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Sunday, June 30, 2024

Department of Political Science News Archive

3/4/2024
Democrats spar with Biden on border, student loans, Israel-Hamas conflict
3/3/2024
Ohio is secondary when it comes to presidential primaries. Can anything be done about it?
2/29/2024
GOP exploits White House policy flaws, stirs migrant fears pre-election-experts
2/27/2024
JD Vance's vice presidential prospects dim after he comes in near the bottom of CPAC Trump VP straw poll
2/22/2024
Biden and Trump in tight race among independents in anticipated rematch

Total results: 353

RFK Jr. Ramps Up Election Attacks on Donald Trump

Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, comments in this article about attacks on Donald Trump made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Effective Mentor-Mentee Relationships in Academia

Dr. J. Cherie Strachan, professor of political science and director, Ray. C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, was featured as a guest on the American Political Science Association's podcast to discuss mentoring strategies for graduate students pursuing academic careers.

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Stephen C. Brooks

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  • Coronavirus
  • Effect of pandemic on campaigning and voting in Ohio
  • Media and politics
  • Campaign news
  • Campaign advertising


David B. Cohen

dbcohen@uakron.edu 

  • American politics
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  • Vice president
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  • Weapons of mass destruction
  • Homeland security
  • Biological weapons
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  • Nuclear weapons
  • Arms control
  • Politics of coronavirus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19


John Green

green@uakron.edu 

  • Politics
  • Religion and politics
  • Campaign financing


Kim Hufgard

kjl9@zips.uakron.edu

  • Criminal Justice
  • Human Trafficking


Karl Kaltenthaler

kck@uakron.edu 

  • Coronavirus
  • Global cooperation or lack of cooperation
  • Trade (trade wars)
  • US role in the world
  • Islamist Terrorism
  • ISIS (or IS or ISIL)
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  • Drones
  • Afghanistan
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  • Iraq
  • Syria and Middle East security
  • Counterterrorism
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James T. McHugh

mchugh@uakron.edu 

  • Political science
  • Political philosophy and ideology
  • Democratic theory
  • Canadian politics
  • British politics
  • North American regional cooperation (including NAFTA)
  • Human rights
  • International law
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