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| The Wall Street Journal references research done by Dr. Charles Bullock and Dr. Ronald Gaddie regarding Section Five of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. |
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| Dr. Audrey Haynes has been selected as a Senior Teaching Fellow for the 2009-2010 academic year. This is in recognition of her superior contributions to teaching at the University of Georgia. |
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| Dr. John Maltese published an op-ed in the Washington Post concerning the upcoming vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and how President Obama should fill it. |
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| Dr. Audrey Haynes rates President Obama's for 100 days in office for the Atlanta Journal and Consitution. Dr. Haynes is also quoted in the Christian Science Monitor regarding CIA interrogation. |
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| Dr. Richard Vining's study with Amy Steigerwalt of Georgia State University and Susan Smelcer at Emory University is mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. The study is on partisanship and judicial nominees. The three are also published in the New York Times Editorial page referencing conclusions from the same study. |
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| Dr. Richard Vining's paper is mentioned in the New York Times regarding the American Bar Association. Also, one of his studies is referenced in a NYT editorial on the A.B.A. and Judicial Nominees. |
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 Dr. Charles Bullock, will speak on the current state of politics in the South and in the State of Georgia, and will also consider the state of the Republican Party regionally, nationally, and on a state level. The event will be held at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in the Zell B. Miller Learning Center Room 214. The event is sponsored by the College Repulicans. |
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| The department would like to recognize undergraduate Political Science major Caitlin McLaughin. Caitlin is the winner of a CURO Best Paper Award for 2009. Her paper, "The Absence of Term Limits in the Constitution" was supervised by Dr. Daniel Kapust. Awards will be given to award winners by the UGA Alumni Association on Monday, April 6 at 8:00 p.m. at the Classic Center in the Fire Hall. |
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| A study by Dr. Richard Vining about American Bar Association ratings of judicial nominess is the focus of an article in the National Law Journal. The study, co-authored with Amy Steigerwalt of Georgia State University and Susan Smelcer of Emory University, will be presented next month at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago. It examines whether ABA ratings have a liberal bias. |
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| An article in the Emory Law Journal by Dr. Charles S. Bullock III and Richard E. Dunn, "The Demise of Racial Districting and the Future of Black Representation," was cited by Justice Anthony Kennedy in the Supreme Court decision Bartlett v. Strickland decided on March 9. Bullock is a noted authority on this subject. |
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| Dr. Jamie Carson has received the J. Hatten Howard III Award for Outstanding Teaching from the Honors Program. He will be recognized at the Honors Day Ceremony on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. |
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| Dr. Keith Dougherty has received the Gordon Tullock Prize for best paper published by younger scholars in Public Choice in 2008. The award is for "Voting on Slavery at the Constitutional Convention," co-authored with Jac Heckelman of Wake Forest University. The award will be announced formally at the upcoming meetings of the Public Choice Society and in the pages of the next-available issue of Public Choice. |
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| Dr. Anthony Madonna and Dr. Jason Berggren were honored by the UGA Student Government Association on February 6th for their outstanding constributions to undergraduate education. |
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| At the Southern Political Science Association Meeting this month, Dr. Charles Bullock won the Manning Dauer Award. This award is presented biennially to a political scientist for exceptional service to the profession. |
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| Dr. Jason Berggren, Dr. Charles Bullock, and Dr. Jamie Carson are quoted in an article from Savannah Morning News regarding the challenges President Obama will face. Will he be able to live up to the high expectations placed on his presidency? Read the article here. |
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 Congratulations to Major Scott Virgil, U.S. Army, for his completion of his Masters Degree in Political Science in a record five semesters.
Major Virgil's thesis examined the allocation of presidential campaign
resources. Members of Major Virgil's committee included Dr. Audrey Haynes, Dr. Paul Gurian, and Dr. Ryan Bakker. The Department of
Political Science is proud of Major Virgil's accomplishments and his
service. Major Virgil will be deployed to Afghanistan early in 2009.
Pictured left to right: Ms. Geneva Foster, Graduate Program Academic
Advisor III, Major Scott Virgil, and Dr. Audrey Haynes, Graduate
Coordinator. |
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 Professor Arnold Fleischmann provided analysis on Election Night 2008 for Georgia Public Broadcasting's television and radio network.
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| Department Head and Grammy winner, John Maltese, is featured in the New York Times for his recent part in discovering "lost" historical cylinders in Russia. The cylinders contain musical recordings that give insight into the way music was played in the times of Tchaikovsky and Brahms. These rare recordings from late 19th Century Russia are believed to be the oldest of classical music ever discovered. Listen here. |
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The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies will host Debate Watch 2008 on Oct. 7 with Paul Gurian, associate professor of political science. Gurian is an expert on presidential primaries and campaign strategy. He will introduce the debate and then lead a discussion following the debate.The event begins at 8 p.m. in the Russell Library, UGA Main Library, west entrance. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jill Severn at 706/542-5766. |
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The De partment is proud to recognize Scott Hershovitz, a summa cum laude UGA graduate with his B. A. in Political Science. Dr. Hershovitz is being honored with the Young Alumnus Award for his professional accomplishments and civic contributions at the University of Georgia. He will be a speaker at the University of Georgia Blue Key Honor Society banquet this year.
