Governance and Economic Competitiveness Was Focus
September 28, 2009
Frank Anechiarico ’71, Maynard-Knox Professor of Government and Law, was a keynote speaker at the Forum on Governance and Competitiveness organized by the Centro de Investigation y Docencia Economicas in Mexico City on September 25.
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September 15, 2009
Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, attended the 9th annual European Sociological Association Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, from Sept. 3 - 6. He was a member of the program committee of the Critical Political Economy Research Network and presented a paper titled "The Global Financial Crisis and European Integration Theory."
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August 14, 2009
Associate Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera has published an on-line version of a simulated election campaign exercise with
Congressional Quarterly Press. The simulation, titled
“Elections in West Europa,” is designed to teach students about party systems, campaigns and government formation in established democracies by using active learning strategies.
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Lead Article in ABA National Security Law Report
May 13, 2009
Frank Anechiarico, Maynard-Knox Professor of Government, has co-authored the lead article, titled
"Looking Back to Go Forward: Remaking US Detainee Policy," in the March/April edition of the American Bar Association
National Security Law Report. In the article, Anecharico and co-author and Lt. Col. James M. Durant III explain why and how detainee policy applied to those labeled enemy combatants collapsed and failed in 2008.
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February 11, 2009
Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, was referenced in a Feb. 10
Baltimore Sun article,
"Steele's rise shows how Obama has altered landscape." The article discussed Michael Steele's recent election as Republican National Committee chairman and how President Obama has fundamentally changed U.S. electoral politics in 2008 by building two new multiracial coalitions.
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January 19, 2009
Government professor Philip Klinkner, who is attending the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, will be blogging about his observations on
Huffington Post beginning on Monday, Jan. 19, and continuing on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the publication's
Obama Inauguration Coverage site. He will also be using Twitter to record his experiences at pklinkne.
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