Announcements
Symposium on Public Opinion in Africa: Results from Afrobarometer Round 4
November 03, 2009
3.00 - 5.00 p.m. Wednesday, November 4
303 International Studies Center
What’s Out There? Identifying Non-Academic Options in the Ph.D. Job Market
October 27, 2009
This workshop will discuss job search strategies for graduate students seeking employment in business, government, or non-profits. It will provide information about how to begin and organize the job search, what strategies are most effective, how to research organizations, and where to find other helpful resources.
GUSP Workshop Series presents Sarah Reckhow: "The Erosion of L.A. Unified"
October 27, 2009
The Global Urban Studies Workshop Series presents Sarah Reckhow (Political Science,
Michigan State University), "The Erosion of L.A. Unified: Foundation Dollars and Los Angeles
School Reform."
Michigan Policy Network Summer Program
April 22, 2009
The Michigan Policy Network, a student-led research and reporting service on Michigan state government, now features 8 new undergraduate student writers and has taken on three new issue areas: criminal justice, great lakes & recreation, and commerce & regulation.
Department welcomes 5 new faculty members for Fall 2009
April 22, 2009
The Department of Political Science is pleased to welcome Ryan Black, Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Eric Juenke, Sarah Reckhow, and Joshua Sapotichne for Fall 2009!
- Ryan Black earned his Ph.D from Washington University in St. Louis in 2009. He specializes in American politics, judicial politics, and quantitative methods.
- Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz earned his Ph.D from Columbia University in 2009. He specializes in Comparative Politics. In particular, his interests include political information and mass media, voting behavior, ethnic politics, clientelism, electoral campaigns, political parties, decentralization, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Eric Juenke comes to MSU from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He earned his Ph.D from Texas A&M University in 2005. He specializes in minority politics, U.S. electoral institutions, state and local elections, legislative and bureaucratic minority representation, Latino politics, black politics, and democratic theory. Eric serves in a joint appointment between the Department of Political Science and the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies.
- Sarah Reckhow earned her Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009. Her research and teaching interests include urban politics, education policy, policy reform, and racial and ethnic politics.
- Joshua Sapotichne earned his Ph.D from the University of Washington in 2009. He specializes in public policy and federal urban policy.
Weinberger writes about life in Iraqi Kurdistan
April 22, 2009
Professor Jerry Weinberger is spending four months in Iraqi Kurdistan, consulting for the American University in Iraq-Sulaimani. He is writing about his experiences in City Journal in periodic installments: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Weinberger's Weekly Standard article.
