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Bailey Fairbanks Receives Graduate Teaching Assistant Pedagogy Award
Bailey Fairbanks, PhD Candidate in Political Science, has won the Graduate Teaching Assistant Pedagogy Award awarded by GSU’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning… more »
Two POLS Students Presented at the GSURC 2019
Two student recipients of the University Assistantship under the sponsorship of the Political Science Department presented their work at the 2019 GSU Undergraduate… more »
CANCELLED: How Ranking News by Popularity Polarizes Our Politics
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances this event is cancelled. We appreciate everyone’s interest!
Please join us for the final POLSSS talk of the… more »
Upcoming: Zoukis 2019 on Prison Reform and Re-Establishing Citizenship
The 2019 Zoukis Summer Institute will be held on Tuesday May 7th until Thursday May 9th. This year’s theme – entitled Prison Reform and Re-Establishing Citizenship… more »
Dendere, PhD Graduate, appointed at Wellesley College
Dr. Chipo Dendere, a 2016 Political Science PhD graduate of GSU, has been appointed as an Assistant Professor at Wellesley College. Chipo was also elected… more »
Wedeman Testifies in front of the USCC on China
Dr. Andrew Wedeman offered his testimony to the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) on Xi Jinping’s battle with corruption… more »
GSU Alumna Among Campaign Staff of El Salvador's Newly Elected President
GSU Political Science 4+1 alumna, Martha Revelo, was among the team that led to a presidential electoral victory ending almost three decades of two-party rule… more »
PhD Candidate Sandoval Appointed as Venezuelan Ambassador to Honduras
GSU PhD Candidate in Political Science, Claudio Sandoval, has been appointed as the Ambassador of the Venezuelan Government in exile to Honduras. The appointment was… more »
McCoy Speaking to International News Outlets on Venezuela
Dr. Jennifer McCoy has been making several recent media appearances on national and international media outlets to analyze the Venezuelan ongoing crisis.… more »
New Publication: Rap Music Influences Attitudes about Black Feminism
Dr. Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey finds a significant positive impact for the exposure to political rap on the agreement with Black feminist attitudes in a… more »
GSU POLS Alum Named Among Kemp’s Senior Staff
Amelia Hawkins, a former Political Science intern and ’16 alum at Georgia State University, has been named as Gov.-elect Brian Kemp’s Director of Executive Operations.… more »
New Faculty Publication on "Polarizing Polities: A Global Threat to Democracy"
Dr. Jennifer McCoy, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, has published her latest volume as a guest co-editor and chapter author on… more »
Call for Submissions: 2019 Annual Graduate Student Conference
The Graduate Student Association of Political Science at GSU is pleased to announce the 11th annual Graduate Student Conference on March 2, 2019.… more »
Abigail Bowen Works with WomenLead on First IRB-approved Survey
Upcoming: Bonnette-Bailey’s Lecture at Atlantic Academy, Germany
Dr. Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey will deliver a lecture at the Atlantic Academy on the role of the Hip-Hop culture as a social movement in its… more »
Upcoming: Bonnette-Bailey’s Colloquium at Harvard on Rap Music
Harvard’s Hiphop Archive & Research Institute is hosting Dr. Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey to discuss the impact of political rap music on an individual’s political… more »
Upcoming Event: Collective Crimes in Time of War
The Center for Human Rights and Democracy invites you to the next speaker in the Holocaust and Genocide Studies series on Wednesday, November… more »
GSU Awarded OLC's Digital Learning Innovation Award
The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) awarded GSU’s Political Science faculty-led team the Digital Learning Innovation Award for their work on reshaping the Global… more »
Bonnette-Bailey to WP on Atlanta Rappers and Stacey Abrams
Dr. Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, Associate Professor of Political Science, was interviewed for the Washington Post story on rap music in light of the midterm elections.… more »
McCoy Speaks to NPR on Polarization in Venezuela
NPR’s The Democracy Test hosted Dr. Jennifer McCoy to speak about polarization in Venezuela. The Democracy Test is a six-part series from Truth, Politics and… more »
Steigerwalt Discusses Early Voting on GPB’s Political Rewind
GPB News’ Political Rewind hosted Dr. Amy Steigerwalt to discuss early voting in Georgia. In addition to GSU’s Professor of Political Science, the edition… more »
Job Opening: Political Science Full-Time Lecturer
The Department of Political Science at Georgia State University invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position to begin Fall 2019, pending budgetary approval.… more »
Upcoming Event: Jan Banning on Pulaski Women’s Prison
The Zoukis Research Collaborative invites you to attend a presentation by internationally acclaimed artist Jan Banning on his Law & Order, Pulaski Women’s Prison… more »
Feit Awarded Contemporary Political Theory's Best Paper Prize
The Contemporary Political Theory journal awards Dr. Mario Feit its 2018 Best Paper prize for his article on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s democratic impatience.