Dr. Hershovitz was the University's 17th Rhodes Scholar and earned a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Oxford in England. He received his law degree from Yale Law School. He was a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and U.S. Ninth Circuit Jude William Fletcher. Between these clerkships he was on the appellate staff of the Civil Division of the U.S. department of Justice. For more information, please visit his web page at the University of Michigan. |
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  Dr. Teena Wilhelm was an invited guest to speak at Georgia Perimeter College in honor of Constitution Day, September 17th. On Sept. 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine men who changed the course of history. Now Constitution Day is a time for us to continue their legacy and develop habits of citizenship in a new generation of Americans. Learn more at http://constitutioncenter.org/ConstitutionDay/. |
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| The Atlanta Journal and Constitution's "Countdown 2008: Road to the Whitehouse" quotes Dr. Audrey Haynes. Dr. Haynes is also quoted in the Tennessean regarding McCain's Vice-Presidentail nominee, Sarah Palin. |
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Three Political Science Ph.D. alumni recieved awards at the 2008 American Political Science Association banquet held in Washington, DC in August. We would like to recognize them:
- Brian M. Harward (Ph.D., 2003), Teaching Excellence Award, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Holley E. Tankersley (Ph.D., 2006), COHFA Distinguished Teaching Award, Coastal Carolina University
- Rick Travis (Ph.D., 1993), Professor of the Year, Mississippi State University
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  Professor Arnold Fleischmann and Carol Pierannunzi (UGA Ph.D., 1989; professor at Kennesaw State University) sign copies of Politics in Georgia following their talk at the 2008 Decatur Book Festival. |
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| Dr. Audrey Haynes is quoted in the Washington Times regarding Obama's Southern Strategy. |
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 Research by our late colleague, Susette Talarico, was cited by the United States Supreme Court in its June ruling on punitive damages relating to the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Her article, “The Effects of Seeking Punitive Damages on the Processing of Tort Claims,” co-authored with Thomas Eaton of UGA’s School of Law and David Mustard of UGA’s Terry College of Business, appeared in the Journal of Legal Studies in 2005 and was cited in Justice David Souter’s opinion for the Court in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker.
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Ph.D. candidate Henrik Schatzinger will start working as a Research Analyst at the Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) this August, a non-partisan institute affiliated with the George Washington University. He will analyze the campaign finance activity of donors, candidates, parties and interest groups under the direction of Dr. Michael Malbin. He will also conduct survey research of campaign donors and volunteers. |
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 Congratulations to PhD candidate Dan Reed, who has accepted an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Government at American University. He will begin teaching at AU in the Fall of 2008. |
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| Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bullock are quoted in two Savannah Now articles: "How About an Obama/Nunn ticket?" and " Experts say Barr might take enough votes away from McCain to give Obama a chance." |
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| Dr. Haynes' Media and Politics class mentioned in The Sunday Paper in reference to Meghan McCain's blog. |
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Hamilton Jordan, a 1967 UGA Political Science graduate, who helped propel Jimmy Carter to the White House and served as his chief of staff,  died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, after a long battle with
cancer.
