Sunday, November 10, 2024

Department of Political Science News Archive

12/8/2023
Ohio anti-abortion movement losses may buoy Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown's chances in red states
12/7/2023
Nikki Haley Is Playing the Long Game Against Donald Trump
12/1/2023
Sen. Sherrod Brown upsets Biden administration's Indo-Pacific trade negotiations
11/30/2023
A look Inside Hamas's Weapons Arsenal
11/27/2023
How should the U.S. help Israel, Ukraine? Ohio Senate candidates clash on path forward


Total results: 438

How will the new Ohio Supreme Court supermajority impact issues like redistricting and abortion?

Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, appeared as a guest on the Sound of Ideas. He discussed the impacts the new Ohio Supreme Court supermajority may have. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Endorsement beats experience in Moreno's Senate win

In this story, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s support of JD Vance and Bernie Moreno. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

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Stephen C. Brooks

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  • Coronavirus
  • Effect of pandemic on campaigning and voting in Ohio
  • Media and politics
  • Campaign news
  • Campaign advertising


David B. Cohen

dbcohen@uakron.edu 

  • American politics
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  • Vice president
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  • Weapons of mass destruction
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  • Politics of coronavirus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19


John Green

green@uakron.edu 

  • Politics
  • Religion and politics
  • Campaign financing


Kim Hufgard

kjl9@zips.uakron.edu

  • Criminal Justice
  • Human Trafficking


Karl Kaltenthaler

kck@uakron.edu 

  • Coronavirus
  • Global cooperation or lack of cooperation
  • Trade (trade wars)
  • US role in the world
  • Islamist Terrorism
  • ISIS (or IS or ISIL)
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  • Drones
  • Afghanistan
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  • Iraq
  • Syria and Middle East security
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James T. McHugh

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  • Political science
  • Political philosophy and ideology
  • Democratic theory
  • Canadian politics
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  • North American regional cooperation (including NAFTA)
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