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Lindsay’s New Book: The Craft of University Teaching
What does university teaching – as a craft – look like? What changes does a craft perspective suggest for higher education?
The Craft of University… more »
Thornton’s Paper on Partisanship Soon on APSR
The American Political Science Review (APSR) will soon publish a paper coauthored by Dr. Judd Thornton, Assistant Professor of Political Science, on the causal… more »
Naim Appointed to the Board of National Model United Nations
Dr. Rashid Naim, Principal Senior Lecturer of Political Science, got appointed as the new member of the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Board of Directors.… more »
Political Science Alumnus Receives Prestigious Fellowship, Joins Harvard
Hainer Sibrian, a Political Science alumnus and a winner of the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, spoke at the convocation of the Honors… more »
GSU Interns “Inside Atlanta’s Immigrant Cages”
The Project South and Georgia Detention Watch released a 105-page report on the conditions for detained immigrants in Georgia. GSU interns, Trevont Johnson and Pedro… more »
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.… more »
GSU Students to Take Part in Democratic Erosion Conference
Three GSU students will be taking part in the Democratic Erosion Conference organized by Brown University in August 2018. The students were selected out of… more »
Goldberg's Research Cited in the NY Times
The work of Zach Goldberg, a GSU PhD student of Political Science, is featured in a New York Times opinion piece by Thomas B. Edsall.… more »
Pariah to Pulitzer: Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey Discusses Rap Music’s Path
Writing to The Conversation, Associate Professor Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey discusses how Rap music made it to the Pulitzer Prize after being fought for years. “While… more »
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.… more »
2018 Annual Graduate Student Conference Concluded with 29 Speakers
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) at the Department of Political Science successfully concluded its 10th annual meeting on Saturday March 3rd, 2018. The Graduate Student… more »
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… more »
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… more »
Gedamu for Monkey Cage: Is Ethiopia Opening to Democracy?
Following the regime’s recent decision to pardon a number of political prisoners, is Ethiopia opening — ever so slightly — to democracy?
Yohannes Y. Gedamu,… more »
Zoukis' Public Talk: Wrongful Convictions, Framing, and Public Opinion
The Zoukis Research Collaborative is hosting a public talk entitled “Wrongful Convictions, Framing, and Public Opinion” on Thursday, March 8, 2018, featuring Dr. Kevin Mullinix… more »
Study Abroad Opportunity: Peru, Maymester 2018
Are you interested in doing a study abroad program to Peru this Maymester through the Department of Political Science?
One of our newer professors, Dr.… more »
Jennifer McCoy: Will elections save Venezuela?
