Political Science

Commencement reception for Polical Science Seniors and their families.

Professor Alan Levine will discuss his manuscript-in-progress, which analyzes how America was perceived by the political thinkers of Europe from Columbus through today. His book is about America as a symbol. Levine argues that their intellectual battle over the meaning of America is a proxy war over liberalism, the Enlightenment, European civilization, and modernity itself – the same battles raging around the globe today. By tracing the origins and evolution of these views, Levine sheds light on the anti-liberalism threatening to undo the Western world. 

Abstract: Two big earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on February 6. Thousands of buildings collapsed, and hundreds of thousands became trapped under the rubble. So far more than 21,000 lost their lives, and many more are injured. The death toll is estimated to reach 200,000 as more bodies are recovered. Entire cities and villages have been destroyed. With more than 10 million people left homeless, some doubly by war and now natural disaster, the earthquake stands as one of the biggest humanitarian crises of this century.

Paul M. Sniderman is the Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy at Stanford University. His research focuses on multiculturalism and politics in Western Europe and spatial reasoning. He coauthored The Struggle for Inclusion: Muslims and Liberal Democracy (University of Chicago Press, 2022) with Elisabeth Ivarsflaten.

Matthew Rojansky will discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine and take questions from the audience.

Matthew Rojansky, the President and CEO of the U.S. Russia Foundation and a Distinguished Fellow at the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute, is as much a regular at Congressional briefings and on prime-time news shows as he is on the streets of Moscow, Kyiv, or Berlin. One of the country’s leading analysts of US relations with Russia, Ukraine, and the region, he has advised governments and international organizations and leads track two diplomacy on Eurasian conflicts.

Students and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held on most Tuesdays from 12:30-1:20 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome.

This is both an in-person and a virtual event. To register to attend via Zoom, please contact Prof. Dickinson.

Students and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held on most Tuesdays from 12:30-1:20 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome.

This is both an in-person and a virtual event. To register to attend via Zoom, please contact Prof. Dickinson.

Students and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held on most Tuesdays from 12:30-1:20 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome.

This is both an in-person and a virtual event. To register to attend via Zoom, please contact Prof. Dickinson.

Students and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held on most Tuesdays from 12:30-1:20 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome.

This is both an in-person and a virtual event. To register to attend via Zoom, please contact Prof. Dickinson.

Students and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held on most Tuesdays from 12:30-1:20 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome.

This is both an in-person and a virtual event. To register to attend via Zoom, please contact Prof. Dickinson.