James M. Scott, University Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, was recognized by the International Studies Association’ Governing Council
Illinois State University Professor James M. Scott, chair of the Department of Politics and Government, has co-authored Conflict, Crisis, and War in a World of Politics: An Introduction, with Patrick James.
Dr. Lori Riverstone has successfully published another volume of The Local Power & Politics Review.
Distinguished professor Ali Riaz has been re-elected as the president of the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) for the 2024-2028 term.
Here are some of the latest books and recordings by Illinois State University faculty.
On April 24, 2024, the Department of Politics & Government hosted its 31st Annual Conference for Students of Political Science.
Eight research projects involving 16 faculty members are the winners of the inaugural Dean’s Research Challenge Grants. Proposals submitted this year were required to focus on one of two themes: “Equity” or “Environment.” Recipients will deliver presentations about their research projects at a College of Arts and Sciences Research Symposium on Friday, October 11.
A group of Illinois State researchers have received a $6,000 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Challenge Grant to research the impact of floating gardens on the Chicago River. Drs. Mike Hendricks and Noha Shawki, both of the Department of Politics and Government, received this funding in collaboration with Dr. Joan Brehm, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Drs. Eric Peterson and Alec Foster, both of the Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment.
Dr. Touré Reed, professor of history, will deliver the Spring College Lecture on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 5 p.m., in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center. His talk, “Is it Race or Racism?: Why Binary Explanations for Inequality Have Failed Black Americans,” is free and open to the public.
Dr. Julian Go will be giving a public talk on his new book as the Robert G. Bone Distinguished Lecturer for 2024 on March 28, at 6 p.m. at the Bone Student Center, Old Main Room. The event is free and open to the public.
