Category: Faculty

2021 Indiana General Assembly features several bills that would preempt local government decision making by Dr. Bill Blomquist Although the need to pass a state government budget and issues involving CoVid-19 response are rightly expected to dominate the current session of the Indiana General Assembly, another and perhaps surprising flurry of legislative activity has involved …

When I teach my class “Political Parties and Interest Groups” (POLS Y301), one of the areas that students are always most interested in is whether money spent lobbying Congress and other parts of the federal government makes a difference. In the article “The Influence of Corporate Lobbying on Federal Contracting” my co-authors Thomas Holyoke (Fresno …

Amanda Friesen, Associate Professor of Political Science, and co-principal investigator Jordan Mansell, a post-doctoral researcher at Western Ontario University, have been awarded Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection grant. With this award, they will bring together scholars across North America to attend and present at a workshop entitled “Science in Politics: Methodological Innovations …

Don’t miss Dr. Dusso’s interview “Yes, social media companies can legally ban the president,” by reporter Erica Finke for WSBT.

Check out Dr. Friesen’s great presentation on her recent work: “Slimy worms or sticky kids: How caregiving tasks and gender identity attenuate disgust response”

Scott Pegg recently had his classroom essay questions land on the Library of Economics and Liberty blog. Dr. Pegg used Bryan Caplan’s book Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration in his class. The post has already generated some interesting comments. Also, don’t miss your chance at free access (50 days) to Dr. Pegg’s …

Our colleague Amanda Friesen is co-authoring a special issue of the journal Politics and Life Sciences.  Here is the call for proposals: Call for Proposals “Life Science in Politics: Methodological Innovations and Politics Issues” Guest Editors Amanda Friesen, IUPUI Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rose McDermott, Brown University   Deadline for Proposals: April 1, …

Don’t miss Dr. McCormick’s updated version of his highly respected textbook Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction. Description: This is the must-have, leading introduction to the European Union. Offering an ideal primer on the EU’s history, institutions, and politics, this concise textbook also covers the various challenges and opportunities faced by the EU, from …

The success of former vice-president Joe Biden in the recent US presidential election has been met with relief by most Europeans and their political leaders. After four years of Trumpian idiosyncrasies and uncertainties, during which tensions in the transatlantic relationship reached unprecedented levels, most now expect a return to some kind of normality. Just what …

Don’t miss this fantastic panel discussion happening Thursday Nov. 19th on religion and the 2020 election. It’s cohosted by our own Amanda Friesen and SLA colleague Andrew Whitehead (Department of Sociology) with outstanding guest speakers Jamil W. Drake (Florida State University) and Janelle Wong (University of Maryland). Check it out here Religion & the 2020 …