GSU’s Dr. Jennifer McCoy writes for the Hill on why the announced early elections in Venezuela are not such good news after all under… more »
Panel Discussion: Immigrants, Asylees & Refugees: How to get Involved
GSU Political Science Department and the Center for Human Rights and Democracy hosted a panel discussion on January 26, 2018 about the opportunities for students… more »
Rebuttal to Serwer’s “Nationalist’s Delusion”
Zach Goldberg, a Political Science PhD student of GSU, rebuttals against “The Nationalist’s Delusion,” a lengthy article by the Atlantic’s senior editor Adam Serwer that… more »
Washington Post Features Richey's New Book: Google and Democracy
Ever wondered how can Google affect democracy? GSU’s Dr. Sean Richey and Dr. J. Benjamin Taylor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, tackle this… more »
GALEO Leadership Institute Graduate - Eddie Aviles
Eduardo Aviles, a Master’s student in the Political Science department, just graduated from GALEO’s Leadership Institute. According to their website, GALEO’s mission is to increase… more »
On Trump’s ‘America First’ Trade Policy, Charles Hankla Opines
Charles Hankla questions the success of Trump’s recent trip to Asia through a brief discussion of economic history. The associate professor of political science points… more »
Jennifer McCoy: Venezuela in Dark Place, But There are Ways Forward
Writing for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Dr. Jennifer McCoy analyzes the Venezuelan ongoing crisis. The department’s Distinguished University Professor of Political Science… more »
University of Georgia Press Hosting Robert M. Howard on Politics in Georgia
GSU Prof. Robert M. Howard will take part in a discussion hosted by the University of Georgia Press on the evolution and the current state… more »
Robert M. Howard Guest Speaker at the Perimeter Progressives
Prof. Robert M. Howard will give a talk at the Perimeter Progressives, Nov. 4, 2017, on the history/concept of Gerrymandering, how it is used… more »
Congress and The President in Times of War
How do United States Presidents fare with Congress during war? GSU’s Dr. Susanne Schorpp and Dr. Charles Finocchiaro of the University of Oklahoma answer this… more »
Republicans Are The Party of Ideological Inconsistency
Why do Republicans have trouble passing legislation regardless of the fact that Republicans control both the Executive and Legislative branches? In a Monkey Cage article… more »
Department Colloquium: Electoral Cycles and Public Programs Delivery in India
Do electoral cycles shape the implementation of the public programs? Dr. Anjali Bohlken, Assistant Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs,… more »
Latin American Politics Class Conducts Simulation on Venezuelan Crisis
Dr. Jennifer McCoy’s Latin American Politics class conducted a four-week long simulation exercise on the U.S. response to a Venezuelan political and economic crisis, provided… more »
Study Abroad Opportunity: South Korea's Ewha Womans University
This Spring GSU is sending undergraduate students to study in Seoul, South Korea. As part of GSU’s partnership with Ewha Woman’s University international exchange program,… more »
Michael Herb Named New Chair
Michael Herb has been named chair of Political Science beginning July 1, 2017. He succeeds Carrie Manning, who has served as chair for the past… more »
Behind the Music: Hip Hop and Social Justice
Hosted by Georgia State University Political Science Department Location: Classroom South, Room 608
In 2017 Hip-Hop culture celebrates its 44th year of existence as… more »
Political Science Speaker Series Hits Home Runs!
“This year’s Political Science Speaker Series was a tremendous success!” said Chair of Political Science Carrie Manning. Launched in the 2014-2015 academic year with Associate… more »
Dr. Naim and Dr. Gershon Receive Faculty Awards
“The Department of Political Science is honored to have two recipients among the College of Arts and Sciences 2017 Faculty Award winners,” said Chair Carrie… more »
Adaptive Learning Courseware Increases Learning and Retention
Lecturer Mike Evans and Associate Professor Toby Bolsen in Political Science recently discussed their innovative new project that uses Adaptive Learning Courseware to increase learning… more »
Get ahead in your degree this summer….
Any major — Still need to finish your core requirements?
POLS 1101 and 2401 are both offered this summer FULLY ONLINE.
