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Beth Whitaker co-authored with Roos van der Haer and Christopher Faulkner and entitled “Rebel Funding and Child Soldiers: Exploring the Relationship between Natural Resources and Forcible Recruitment” has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of International Relations.

MPA faculty member, Dr. Suzanne Leland, received the Donald Stone Distinguished Scholar Award from the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in Washington, DC on March 8, 2019. This prestigious award, given since 1981, recognizes (1) significant contributions to the practice and/or […]

Drs. Beth Elise Whitaker, James Igoe Walsh, and Justin Conrad, published an article, “Natural Resource Exploitation and Sexual Violence by Rebel Groups,” in The Journal of Politics. See the March 7, 2019 online edition. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/701637?fbclid=IwAR1CB1S_SnRZB_Yur0l6Lbk_yabKLVPLySxfktKSeS0Ne_rSUpLJV88jquY&

“Let’s Fix It” Tour of College Campuses, February 21 The UNC Charlotte Department of Political Science and Public Administration hosted a bipartisan conversation series with former Congressmen Patrick Murphy (Democrat) and David Jolly (Republican), who offered their diagnoses of what’s wrong with Washington politics and solutions of what we can do about it. Professor Eric […]

February 22, 2019. The North Carolina Political Science Association announced the Oral Parks Memorial Award for Best Faculty Paper, “Does Politics Influence Election Administration Expenditure? A Political Model of Election Administration Expenditure in North Carolina Counties.” The award recipients, all of UNC Charlotte, are Dr. Zachary Mohr, Dr. Martha Kropf (pictured) Ms. JoEllen Pope (Public […]

This link will take you to an article in USCentre regarding North Carolina’s 9th District election https://bit.ly/2EDGoyo.

Check out the new book, “Drones and Support for the Use of Force,” by Dr. James Walsh (POLS) and Dr. Marcus Schulzke. https://www.press.umich.edu/…/drones_and_support_for_the_us… “Combat drones are transforming attitudes about the use of military force. Military casualties and the costs of conflict sap public support for war and for political and military leaders. Combat drones offer […]

Four 49ers from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration won in the 2018 midterm elections: U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson ’96 (History and Political Science double major), N.C. House Rep. Jason Saine ‘95, N.C. House Rep. Cecil Brockman ’06, N.C. House Rep. Mary Belk ’06, and N.C. Sen. Ted Alexander ’82.

The UNC Charlotte mock trial competed in the Peach Bowl Invitational tournament hosted by Emory University during November 10 – 11, 2018. While the team did not win the tournament, Cameron Waggoner won an award for Best Attorney. In addition, the team received honorable mention for the Spirit of AMTA—an American Mock Trial Association award […]

The New York Times cites the research of Political Science and Public Administration professors, Drs. Mary Layton Atkinson and Jason Harold Windett, on legislative proposals of women and men in the House of Representatives. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/sunday-review/theres-no-nice-lady-caucus-in-congress.html?fbclid=IwAR09GGMSlQ799PPsme_iKdnSm80_Wu8Ikx-5tId2PBtK0j5YHlA6mP0HTjY

New Book: Africa’s International Relations: Balancing Domestic and Global Interests Why do African leaders cultivate ties with some foreign powers and not others? How do civil conflicts in African countries at times expand to engulf entire regions of the continent? Why have leaders enhanced the capabilities of international organizations like the African Union while undermining […]

Professor Eric Heberlig provides analysis on WBTV’s Election Night special on Tuesday, November 6, 7:00 – 8:00 PM and the station’s on-line coverage starting at 9:00 PM. https://www.wbtv.com/

Professor Amber Knight co-led a political theory teaching symposium for the American Political Science Association, a major organization of political science students and scholars, at their building in Washington DC.

Event Details: Date: November 13th Time: Panel 6-7pm, Open Networking 7-8pm Location: UNC Charlotte’s Main Campus, Student Activity Center Salons *Students click here for registration link Event Description: The University Career Center recognizes the importance of, and student interest in non-profit careers. To supplement the desire for knowledge, we have created a unique opportunity for […]

The UNC Charlotte delegation hosted the October Interim Council of the North Carolina Student Legislature on Oct. 20-21. Our delegation presented 9 resolutions and passed 6 of them. Our delegation swept the awards with Anthony Singleton winning the Best Resolution award for his resolution on solitary confinement in NC prisons and James Warner winning the […]

The UNC Charlotte Model UN hosted more than 300 regional college and high school students at our annual Carolina’s Conference on October 19-21, 2018. Students debated international issues, crisis situations, and policy solutions representing Member States within the United Nations. In November the Model UN club and class will travel to Atlanta Georgia for the […]

“Voting is a social activity; it’s one thing we can all do as a society to make our voice heard,” said UNC Charlotte Political Science Professor Mary Jo Shepherd. Check out what Dr. Shepherd says about preparing to vote at: https://advancement.uncc.edu/newsletter-stories/4-steps-smart-voting-upcoming-midterm-election.

The process of enacting laws is often compared with sausage-making in that a certain outcome is sought, but people do not want to see how it is reached. After a lengthy and contentious legislative process, people sometimes decide the outcome is unwanted after all. UNC Charlotte political scientist Mary Layton Atkinson in her book, “Combative […]