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Political Science Announcements In the News
Project Syndicate - Sue Stokes discusses how inequality spurs democratic backsliding
CHICAGO – With November’s election in the United States fast approaching, Democrats continue to debate whether to campaign on the economy or the futur...
July 11, 2024![Robert Pape](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-05/robert-pape.jpg?itok=U8Qh43-G)
Political Science In the News Announcements
Mother Jones – Robert Pape discusses the SCOTUS immunity ruling and the prospects for political violence
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that former President Donald Trump has broad immunity from prosecution for crimes he allegedly committed while ...
July 5, 2024![Quad in Summer](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-05/quad_in_summer-thumb.jpg?itok=EvSVxyhE)
History Political Science RDI Social Thought Announcements
UChicago News: Thirty-one UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2024
Thirty-one members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships. Profs. Clifford...
July 2, 2024![Michael Albertus](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-05/albertus_headshot.jpeg?itok=E40aWap_)
Faculty Political Science Announcements
Michael Albertus discusses land reform and South Africa’s election
For the first time since the end of apartheid in South Africa, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party is poised to lose its governing majori...
May 28, 2024![Molly Offer-Westort](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-05/offer-westort_molly_feature.jpg?itok=X1gWBCD_)
Political Science Faculty Announcements
Molly Offer-Westort receives 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
Prize will support experiments and tools to study online political discourse and misinformation How does political information (and misinformation)...
May 7, 2024![University of Chicago’s International House](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-04/apf7-02334r.jpg?itok=HM4jxanG)
Political Science Doctoral Student Burak Tan receives 2024 Davis Projects for Peace Grant
International House of Chicago Graduate Fellows Burak Tan, PhD’26 has been awarded Davis Projects for Peace Grants for the summer of 2024. This year’s...
April 14, 2024![Jeh Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-04/jehjohnson-feature.png?itok=4y1eQRY4)
Political Science Faculty Announcements
Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson to Keynote 2024 Hagel Lecture
With his experience overseeing U.S. election systems and keen understanding of border issues, Johnson will bring important insights into foreign and d...
April 2, 2024![Michael Dawson](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-03/michael-dawson.jpg?itok=hLGKFwWB)
Faculty RDI Political Science Announcements
April 7 Symposium will celebrate Michael Dawson’s career and retirement
With a legacy that includes impactful research on race and politics, along with the founding of the university’s Center for the Study of Race, Politic...
March 24, 2024![Rochelle Terman](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-02/terman-big-brains-thumbnail.png?itok=a9NZ7IPB)
Announcements Faculty Political Science
Big Brains Ep. 130: Why shaming other countries often backfires, with Rochelle Terman
This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Scholar examines the geopolitical impacts of confronting...
February 22, 2024![Mark Hansen](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing_featured_image/public/2024-02/hansen_mark-feature_0.jpg?itok=9jcdG8Vf)
Political Science Faculty Student Announcements
Professor Mark Hansen researches the untold story of Cora Belle Jackson, AB 1896, UChicago’s first Black graduate.
The University of Chicago student body was racially integrated on the very first day of classes in 1892, but just barely. Its first cohort included a ...
February 19, 2024