Ryan Powers received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2017. Prior to starting at the University of Georgia, he was a Postdoctoral Associate with the
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Sep 2018
CITS Fellow speaks on Careers in Intelligence
CITS Nonresident Fellow Warren Stembridge was on campus October 4 and October 5 to speak to students, faculty, and the community on his experiences in the CIA and offer insight
Sep 2018
Visiting Professor Presents on Racial Representation in School District Elections
This past week, Dr. Zachary Peskowitz from Emory University came and gave a talk in the Pinnacle Room of Baldwin Hall to discuss his recent research. The talk was entitled,
Sep 2018
New Faculty Friday: Q&A with Margaret (Molly) Ariotti
Margaret (Molly) Ariotti received her PhD from Pennsylvania State University with a focus in Comparative Politics, Political Methodology, and Geography. Her research interests include African politics, institutions, government composition and
Sep 2018
SPIA Professor’s Experiment Results in New Findings about Committee Voting
Earlier this year, SPIA professor Keith Dougherty published an article in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization about how stopping rules for committees affect the outcomes of committee voting.
Sep 2018
CITS Program Spreads Understanding about Trade Compliance
This summer, UGA’s Center for International Trade and Security (CITS) hosted a group of government officials representing India, Pakistan, and China for their annual Export Control Fellows Program (previously called
Sep 2018
Third Time is a Charm: PhD Student Wins Award for Third Year
Dhanakorn Mulaphong, a PhD Candidate in Public Administration and Policy, wins a 2018 Best Reviewer Award conferred by the Public and Nonprofit (PNP) Division of the Academy of Management (AOM).
Aug 2018
Professor Wins Outstanding Contribution to Empirical Theory Award
Congratulations to Dr. Hal Rainey on winning the 2018 Keith G. Provan Award at the Academy of Management conference. You can read more about the Provan Award here: https://aom.org/Publications/Newsletter/Stories/2016/January/Invitation-for-Nominations—Keith-Provan-Award.aspx
Aug 2018
Developing a Theory to Understand Women’s Involvement in Religious Conflict
Dr. Lihi Ben Shitrit’s first book “Righteous Transgressions: Women’s Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right” was published by Princeton University Press in 2015. Although it was a monumental
Aug 2018
Questioning the Democratizing Power of the Internet
Dr. Rongbin Han’s recent book, “Contesting Cyberspace in China” discusses how although the internet has allowed citizens in some countries to fight authoritarian control, China’s government has found ways to
