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Drs. Jared McDonald and James Igoe Walsh Win the APSA Experimental Research Section Best Replication Award
Drs. Jared McDonald and James Igoe Walsh Win the APSA Experimental Research Section Best Replication
Dr. Alexander Kustov: Washington Post Article
Dr. Alexander Kustov, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, published “Immigration Opponents Are Far More Passionate than Supporters,” in Monkey Cage of the Washington Post, July 14, 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/14/immigration-san-antonio-public-opinion/
Dr. Mel Atkinson: American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program
Dr. Mary Layton “Mel” Atkinson, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, has been selected for the 2022-23 American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program. Since 1953, this prestigious program has brought political scientists, journalists, and other professionals to the Capitol, where they take part in educational seminars and work as staff in Congressional […]
Dr. Yaoyao Dai: New York Times Interview
Dr. Yaoyao Dai, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, comments in a New York Times interview on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s visit to China. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/world/asia/un-china-xinjiang.html
Online Option: B.A. in Political Science
UNC Charlotte further expands access to the popular political science undergraduate degree with an online version of the B.A. in Political Science enrolling for fall 2022. For more information, please use this link!
Dr. Martha Kropf: Voting and Elections in Bloomberg Law
Dr. Martha Kropf, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration and Core Faculty of the Public Policy Ph.D. Program, contributes insights on voting and elections in Bloomberg Law article, March 31, 2022. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/social-justice/bidens-limited-voting-to-do-list-unfinished-as-primaries-near
Dr. Jourdan Davis Wins First Place and Best Dissertation
Dr. Jourdan Davis of the Gerald G. Fox MPA Program of Charlotte and her co-author, Dr. Ken Meier of American University, won First Place Best Paper Award at the Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) for their paper, “Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity Tradeoffs in Public Programs: A Citizen Experiment”. Dr. Davis also won Best Dissertation […]
UNC Charlotte MUN Team Wins Awards at Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference
Charlotte’s Model United Nations team won a record number of awards at the Southern Regional Model United Nations conference in Atlanta during November 18-20. Students representing Argentina, China, and Turkey won Distinguished Delegation and Germany won Outstanding Delegations. Additionally, seven student pairs won individual awards. Charlotte had seven alumni serving as conference leaders. Congratulations!
Dr. John Szmer: Article in the Washington Post
Dr. John Szmer, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, and his colleagues, Drs. Laura Moyer (University of Louisville), Susan Haire (University of Georgia), and Robert K. Christensen (Brigham Young University), published an article, “Sotomayor said people of color feel pressure to prove themselves every day. She’s right, our research finds,” in Monkey Cage of […]
Dr. Yaoyao Dai: Article in the Washington Post
Dr. Yaoyao Dai, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, and Dr. Luwei Rose Luqiu, Assistant Professor of the Department of Journalism of Hong Kong Baptist University, published “China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats like to talk tough,” in Monkey Cage of the Washington Post, May 12, 2021. The article is based on an analysis of […]