Category: Politics

December 5, 2012

Whitney Strub — The Politics of Porn 2012 (Part 1)

“That the conservative attack on birth control failed miserably, and set the stage for some Democratic congressional coups, hardly means porn won’t return to the table again; in fact, with the diminishing returns on the homophobia that the Right has...

November 27, 2012

Why Civil Resistance Works wins 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order

Congratulations to Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan, who have been awarded the 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for their work on Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict.

October 11, 2012

Jennifer Morrison Taw on economic trade-offs and the military

Jennifer Morrison Taw discusses the foreign policy ramifications of overbudgeting for defense.

October 3, 2012

Alan Schroeder on the First Televised Presidential Debate

“That son of a bitch just cost us the election.”—Henry Cabot Lodge, the Republican vice-presidential candidate after the Nixon-Kennedy presidential debate On the occasion of tonight’s presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, we thought it might be worthwhile...

September 20, 2012

Erica Chenoweth: Why civil resistance trumps violent uprisings

“Nonviolent resistance of some sort is almost always possible, and armed uprisings are never inevitable. Instead, violence may be a method people choose because they don’t know there is a realistic alternative.”–Erica Chenoweth With a variety of protest movements erupting...

September 19, 2012

Jonathan Lyons – Islam, Violence, and the West: It’s Not the Video, Stupid

Jonathan Lyons makes the case that there is a great deal more going on in the recent protests in the Muslim world than simple outrage about a film.

August 29, 2012

Political Science Titles on Sale!

Unfortunately, due to Hurricane Isaac, the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, which was to be held in New Orleans, has been cancelled. Not only does this mean that a series of great panels and talks will not...

August 22, 2012

Erica Chenoweth — Creative Nonviolence Can Defeat Repression

Erica Chenoweth explains how protests can most effectively bring down repressive regimes.

July 26, 2012

Stephen Starr – Syria can find peace if its minorities seek common ground

Stephen Starr explains how the Assad Regime in Syria brought about their own downfall, and discusses problems that will trouble a new Syrian government.

July 24, 2012

Stephen Starr on the complicated situation in Syria

Stephen Starr explains how the public understanding of the conflict in Syria is incredibly (and harmfully) simplistic.

July 19, 2012

New inquiry into the 1961 death of Dag Hammarskjöld

A new inquiry into the death of Swedish UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld has been commissioned.

July 18, 2012

Aaron Belkin – “This Is Not Who We Are”: Contradictory Expectations in the US Military

“American warrior identities are contradictory, in that service members are expected to be civilized and barbaric, dominant and subordinate, rapist and rape victim. They are told to be paragons of virtue, and we express shock when they misbehave.” — Aaron...