Faculty Presentations & Announcements
Dr. J. Cherie Strachan has agreed to serve as external thesis adviser for an MA student at The George Washington University Graduate School of Public Management. The master’s project will assess the current levels of professionalization in local political campaigns, a trend first documented and explained in Strachan’s 2003 book, High-Tech Grassroots, The Professionalization of Local Elections.
Dr. Joyce Baugh was a keynote speaker for the 50th anniversary of Clemson University's integration. Her talk, "The Significance of the Civil Rights Movement Yesterday and Today," Wednesday, November 7 at 7 p.m. in the Hendrix Student Center at Clemson.
Faculty Publications
CMU Political Science Professor, Thomas Greitens has co-authored an article in the current issue of Public Administration Review entitled "Contract Management Capacity Breakdown? An Analysis of U.S. Local Governments."
Dr. J. Cherie Strachan co-authored an article in the December 2012 edition of American Behavioral Scientist. <read article>
Dr. J. Cherie Strachan co-authored two articles in the July 2012 edition of PS: Political Science & Politics.
- "Political Civility--Introduction to Political Civility." PS: Political Science & Politics, Volume 45, Issue 03, July 2012, pp 401-404. <view online>
- "Incivility and Standing Firm: A Second Layer of Partisan Division." PS: Political Science & Politics, Volume 45, Issue 03, July 212, pp 428-434. <view online>
Dr. Prakash Adhikari co-authored an article in the April 2012 issue of Journal of Conflict Resolution." <read article>
Dr. Joyce A. Baugh published her book, The Detroit School Busing Case Milliken v. Bradley and the Controversy over Desegregation (Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 2011). See: http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/baudet.html.
Dr. Orlando J. Perez published his book, Political Culture in Panama: Democracy after Invasion (New York, NY: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2011). See: http://us.macmillan.com/politicalcultureinpanama.
Faculty Quoted by the Media
Dr. Orlando Perez was quoted in the Inter-American Dialogue's Latin America Advisor regarding Panama's economic growth (October 2012)
Dr. Orlando Perez was quoted by the Cadillac News regarding the impact of campaigns, ads on voters (September 2012).
Faculty Awards