SPIA is proud to announce that five alumni will be recognized this fall as recipients of the UGA Alumni Association’s 40 under 40 award. This award, given annually, recognizes successful
Archive for the ‘Department of Political Science’ Category
Jun 2017
Director of SPIA Research Center Comments on Race for GA’s 6th District
Clint Owens | News Editor, Red and Black Georgia’s 6th district special congressional election between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel has attracted nationwide attention in recent weeks. It’s
Jun 2017
Scholars honor UGA’s Keith Poole, who tracked the rise of political polarization
Some of the country’s top political scientists gathered at the University of Georgia’s Center for Continuing Education last week to honor UGA political science professor Keith Poole on his 70th
Feb 2017
Faculty Profile: Alexa Bankert
Where do our political beliefs come from? How does our personal sense of self affect our political beliefs and actions? That’s exactly what Alexa Bankert is figuring out. Bankert, who
Feb 2017
The Monkey Cage Features Dr. Vining
The Washington Post publishes Dr. Rich Vining’s analysis on President Trump’s push for a Supreme Court nominee confirmation. Read about it in the Monkey Cage.
Sep 2016
Poole Wins Career Achievement Award
Dr. Keith T. Poole has been awarded the 2016 Society for Political Methodology Career Achievement Award. The Career Achievement Award honors an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in
Jun 2016
Haire Wins Award
The Political Science Department is very pleased to report that Susan Haire has won the “Teaching and Mentoring Award” bestowed by the Law & Courts Section of the American Political
May 2016
Baldwin Hall Construction Update
Construction at Baldwin Hall is underway and is slated to be complete by May 2017. The roughly $8 million project, with funding provided by the Georgia General Assembly, includes construction
Mar 2016
Walter & Williamson Win Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
The PhD program in Political Science and International Affairs boasts two recipients of one of UGA’s most prestigious teaching awards for graduate students; the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, sponsored by
Feb 2016
Professor Dougherty Becomes Associate Editor of Public Choice
Professor Keith Dougherty has been named the Associate Editor for the journal Public Choice. Public Choicestudies the intersection between economics and political science. The journal plays a central role in
