Political Science News and Events
Keck talks to WAER about the Supreme Court justice vacancy
Tom Keck writes about the Supreme Court and its history in the light of the death of Ruther Bader Ginsburg caused a vacancy during a republican administration. He is critical of the partisanship of this system, writing "That electoral connection has been sundered in recent decades, as Democrats won the popular vote in six of the past seven presidential elections, while Republicans maintained a lock on the Court."
September 22, 2020
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Thompson quoted in Associated Press article on Trump's response to COVID-19
Margaret Susan Thompson was quoted in an Associated Press article, about how she feels that President Trump's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic was framed through his own political interests rather than that of public health and wellbeing.
September 21, 2020
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Jackson wins Tenth Decade grant to study Black Americans, group threat
Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science, has been awarded $20,000 for their research project "Race, Risks, and Responses: Mapping Black Americans’ Response to Group Threat." The grant is part of a special call to Maxwell faculty offering Tenth Decade Project funding to support research and initiatives that confront systemic racial inequality.
September 21, 2020
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