Mr. Jordan kept close ties with UGA after graduation. Along with our own Dr. John Maltese, Mr. Jordan was key in coordinating the 2007 Carter Conference at UGA. He was also a member of the Board of Visitors of the School of Public and International Affairs and a fellow with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
The Department of Political Science extends its sympathies to those who knew Mr. Jordan. He will be missed. |
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 Dr. Audrey Haynes and Dr. Paul Gurian spoke to SPIA's Board of Visitors about the presidential nomination campaign in Atlanta at the UGA Alumni Center. Pictured with them is The Honorable Wyche Fowler who served in the House and the Senate of the United States and served as the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Clinton Administration and currently serves on SPIA's Board of Visitors. |
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| Listen to Dr. Robert Grafstein discuss the history and current state of China from his interview on WGAU, April 29th . |
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| Congratulations to political science undergraduate major Jimari Jones on being accepted to the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University. This honor is only given to 20 future political scientists every year. |
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| Doctoral student Josh Putnam's blog is a topic of discussion in US News and World Report. In his blog, Putnam breaks down head-to-head races against Republican Presidential candidate John McCain versus Democratic hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. See the article and Putnam's comments. |
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| The Russell Hall Last Lecture Series was created in Spring 2003 by the Department of University Housing, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and The Division of Academic Enhancement. The residents of Russell Hall nominate their favorite professors, and the professor with the most nominations is invited to Russell Hall to present a lecture, as if it were his or her "last lecture." Dr. Audrey Haynes the 2008 award winner. Check back for her official lecture date. |
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| Dr. Arnold Fleischmann is featured on the editorial page of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution regarding 'constitutional officers.' |
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 The Graduate School's Dean's Award was established to assist graduate students in
defraying the cost of doing research for their dissertation or thesis and to help them complete their degree. The Department of Political Science's graduate program has three winners of this distinguished award in 2008: Henrik Shatzinger (Political Science), Ross Worden (International Affiars), and Johannes Karreth (International Affairs). Congratulations to all three. |
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| The department would like to recognize Dr. Teena Wilhelm and Dr. John Maltese for being award winning teachers. Dr. Wilhelm is the 2008 recipient of the Honors Program J. Hatten Howard, III teaching award, while Dr. Maltese is the 2008 Lothar Tresp Oustanding Honors Professor Award. |
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| The SPIA Teaching Award Committee has selected PADP's Vicky Wilkins and our own Damon Cann as co-winners of the 2007-2008 SPIA Award for Excellence in Teaching. |
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 Congratulations to Ph.D. student Laura Moyer. Laura has been elected to Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She has accepted the Public Law position in the Department of Political Science at LSU. She will begin teaching at LSU in the Fall 2008. |
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| Congratulations to the Carter Conference Planning Team. UGA has won an Award of Excellence at the District III level of the CASE Award (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) for Institutional Special Events. UGA was pitted against other institutions in the Southeast. We are now entered in the Grand Prize competition. Winners will be announced at the District III Conference in Atlanta on February 19. Political Science's Dr. John Maltese served as director of the three day conference. |
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| Dr. Audrey Haynes discusses Georgia's February 5th presidential primary in the AJC. |
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| Dr. Jason Berggren is quoted by Shankar Vedantam in the Washington Post regarding presidential frontrunners. |
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Assistant Professor Michael Crespin and Duke University's Dave W. Rohde have won the Patrick J. Fett Award for the best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the Presidency for their paper “Dimensions, Issues, and Bills: Appropriations Voting on
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 Dr. Jamie Carson recently published a paper in the American Political Science Review entitled "Candidate Quality, the Personal Vote, and the Incumbency Advantage in Congress." The paper uses historical elections data to systematically examine why incumbents tend to perform better at the polls than do their opponents. The results suggest that candidate quality is an important piece of the puzzle in understanding the historical development of the incumbency advantage in American politics. |
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 Students of American politics are accustomed to thinking of members of Congress as recipients of campaign contributions. This provocative new study by Dr. Damon M. Cann shows that incumbent members of Congress are increasingly active as contributors to their parties and other political candidates. These contributions from members of Congress have grown exponentially in the last ten years to finance the fierce biannual battle for majority control of Congress.
Sharing the Wealth distinguishes itself from many campaign finance studies by going beyond a mere description of this novel source of campaign funds to demonstrate several important consequences of the growing phenomenon of member contributions. Cann develops an exchange theory in which member contributions serve as the currency of exchange in deals between party leaders and members of Congress. These arrangements are designed to advance the ambitions of individual members of Congress while also ultimately strengthening political parties. Using both quantitative methods and case studies, he provides solid evidence that these exchanges influence the voting behavior of rank-and-file legislators and determine who obtains powerful leadership positions in Congress. Rich in details, Sharing the Wealth is the most complete examination of member-to-member and member-to-party contributions available, and makes the important connection between these contributions and the growing strength of political parties in the U.S. Congress.
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| Dr. Audrey Haynes and Brian Pitts, MA student in political science, will be participating in the Reforming the Presidential Nomination Process conference to be held at the University of Iowa in January of 2008 . The conference is coordinated by Dr. Peverill Squire and will result in a special issue of P.S.: Political Science or Perspectives on Politics. |
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The essential guide to Georgia government and politics, by associate professor Arnold Fleischmann and Carol Pierannunzi, professor of political science at Kennesaw State University, is now updated and expanded.
In keeping with the state's major demographic upheavals of recent decades, Georgia politics is an interesting—and sometimes volatile—mix of tradition and change. In contrast to the state's rural past, most Georgians now live in cities or suburbs, and more than 40 percent of the population was born outside the state. However, religion and race remain issues that politicians ignore at great peril, and the state still fares poorly in measures of poverty, education, and voter turnout.
Politics in Georgia uses a comparative framework to examine four major topics: the foundations of contemporary Georgia politics, political participation, major political institutions, and selected public policies.
Throughout, Politics in Georgia compares the state with the federal government and the other forty-nine states, as well as with earlier periods of Georgia's political development. The result is a thorough, up-to-date resource on Georgia's dynamic political system.
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