Political Science

Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held almost every Tuesday 12:30-1:30 pm EST in-person and via Zoom. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson.

2023 International Politics and Economics Symposium
In-person event in Robert A. Jones ‘59 Conference Room or join the livestream right here.

Effects of Technology and AI on Inequality

Speakers: Elizabeth Breunig of The Atlantic and Patrick T. Brown of the Ethics and Public Policy Center

In a post-industrial society, marriage and fertility are expressions of values rather than buttresses for economic security, and yet, a range of economic and cultural forces have made it more financially challenging for people to get married and have children.

So, are marriage and parenthood now only for the wealthy?

If we don’t want them to be, if we want the benefits of marriage and parenthood to be broadly accessible, how do we do that?

Departments of Anthropology and Political Science joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests in the McCardell Bicentennial Hall Great Hall.

Michael Leo Owens, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Emory University

Portions of the U.S. public focus on reducing police violence, particularly police shootings of civilians. Journalists and activists sustain that focus by documenting and publicizing annual numbers of police shootings. Does providing numeric information about police shootings influence public support for police reforms? The talk will address empirical challenges of answering the question and offer insights about numeric-based initiatives to reduce police shootings in the U.S.

John Peter Diiulio, the James N. Perry Scholar of Philosophy, Politics, and Society in the Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss his book on J.S. Mill, Completely Free: The Moral and Political Vision of John Stuart Mill. It provides an original and unified reconstruction of Mill’s practical philosophy, and advances a sympathetic yet critical argument for the cogency and potency of his Utilitarian liberalism.

Co-sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Forum.

Commencement reception for Polical Science Seniors and their families.

Commencement reception for Polical Science Seniors and their families.

Commencement reception for Polical Science Seniors and their families.

Commencement reception for Polical Science Seniors and their families.