Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz and Department of Politics and Government alum Md. Sohel Rana, M.S. ‘21, have published the book How Autocrats Rise: Sequences of Democratic Backsliding.
Dr. Riaz and alum Rana publish on how autocrats rise
Unit: Politics and Government
Research award winners for 2023-2024 announced
Illinois State University announced the winners of the Outstanding University Researcher and the Outstanding University Creative Activity awards. Also honored are the winners of the Research Initiative Awards and the Creative Activity Initiative Awards. Recipients for these awards are selected from competitive pools of candidates.
Dr. Noha Shawki publishes two co-authored articles in 2023
Dr. Noha Shawki, professor in the Department of Politics and Government, published two co-authored articles in 2023: “Building Solidarity in the Slow Food Movement,” co-authored with Dr. Gina Hunter and published in The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food (IJSAF), and “Understanding polycentrically organized movements: An analysis of the Slow Food and Fair Trade movements in Europe,” co-authored with Dr. Melissa Schnyder and published in the Journal of Civil Society.
Dr. T.Y. Wang publishes on Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential elections
Dr. T.Y. Wang, University Professor and chair of the Department of Politics and Government, published a peer-reviewed commentary in East Asia Forum on Taiwan’s elections scheduled for January 13, 2024.
Dr. T.Y. Wang publishes on the Chinese threat and Taiwanese identity
University Professor Dr. T.Y. Wang published a co-authored paper titled ‘’The Chinese Threat and Changes of Identity in Taiwan.”
Dr. Ali Riaz presents at panels in Bay of Bengal Conversation
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has made two panel presentations at the Bay of Bengal Conversation: Rising Tides (BOBC) 2023 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and organized by the Center for Governance Studies (CGS).
Riaz publishes on Human Rights Defenders of Bangladesh
Distinguished Professor Dr. Ali Riaz has published a research report on the challenges to the Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh.
Professor Kerri Milita quoted in The New York Times
Dr. Kerri Milita was interviewed by The New York Times about an Ohio ballot measure that seeks to make it more difficult for residents to use direct democracy in the state.
Graduate students present research at MPSA Conference in Chicago
Department of Politics and Government second-year graduate students and Applied Community & Economic Development (ACED) Fellows Grace Northern and Jeff Walsh presented their research at the 80th Annual Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference, which was held April 13-16 in Chicago.
University Research Symposium shines spotlight on student scholarship
Illinois State students shared their research on virtual spiders, false memories, wrongful convictions, nanoparticles, and scores of other topics at the Graduate School’s Research Symposium. The 32nd annual showcase of student scholarship and creative expression was held Friday, April 14, in the Brown Ballroom and Circus Room in the Bone Student Center.
