The Main Street College Series will present “Water, Water Everywhere: Will There Be a Drop to Drink in 20 Years in Bloomington-Normal?” at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 2, at the Illinois State University Alumni Center.
Unit: Politics and Government
2017 Taiwan Conference held at ISU
The Department of Politics and Government hosted an academic conference over the weekend of October 13 and 15, 2017, titled “Taiwan in a New Era: Democracy, Cross-Strait Security and International Relations.”
Webber interviewed about Vegas mass shooting
Julie Webber, Politics and Government professor, was interviewed by the Pantagraph about the mass shooting in Las Vegas earlier this month.
L.J. Zigerell co-authors article on survey methods
Professor L.J. Zigerell, along with his co-authors Annie Franco, Neil Malhotra, and Gabor Simonovits, published an article in the Journal of Experimental Political Science entitled, “Developing Standards for Post-Hoc Weighting in Population-Based Survey Experiments.”
Riverstone-Newell: Cowboy politics in the states target progressive cities
Lori Riverstone-Newell doesn’t mince words when she speaks about the growing aggression in recent state preemption laws, calling it a ‘whack’ from the state.
New book explores politics in Taiwan
Professor T.Y. Wang, chair of the Department of Politics and Government, published a co-edited volume which examines the critical role that ethnic and national identities play in politics, illustrated by the case of Taiwan.
Report on racial disparity for Not In Our Town
The Stevenson Center has released its full report on Bloomington-Normal racial inequality conducted for Not In Our Town.
Brownbag: Riverstone-Newell on state preemption
Lori Riverstone-Newell presented her latest research at the first brownbag presentation of the semester on September 18.
Kent wins CAS Fisher Thesis Competition
Jaimie Kent, who earned her MA degree in political science in May 2017, is the winner of Fisher Thesis Competition (Group B, social sciences) of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Grant news: Vets in justice system, circus history, Taiwan conference
Here is a roundup of some grants received by Illinois State faculty and staff.