Faculty at Home: Bert Johnson

Please join Bert Johnson, Professor of Political Science, for a talk entitled “The Quiet Past and the Stormy Present: What Political Science Can Tell Us about the 2024 Election.”

Academic assessments of elections improve on journalism or commentary by placing current events into the relevant context of the past. But in an election year that is seemingly without precedent, how much of the past is relevant, and what insights can we draw from research conducted in quieter times? In this webinar we will consider these questions as we examine the current state of the 2024 election from the perspective of a political scientist.

Bert Johnson, professor of political science, began teaching political science at Middlebury College in 2004 during the comparatively ordinary presidential race between George W. Bush and John Kerry. He has authored or coauthored books and articles on U.S. politics, state and local politics, Vermont politics, and campaign finance, and serves as a moderator for the Faculty at Home webinar series. 

Register at this link.