Political Science

Commencement reception for Polical Science Seniors and their families.

Maurits van der Veen is Associate Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary, where his research focus is on applying machine learning and automated text analysis techniques to key issues in international relations. His talk, “Brexit and the Politics of Xenophobia” will discuss how the British tabloid press linked the European Union to problems with refugees and immigration in the mind of voters, driving many people to support Brexit for reasons having little or nothing to do with the European Union itself.

Berlin Calling is a never-before-told account of the Berlin Wall’s momentous crash, narrated through the divided city’s street artists and punk rockers, impresarios and underground agitators.

There are currently 22.5 million refugees world wide and yet their stories seem to often be
forgotten. Where are people going? Why are they going? Are their international human rights
being respected? The stories, experiences, and rights of refugees and migrants need to be
respected, heard and understood. In our current geopolitical climate, this is an issue that not
only deserves our attention more than ever, but also our sincere interest and concern. Please
join us to delve deeper into the polemic issue of refugee and migrant rights across the globe

“Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War”, David Schmitz

When We Choose War: Understanding Political Violence and Possibilities for Peace

This year’s symposium focuses on political violence. Why do people sometimes choose to use violence in conflict? How can we return to peace? We are pleased to be able to host three leading experts on civil conflict and political violence. 

Ajay Verghese, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College

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

Please join Amy Yuen, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Political Science Department, for a conversation with Admiral James Stavridis about the war in Ukraine.

Conspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today have introduced something new?conspiracy without theory. And the new conspiracism has moved from the fringes to the heart of government with the election of Donald Trump. In A Lot of People Are Saying, Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum show how the new conspiracism differs from classic conspiracy theory, why so few officials speak truth to conspiracy, and what needs to be done to resist it.

Co-sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Forum.

AEI Scholar Michael Strain will argue that populism has infused an unwarranted and debilitating pessimism into national economic discourse.