narratives, rap music has given an authentic… more »
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An Open Dialogue: Is US Democracy at Risk?GSU’s Center for Human Rights and Democracy conducted an open discussion on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 on the potential risks to American democracy. Dr. Jennifer McCoy and Dr. Chip Carey moderated a fruitful and enlightening discussion after briefly presenting their perspectives and current research on polarization.
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2018 Atlanta Symposium on Political Science Concluded with 29 SpeakersThe Graduate Student Association (GSA) at the Department of Political Science successfully concluded its 10th annual meeting on Saturday March 3rd, 2018. The Atlanta Symposium on Political Science (ASOPS) ran 10 different panels and roundtables with 29 speakers. Topics discussed included security politics, identity, NGOs, American institutions, public opinion, international politics and public law. ASOPS… more »
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Henry Carey Discusses Trump’s “Sultanism” on NPR Henry Carey, GSU’s Associate Professor of Political Science, discusses Trump’s “sultanism” with Neal Conan on his NPR show Truth, Politics and Power. Carey explains how the current administration’s penchant for making impulsive decisions based on personal relationships is an example of “sultanism” that echoes similar styles of Stalin, Kennedy, Nixon, and the Kims of… more »
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GSU’s Mock Trial Team Prevails, Might Go National!This weekend, one of GSU’s two undergraduate Mock Trial teams went 8-0 at the southeastern Regional Tournament in Columbia, SC, finishing in second place (behind Duke University) out of 24 teams and advancing to the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS) in Greenville, SC in March. If they place in the top six at ORCS,… more »
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Chair Carrie Manning introduced Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Dr. Chris Brown before the student-faculty discussion on war in the Middle East.