Political Science Fall Reception. Join us for a faculty-student gathering at the Political Science department, Wheatley 5th Floor. Get to know other majors and classmates and socialize with faculty. Light refreshments will be served.

Wed, Sept 23rd, 3-4 PM.

Prof. Heike Schotten Wins Prestigious Award. Professor Heike Schotten has been awarded the Okin/Young Award for the best article in feminist theory published in a refereed journal in the preceding year. She won this award for her article, “Nietzsche/Pentheus: The Last Disciple of Dionysus and Queer Fear of the Feminine.” The award, named after Susan Okin and Iris Marion Young, pioneers in political and feminist theory, is sponsored by three sections of the American Political Science Association: Women and Politics Research, Foundations of Political Thought, and the Women’s Caucus for Political Science. Professor Schotten will be presented the award at the next APSA conference in Toronto.

Dominique Powell, PolSci '09, Wins Prestigious JFK Award. Political Science major Dominique Powell was the winner of the university-wide JFK award for outstanding performance in academics and service. As the JFK awardee, she was the student speaker at the 2009 commencement.

Political Science Honors Theses Presentation: All are welcome

Monday, May 11th, 4:30 - 6:00 PM

University Dining Room (CC/2/2550) Extension

Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society) Induction Ceremony (by invitation)

Monday, May 11th, 3:00 - 4:30 PM

University Dining Room (CC/2/2550) Extension

Political Science Alumni Reception and Town Hall Meeting

The First 96 Days of the Obama Administration

Tthe Alumni Lounge, Room 2551
2nd Floor, UMass Boston Campus Center, 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Please RSVP by April 20 to Sheila Jones
617.287-6920 or sheila.jones@umb.edu

16 April 2009

Divided Cities: Common and Uncommon: A free public event hosted by the Moakley Chair for Peace and Reconciliation. Part of the FORUM FOR CITIES IN TRANSITION. Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 pm, Campus Center.

Cities are the epicenters of conflicts in divided societies. How do such cities continue to provide citizens with the basic needs and services across religious/ethnic/racial/cultural chasms? How do they emerge from conflict and engage in the long, hard transition to normalcy? Mayors and senior officials from Derry/Londonderry (NORTHEN IRELAND), Mitrovica (KOSOVO/SERBIA), Nicosia (CYPRUS), and Kirkuk (IRAQ), and government officials  from Belfast (NORTHERN IRELAND) join with Boston to speak of how they deal with normal problems in extremely abnormal circumstances.

Erin O'Brien, Assistant Professor of Political Science, has co-authored a book, Diversity in Contemporary American Politics and Government (Pearson Longman, 2009).

Jalal Alamgir, Assistant Professor of Political Science, has just published a book,India's Open-Economy Policy: Globalism, Rivalry, Continuity (London and New York: Routledge, 2009)