Prefer to meet… more »
GSU's Political Science Graduate Program Ranked #72 by U.S. News & World Report
Georgia State University’s Political Science Graduate program is now ranked #72 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 ranking of the best political science programs… more »
Stefan Martinez-Ruiz Named APSA MFP Fellow
Stefan Martinez-Ruiz has been named a 2017-2018 American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship Program Fellow.
A dual B.A./M.A. student in Political Science at Georgia State… more »
Go Back to Basics in the Middle East
“It’s extraordinary how unraveled our relationships have become in the broader Middle East. Go back to basics,” said U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker in… more »
Confidence Prevails in Georgia’s Voting System
All five panelists at the recent Election Integrity panel have confidence in Georgia’s voting system.
A public bipartisan panel addressed Are Our Elections Safe? in Langdale Hall in… more »
TPP Faces a Perfect Storm of Challenges
The first quarter of 2017 promises to be critical for the TPP. GSU Associate Professor of Political Science Charles Hankla has been following the… more »
Political Science: Major in a Minute
Are you interested in the pressing issues that touch the lives of people both around the corner and around the globe? Issues like: Why do… more »
Student Debate Pizza Party a Success!
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off for the second of three presidential debates Sunday night, October 9, and Georgia State was there —… more »
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Reflections on Unrest in China
“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” says Dr. Andrew Wedeman in a recent Bloomberg article on “Why China’s Experiment in… more »
2016 Zoukis Summer Institute Explores Juvenile and Criminal Justice Reform
Centering on the theme of Juvenile and Criminal Justice Reform, the second annual Zoukis Summer Institute held May 31 to June 2 enabled 20… more »
Zoukis Research Collaborative Announces Best Paper Award Winner
The Zoukis Research Collaborative in the department of political science at Georgia State University is pleased to announce that Professor Robert Morris, UT-Dallas, is… more »
Dr. Wedeman selected as a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars fellow
Professor Andrew Wedeman was selected to be one of approximately twenty Wilson Center scholars from around the world during AY16-17. The Wilson Center was… more »
Dr. Charles Hankla discusses threat to Tran Pacific Partnership (TPP)
At 5:00 am on October 5, after several all-night sessions ensconced in the Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, trade negotiators from the United States, Canada,… more »
Dr. McCoy and Dr. Subotic discuss the peace deal in Colombia as a potential new model
On September 23, 2015, the Colombian government made a major breakthrough in its negotiations with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) to end 50… more »
Dr. Henry "Chip" Carey talks drones with Atlanta TechEdge
Drone Technology WEB EXTRA
Chris Brann, Professor Henry (Chip) Carey and Phil Freybott make their predictions on the future of drone technology.
Dr. Andrew Wedeman's interview with the Wall Street Journal on corruption in Chinese military
Ex-Military Leader in China Is Subject of Graft Inquiry
Former Gen. Guo Boxiong was placed under investigation, becoming the most senior military official brought… more »
Dr. Lakeyta Bonnette talks about confederate flag and popular culture on GPB 88.5
On Second Thought for Tuesday, June 30, 2015: Headlee discusses the Confederate flag’s place in pop culture with Southern pop culture blogger and University… more »
Yasmina Pierre Receives Fulbright Award
Yasmina Pierre a political science graduate of Georgia State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (BA ’14) has been offered a Fulbright U.S. Student… more »
Dr. Charles Hankla talks trade promotion authority (TPA)
“Four lessons for US and world as president finally gets what he wants: a free hand on trade”
After a long, bruising fight, the US… more »
Dr. Charles Hankla talks trade policy and the hurdles to getting a deal done
After the Senate’s refusal to pass trade promotion authority (TPA) on May 12, some trade advocates feared that President Obama’s ongoing commercial negotiations with Asia… more »
Dr. Ryan Carlin is interviewed by laSegunda on major corruption scandals in Chile
Dr.Carlin gives his expert analysis on current major corruption scandals in Chile.
