Political Science News and Events

Margarita Estévez-Abe Named McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence

The associate professor of political science specializes in comparative political economy and will oversee the MAX courses.

July 19, 2023

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McDowell Discusses How Geoeconomics Impacts Central Bank Reserve Managers in OMFIF Article

"After 9/11, the U.S. Treasury recognised that global dollar dominance gave Washington control over the critical plumbing of global finance. A new breed of financial sanctions emerged which could precisely cut individual targets—terrorists, foreign government officials, state institutions, firms—off from the dollar system. ‘Smart’ financial sanctions revolutionised economic warfare," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.

July 18, 2023

See related: Economic Policy, Government, International Affairs, United States

Campbell Piece on US Military, White Supremacy and Affirmative Action Published in CounterPunch

"This contradiction of diminishing equity in access to higher education while maintaining the recruitment of non-whites to fight to defend the system of white racism is a contradiction that is coming to the fore in the United States," writes Horace Campbell, professor of political science.
July 17, 2023

See related: Civil Rights, Defense & Security, Education, Government, Race & Ethnicity, SCOTUS, United States

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