Professors Christenson and Glick Win Best Conference Paper Award
Assistant Professors Dino Christenson and David Glick recently won the Pi Sigma Alpha award for the best paper presented at the 2014 Western Political Science Association Conference. The award recognizes their paper “Legitimacy, Ideology, and the Court’s Roller Coaster Week of Salient Decisions” which investigates how salient Supreme Court decisions affect how the public assesses […]
Professor Min Ye Publishes Book with Cambridge University Press
Min Ye, an Assistant Professor of International Relations in the Pardee School and a member of the Graduate Faculty of Political Science recently published her book with Cambridge University Press. The book is titled, Diasporas and Foreign Direct Investment in China and India, and was published in August, 2014.
Professor Rosella Cappella Awarded Major Workshop Grant from International Studies Association
Rosella Cappella, an assistant professor in the department who focuses on International Relations, was just awarded a grant to support a large workshop by the International Studies Association. Along with Kaija Schilde from the Pardee School at Boston University and Norrin Ripsman from Concordia College, Cappella will organize a workshop titled “The Political Economy of National Security: A […]
Professor Gerring Receives Major Award to Study Governance, Democracy and Development
Professor John Gerring has just received a major grant to investigate some of the most fundamental questions of government around the world. The project will test things like the conventional wisdom that when rulers obey the law, when they are accountable to the people, when personal security and property rights are guaranteed, and when capable […]
Political Science Newsletter
The August 2014 Political Science Newsletter is available online here: http://www.bu.edu/cas/newsletter/polisci/8_14/. In it you will find a number of fascinating articles, including: Mayor Menino’s Initiative on Cities A Conversation with Maxwell Palmer Glick Goooooooaaaaal! Ukrainian Troubles and Hopes, Summer 2014
Professor Perez on Spanish Party Politics in Washington Post
Sopfia Perez, an Associate Professor in the department, recently wrote an article on the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog. This blog is generally considered the leading source of bringing political science analysis to a wider audience. Perez discusses the sudden rise of Spain’s anti-austerity Podemos party and their increasing influence in Spanish politics.
Professor Christenson Receives Grant From Hariri Institute
Professor Dino Christenson, along with his colleague Luis Carvalho (Mathematics and Statistics) recently received a major grant from Boston University’s Hariri Institute for Computing. This grant will support their collaborative work into computational analysis of networks. This grant will allow for this exciting interdisciplinary collaboration between members of the Political Science and Mathematics and Statistics […]
Advanced Programs Poster Session a Success!
The BU Political Science community gathered together on Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 at the BU Castle to celebrate the accomplishments of nine Honors Program and BA/MA candidates. This poster session allowed students to communicate the results of their year-long theses with faculty, graduate students, family, and friends. Check out more pics of the poster session here.
Advanced Program Poster Session 2014
The BU Political Science community gathered together on Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 to celebrate the accomplishments of nine Honors Program and BA/MA candidates. This poster session allowed students to communicate the results of their year-long theses with faculty, graduate students, family, and friends. Brianna Bloodgood View her poster Connor […]
Professor Einstein Featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Political Polarization
Professor Katie Einstein recently shared her expertise on local politics and polarization at a one day conference called “Dividing Lines” at Marquette University Law School. The conference was co-sponsored by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Professor Einstein’s contributions were featured in the paper. Among other themes, Professor Einstein spoke about the potential for helping both […]