NEWS
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Recent News
Chip Carey Keynote Speaker at Kosovo’s UBT International Conference
Dr. Henry (Chip) Carey will be the keynote speaker at the 9th International Conference in Political Science and International Relations in UBT, Kosovo. The conference is a part of the UBT International Conference 2020, taking place...read more ❯
In the Classroom: Students Learn the Politics Behind War and Peace
Jeannie Grussendorf teaches students about the ideas behind political violence and how students can find solutions to those problems.read more ❯
Pauley Joins Analytics IQ as Resident Survey Methodologist
Alexandra Carter Pauley will be joining the Department of Cognitive Sciences at Analytics IQ as the resident Survey Methodologist.
Dr. Pauley received her Ph.D. in Political Science in 2021, where she studied the impact of news and...read more ❯
PoliSci Grad Featured for Fighting Climate Change
Susanna Perko, with a Ph.D. in Political Science at Georgia State and 20 years of experience in sustainability, is in the middle of a fierce fight against climate change. Perko has been working behind the scenes of the Glasgow 2021 UN...read more ❯
Georgia State University Grad Fueled By Fighting Climate Change
“I do this for my children’s children and the next generation," says Susanna Perko (Ph.D. '11).read more ❯
Deal Barlow Featured in Slate, US News on White Evangelicals and Vaccines
Monique Deal Barlow, a political science doctoral candidate at Georgia State, was interviewed for stories by Slate Magazine and US News on her research on white evangelicals and politics.
Deal Barlow argues that anti-vax positions...read more ❯
Carlin Among the Most Published Political Scientists in 2021
Dr. Ryan Carlin was recognized among the scholars with the highest number of publications in Political Science journals in 2021.
According to a count maintained by The Observatory of International Research (OOIR), Dr. Carlin is...read more ❯
Subotic Awarded the Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award
Dr. Jelena Subotić was awarded the Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement.
The Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement recognizes a Georgia State University faculty member for their...read more ❯
New Publication: Public Reactions to Noncompliance with Judicial Orders
The American Political Science Review has published a new article co-authored by Dr. Ryan Carlin. The article, entitled “Public Reactions to Noncompliance with Judicial Orders”, discusses the noncompliance by state agents in...read more ❯
New Online BA Program in Political Science, Pre-Law Concentration
The Political Science Department at Georgia State University is pleased to announce its new online BA degree program in Political Science with a Pre-Law Concentration. The program prepares students for success in law school and beyond...read more ❯
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Jeannie Grussendorf
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