Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has been interviewed and quoted on the political situation in Bangladesh, especially about the performance and challenges faced by the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh’s relationship with India.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has made presentations on democratic backsliding and reversal of the trend in Bangladesh at American Political Science Association (APSA) conference, at a panel at Harvard University and Yale University
The first event for the fall 2024 International Seminar Series is now open for registration.
United States Ambassador (retired) Geeta Pasi, the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, gave a talk entitled, “The U.S. Foreign Service – Who, What, Where, When, and Why You,” to the Women’s History Club on Monday, September 9.
As the presidential election approaches, the Department of Politics and Government is hosting a series of talks on issues relevant to the election called Democracy in Focus: The 2024 Election.
Alan Beaman will discuss his wrongful murder conviction and how it affected his life in a program titled “Wrongful Conviction: A Conversation with Alan Beaman and his Attorney,” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, in Braden Auditorium.
At its annual membership meeting, the American Bar Association (ABA) Senior Lawyers Division (SLD) elected Politics and Government Professor Thomas McClure to the SLD Council for a two-year-term.
At its August annual meeting, the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates reapproved the Illinois State University Legal Studies program. This marks the third time the ABA impressed its seal of approval on the program.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has published four essays in Foreign Affairs, New Atlanticist, and the Diplomat on Bangladeshi politics, especially the uprising which toppled Sheikh Hasina.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz was interviewed frequently by international media in the wake of an uprising in Bangladesh which deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