Dr. Sean Richey and Sophie Zhu explore does getting Internet access make people better citizens?
What would happen if someone who did not have Internet access suddenly got it? Would they become more interested in politics, learn more about it… more »
Dr. Toby Bolsen wins Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award
Dr. Toby Bolsen have been named a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award by Georgia State’s 2015 Faculty Awards Committee. He was nominated… more »
GSU Political Science major, Clayton Sullivan participates at NATO simulation in Brussels, Belgium
Clayton Sullivan (on left in photograph) spent this year’s spring break preparing to play the role of German defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen,… more »
Read an excerpt from Dr. Lakeyta Bonnette’s new book “Pulse of the People” on Salon.com
In 2008, a historic election placed a Black man in the Oval Office. Many of the voters of this election were brought into the… more »
Dr. Jennifer McCoy lays out the issues to watch for the Americas Summit in Panama
President Obama will join 34 other heads of state from the Western Hemisphere in Panama today, including — for the first time — Cuba. The Summit of the Americas represents an… more »
Mock Trial’s Jezreel Amica Receives Outstanding All Region Attorney Award
Jezreel Amica is a junior and the current President of the GSU Mock Trial Association. At the 2015 Atlanta Regional Tournament, Jezreel competed as… more »
Dr. Andrew Wedeman's comments featured in the Wall Street Journal
China Charges Zhou Yongkang With Bribery
The former member of the Communist Party’s Politburo was expelled from the party in December. Prosecutors charged China’s… more »
2015 Summer Institute: "Crime, Punishment, & Policing in the South"
The Zoukis Research Collaborative on the Politics of Mandatory Sentencing at Georgia State University will hold a special summer course on crime, punishment and… more »
Dr. Toby Bolsen featured on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage
Partisan bias about climate change is more prevalent than you think.
Why do Democrats and Republicans differ so much on the fundamental science of global… more »
Dr. Ryan E. Carlin's research featured on the LSE’s “USAPP Blog”
When disaster strikes, governments tend to… more »
Dr. Peter Lindsay featured in Chronicle of Higher Ed
In his article, Dr. Peter Lindsay answers the question: Why should students have to come to class? Assuming they should be free to reject learning,… more »
Dr. Michael Evans and Dr. Jeannie Grussendorf awarded Digital Champions Fellowship
Dr. Michael Evans and Dr. Jeannie Grussendorf have received 2015 Center for Instructional Innovation (CII) Digital Champion fellowships. Both political science faculty members will receive… more »
Dr. Amy Steigerwalt a 2014 Choice Outstanding Academic Title selection
Drawing on data from the U.S. Supreme Court database, internal court documents, and the justices’ private papers,The Puzzle of Unanimity provides the first… more »
"The best Middle East political science books of 2014."
“Michael Herb, “The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE”“The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait… more »
Dr. Jennifer McCoy has been appointed Interim Director of the new Global Studies Institute in GSU's College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. McCoy is Distinguished University Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University and a specialist on democratization, democracy promotion, mediation and… more »
Professor Jennifer Mccoy featured in Al Jazeera English
Cuba: History is on Obama’s side. Four reasons why Obama’s Cuba announcement is good news. President Obama’s surprise announcement of a prisoner exchange and… more »
Article accepted in Presidential Studies Quarterly
The Presidential Studies Quarterly has accepted an article written by graduate students Jeff Glas, Sophie Zhu, Ben Taylor, and Professor Sean Richey titled “There is… more »
Professor Andrew Wedeman on C-Span
Chinese analysts talked about the recently concluded fourth plenum of China’s 18th Communist Party Congress. The meeting focused on strengthening the country’s Constitution and advancing… more »
Professor Toby Bolsen featured in the Institute for Policy Research
Social scientists Toby Bolsen of Georgia State University, with James Druckman and Fay Lomax Cook, both of IPR, reveals that increased knowledge does not “depolarize”… more »
