Professor Liesbet Hooghe and Professor Gary Marks will receive the prestigious Daniel Elazar Award for 2017 awarded by the Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations section of the American Political Science Association. The Daniel Elazar Award recognizes “distinguished scholarly contributions to the study … Read more
Frank R. Baumgartner, the Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science has recently been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the country’s oldest learned societies … Read more
In the article, John and Devin bring data to bear on the question of President Trump’s media consumption habits. They analyzed Trump’s Twitter behavior during his first two months in office and found support for the belief that the president relies … Read more
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Marc J. Hetherington will be joining the department as the Raymond H. Dawson Distinguished Professor of Political Science. Marc received his BA degree from the University of Pittsburgh and PhD from the University … Read more
The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog asked experts on Russian politics to answer the question: Do the protests that took place across 99 cities in Russia on Sunday signify that meaningful change in Russian politics is likely? Why or why not? Click … Read more
Professor Layna Mosley has an op-ed in today’s News & Observer that examines the ways that “America First” trade and investment policies could impact U.S. and North Carolina economies. For those in North Carolina concerned about their economic well-being, “America … Read more
Robbie Bach, Civic Engineer, will be the speaker at the 2017 Political Science graduation ceremony in UNC’s Memorial Hall. https://www.robbiebach.com/ Robbie Bach joined Microsoft in 1988 and over the next 22 years worked in various marketing, general management, and business … Read more
Join us on campus or livestream the event from wherever you are as UNC political science professors Jason Roberts and Sarah Treul discuss these and other relevant issues. Wednesday, January 25 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST/ 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. … Read more
The National Academy of Public Administration has awarded its 2016 Louis Brownlow Book Award to Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones’ The Politics of Information (The University of Chicago Press). The Brownlow Award is the top book prize in … Read more
The most recent issue of the Political Science Department’s newsletter is now available. As always, despite challenging financial times, the department has plenty of news to celebrate. Please take a few moments to peruse the newsletter to see what our … Read more
