Politics
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Congressional vs. presidential power focus of Vanderbilt’s Constitution Day program
Vanderbilt University political scientist Bruce Oppenheimer will discuss the continued expansion of presidential power and its impact on Congress during the school's annual Constitution Day program on Sept. 23. Read MoreSep 15, 2009
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Is America postracial?
Contributors to The Speech: Race and Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" will gather on Sept. 16 for a panel discussion on the topic "Is America Postracial?" Read MoreSep 8, 2009
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Vanderbilt professor to lecture on life as embedded social scientist in Iraq
Katherine Carroll, an assistant professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, will describe her experiences in Iraq during a Sept. 17 lecture in the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreSep 4, 2009
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Video: Terrorist warnings affect political attitudes, says Vanderbilt researcher (part 2)
Watch video of Elizabeth Zechmeister, assistant professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, speaking about terrorist warnings affecting political attitudes. Read MoreSep 2, 2009
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Video: Terrorist warnings affect political attitudes, says Vanderbilt researcher (part 1)
Watch video of Elizabeth Zechmeister, assistant professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, speaking about terrorist warnings affecting political attitudes. Read MoreSep 2, 2009
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Terrorist warnings affect political attitudes, says Vanderbilt researcher
When citizens in the United States and Mexico are confronted by terrorist threats, they cope in ways that can put significant stresses on the nations' democracies, according to research by political scientists at Vanderbilt and Claremont. Read MoreSep 1, 2009
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Obama’s appointees: some strong, some not, Vanderbilt expert finds
A Vanderbilt University political scientist's study of President Obama's appointments during his first six months in office finds some agencies are receiving significantly more qualified presidential appointees than others. Read MoreAug 25, 2009
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Vanderbilt political scientist named Fellow of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center
Vanderbilt University Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer will spend fall 2009 at Harvard University as a Fellow of the prestigious Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. Read MoreAug 21, 2009
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Political scientist Alex N. Dragnich dead at 97
Alex N. Dragnich, an expert on Yugoslavia and Serbia and prolific author who taught for more than a quarter-century at Vanderbilt University, died Monday in Bowie, Md. He was 97 and died of pneumonia. Read MoreAug 12, 2009
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Why Obama’s birth certificate issue won’t go away: Vanderbilt expert
The controversy over President Obama's birth certificate will not go away as long as he refuses to release sealed records, including the original birth certificate, according to Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJul 30, 2009
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Vanderbilt affordable housing expert James Fraser to testify before Congress July 29
James Fraser, associate professor of human and organizational development, will testify before the Congressional Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity July 29 at 9 a.m. CT on the topic of public housing. U.S. Subcommittee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) invited Fraser to testify. Read MoreJul 27, 2009
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Slavery apology missed opportunity for GOP, Vanderbilt professor says
The slavery apology resolution recently passed by the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate was meaningless and "will do absolutely zilch to promote racial healing and reconciliation," says Carol Swain, a professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJun 25, 2009
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Video: What Comes Next: Understanding Legislative Options for Health Reform
Watch video of a June 2 panel discussion of local health care experts discussing current Congressional action on health care reform. Read MoreJun 4, 2009
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Vanderbilt activists honored by national lobby
Commodores for Israel, an Israel advocacy organization under the auspices of Vanderbilt University Hillel, was named an Activist of the Year by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee during AIPAC's annual policy conference in May in Washington, D.C. Read MoreMay 28, 2009
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Politics and the changing face of the Supreme and appellate courts
Empirical research from Vanderbilt professor of law and political science Tracey George shows how the United States court system, especially the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, could dramatically change under the Obama Administration. Read MoreMay 21, 2009
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Will a bad economy hurt democracy?
Results from the latest AmericasBarometer Survey showing what the impact of worldwide economic decline might mean for democratic consolidation in Latin America will be presented on May 8 at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C. The presentation by Vanderbilt University political scientists Mitchell Seligson and Elizabeth Zechmeister is titled "Economic Shocks and Democratic Vulnerabilities: Evidence from the AmericasBarometer Survey." Read MoreMay 1, 2009
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Hear the 18th District candidates at April 19 run-off election forum
Stephenie Dodson and Kristine LaLonde, candidates in the Metro Council District 18 election run-off, will face each other during a public forum Sunday, April 19, at Eakin School. The meeting will be from 3 to 4 p.m. in the school's auditorium. Read MoreApr 8, 2009
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President’s cabinet secretaries control the pork, Vanderbilt research finds
While many people associate the word "pork" with lawmakers' wasteful spending for pet projects, new Vanderbilt research demonstrates the importance of cabinet secretaries and their political ideology in the distribution of lucrative federal grants. Read MoreMar 17, 2009
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Op-Ed: Back to the future: Why conservatives don’t really want a return to Reagan tax cuts
As the Obama administration begins its quest to right the economy through government spending, a counter story of recovery comes from admirers of the Reagan administration. President Reagan's admirers point out that he was also faced with a horrible economy upon his inauguration which, they assert, Reagan cured with deep tax cuts. Read MoreFeb 23, 2009
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Vanderbilt speaker to discuss ‘Barack Obama and the Rhetorical Uses of History’
John Murphy, a national expert on presidential campaign speeches and rhetoric, will present "A New Birth of Freedom: Barack Obama and the Rhetorical Uses of History" on Monday, Feb. 16, at 4:10 p.m. at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreFeb 11, 2009