A Political Science Perspective on Teaching about Violence …approaches to violence, political scientists inevitably pay greater attention to some issues than do our colleagues in psychology, history, sociology, and anthropology. What distinguishes political science from these other disciplines,…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholars …Explaining why certain clans join and eschew Al-Shabaab in Somalia Ore Koren (Political Science, Indiana University Bloomington). Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks and Political Conflict in Africa Eduardo Moncada (Political Science, Columbia…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars …Bologna 1600-1700 Rachel Sweet (Political Science, Northwestern University). Institutional Choice in Civil War: Rebel Tactics for Managing Political Disorder Alec Worsnop (Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Organization and Community:…
‘There Are Very Few Democracies That Are as Polarized as We Are Today’: A Conversation with Jennifer McCoy …at political targets or is motivated by a political agenda. The link between polarization and political violence is not entirely clear, but there are aspects of polarization that do contribute…
“The Problem Comes from the Top”: A Conversation with Yphtach Lelkes …science. I think that is very much the case for most social scientists. Most math professors just want their students to understand calculus. Most political science professors just want their…
‘When People Spend Time Together, They are Less Inclined to See Each Other as the Enemy’: A Conversation with Matt Grossmann …A professor of political science at Michigan State University, Grossmann also directs the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research and hosts the “Science of Politics” podcast for the Niskanen…
“Rising Violent Crime in Mexico” Panel …the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Guillermo Trejo is a co-author of the book Votes, Drugs, and Violence: The Political Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico, a Professor of Political Science…
“Democracy Tested: Political Violence and Global Elections” …MAF & Asociados Watch Video Below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXSjL_gBN7o Sumit Ganguly is Distinguished Professor of Political Science (Emeritus) and Tagore Chair of Indian Cultures and Civilizations (Emeritus) at Indiana University, Bloomington. As…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2023 Distinguished Scholars …Mexican Borderlands Juan Luna (Political Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Organized Crime, State Crises, and the Consolidation of Violent Democracies Aila Matanock (Political Science, University of California, Berkeley). Inviting…
Political Violence during the German Occupation of France 1940-44: A Micro-Level Analysis …far in the publication of an article, “Lines of Demarcation: Causation, Design-Based Inference, and Historical Research,” in 2016 by the journal Perspectives on Politics. This article won the American Political Science…
