Political Science News and Events

"What Ails Mexican Democracy," written by Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, and Matthew Cleary, associate professor of political science, was published in Foreign Affairs. McCormick and Cleary say "public support for democratic institutions is low, and faith in the democratic process is waning." 03/22/18

Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed on CNBC for the segment "The consequences of China's National Supervisory Commission." "It's consequential in terms of the structure of the state," says Gueorguiev of the NSC, "and it's now very consequential in terms of leadership politics and succession.