Political Science

Monday, October 2, 2017

Alumna Nawal Rajeh, president and director of programs at By Peaceful Means (BPM), will be the first guest speaker for the Spiritual Emphasis Westminster 2017 series. Rajeh will present her message entitled “Loving Action in the World: Working up the Will to Show Up” on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Wallace Memorial Chapel. The service is open to the public.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

The 33rd consecutive International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity meeting proved to quite eventful for Dr. James C. Rhoads, professor of political science. At the meeting held Sept. 7-9 in Glasgow, Scotland at Glasgow Caledonian University, Rhoads presented two papers with his co-authors and was elected president of the Society.

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Dr. Michael Aleprete's edited volume, International Dimensions of Authoritarian Persistence: Lessons from Post-Soviet States, has just been re-issued in paperback by Lexington Press. The volume co-edited by Aleprete and Rachel Vanderhill, professor of government at Wofford College, was originally published in 2012.

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Monday, February 13, 2017

Westminster Community

Friday, January 20, 2017

Dr. Michael Aleprete, associate professor at Westminster College, recently published his article "Minimizing Loss: Explaining Russian Policy Choices during the Ukrainian Crisis" in the Soviet & Post Soviet Review. His article was published as part of a special issue focused on the Ukraine Crisis.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

The Westminster College Political Science Department will host an election watch party from 6-11:30 p.m. Nov. 8, in the Witherspoon Rooms. The event is open to all of campus.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Dr. James Rhoads, Westminster College professor of political science, organized and hosted the 32nd annual conference of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity held Sept. 7-10 in New Orleans.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

In honor of Constitution Day, Dr. Edward Cohen will lecture on the meaning and history of the Constitution at 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in Patterson Hall 207.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Senior political science major at Westminster College, Matthew Romeo, has been accepted into the Peace Corps. Following graduation, Romeo will serve for two years in Peru.