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Dr. Justin Conrad’s paper, “Competition, Government Enforcement and Political Violence”, presented at the Midwest Political Science Association conference in April 2017, has been chosen to receive the award for best paper on the topic of international relations. Dr. Conrad is an associate professor in the Political Science department.

Dr. Justin Conrad’s new book, Gambling and War: Risk, Reward, and Chance in International Conflict, brings readers a war college course taught at a Las Vegas casino. To succeed in poker, it is not enough to simply anticipate the actions of other players and try to outsmart them. A successful player must also understand and […]

UNC Charlotte Model United Nations students in spring 2017 competed internationally at the Harvard World United Nations in Montreal, Canada, where they vied against 2,000 university students from more than 115 countries. Our delegates brought home highest honors for individual participants, with two awards for verbal communications. Despite 17 inches of snow and sub-zero temperatures […]

Dr. Mary Layton (Mel) Atkinson’s new book considers why members of the public frequently reject public policies that seem to give them exactly what they want. The book, Combative Politics: The Media and Public Perceptions of Lawmaking (University of Chicago Press), looks at the impact of news media’s impact on this phenomenon. “From the Affordable […]

With a $405,818 National Science Foundation grant, Dr. Justin Conrad will research how competition influences the behavior of insurgent groups, terrorist organizations, and pro- government militias. The work will address a gap in understanding of the impact of competition between such non-state groups. The project, “Violent Non-State Rivalry and Organizational Behavior,” will include teams of […]

In its commitment to grow the knowledge of regional public sector managers, UNC Charlotte’s Master of Public Administration Program launched the MPA Public Management Academy Professional Development Certificate program in spring 2017, with a full house of 35 participants from across the region. The fall 2017 offering also is full, as the Academy addresses the […]

The Political Science Honors Program has grown significantly since the department developed clear admissions criteria two years ago. The program currently has more than 20 students, who benefit from opportunities for targeted research, in-depth study and mentoring and career coaching by faculty and alumni. During the 2016-17 academic year, 11 students graduated with honors in […]

UNC Charlotte administrators honored 11 outstanding seniors for their service, leadership, and academic achievement at a spring awards ceremony. Grant Parker, a political science major, and Justice White, a communication studies major, were among the students presented the Chancellors Citations for Leadership and Service. The citation, given by Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, recognized this elite […]

Justin Conrad, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will present “Nuclear Security” as the fifth and final speaker in the 2017 Great Decisions lecture series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, at Charlotte Country Day School, a longtime partner in hosting UNC Charlotte’s […]

Have you considered running for political office? Are you interested in learning more about what motivates other women who do run? Join the conversation as Dr. Jennifer Lawless discusses “Why Women Don’t Run for Office and What Happens When They Do.” This free event is open to all students and will be followed by an […]

It was just another typically hectic day for district attorneys, defense lawyers and District Court Judges at the Mecklenburg County courthouse in uptown Charlotte. On October 20th, Adjunct Professor Carol Turowski escorted her Judicial Process students to various District Courts to get a birdseye view of justice in action. “A very iimpressive court building” noted […]

For his international work in advancing public sector performance, UNC Charlotte researcher James Douglas has received the Senator Peter B. Boorsma Award. The Southeastern Conference for Public Administration presented him the award in October in Raleigh at its annual conference. The Boorsma Award honors a practitioner or academician who facilitates over many years the international […]

Two teams from UNC Charlotte competed in the Grand Strand Mock Trial Invitational hosted by Coastal Carolina University on October 15-16. The “A” team won third place in the tournament with a record of 6-2. Additionally, UNC Charlotte Political Science majors won 5 of the 12 individual awards. Senior Christopher Dong won Best Attorney, junior […]

Students participating in UNC Charlotte’s Model United Nations this fall are finding increased opportunities to compete nationally and internationally, as well as options for volunteering in the local community. They will be participating in three conferences this semester. The first is the 27th Annual Carolinas Conference hosted by our organization at UNC Charlotte, the second […]

UNC Charlotte students are learning research and debate skills through their participation in the North Carolina Student Legislature. Students participate in a model General Assembly and gain valuable insight into how the state engages in policymaking. They also learn to express their own beliefs and ideas with confidence….. https://exchange.uncc.edu/students-learn-research-debate-skills-in-nc-student-legislature/

The Gerald G. Fox Master of Public Administration has earned national recognition, including being named the nation’s second-best value MPA degree and ranking in the top 25% of public affairs programs by U.S. News & World Report. The program has worked to endow its longest-awarded scholarship, the Burkhalter-Rassel Scholarship, and welcomed Tom Barth as its […]

Five UNC Charlotte students attended the two presidential nominating conventions this summer – one as an elected delegate and four through an academic program with The Washington Center. Four of the students are pursuing majors or minors in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, while the fifth is a finance major in the Belk […]

As Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005, people worldwide converged around TVs to witness the devastation of an iconic city and government’s response to the storm. This catastrophic, list-altering event served as a pivotal point in researcher Cherie Maestas’ work. She has applied her research in the creation of her experimental lab POLS-LABat UNC […]