Political Science News and Events
Sarah Pralle examines changes in flood insurance rate maps in Risk Hazard & Crisis in Public Policy
Devin Lea, Sarah Pralle
Pralle, associate professor of political science, and co-authors' findings suggest changes to flood zones on FIRMs occur more often where people have greater socioeconomic means, raising questions of equity for future FIRM appeals and revisions.
June 24, 2021
See related: Insurance, Natural Disasters
Secession and the Sovereignty Game: Strategy and Tactics for Aspiring Nations
Ryan Griffiths
June 21, 2021
Thompson quoted in The Hill article on banning communion for Biden
"There really is a tension between bishops and that tension has always existed in the USCCB (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops), it’s always been there. It’s just a question of what is predominant," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.
June 21, 2021
See related: Federal, Religion, United States