Politics

A distinguished group of scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with some of the thorniest issues of immigration during a March 20-21 symposium at the Vanderbilt Law School. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

Professor of History and Jewish Studies David Wasserstein discusses Islam and Europe at the March 5 lunch and learn series. Read More

Professor of History and Jewish Studies David Wasserstein discusses Islam and Europe at the March 5 lunch and learn series. Read More

An op-ed by Vanderbilt sociologist Dan Cornfield criticizing recent actions involving immigrants in Middle Tennessee. Read More

While some Democrats fear that the increasingly negative tone in the protracted battle for the Democratic presidential nomination will hurt the party\'s chances in November, a Vanderbilt University political scientist anticipates just the opposite. Read More

A quirky new Vanderbilt University course blends politics and biological science to explore the effect of genetic make-up on political choices. Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer and David Bader, a professor of medicine and cell and developmental biology, are co-teaching "Genetics and Politics" this spring. Read More

Some of the world\'s most well known civil rights leaders and fighters for social justice - such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and folk singer Pete Seeger - have visited and trained at The Highlander Research and Education Center, a 75-year-old hub for grassroots organizing and movement building. This month, aspiring activists of a new generation - students from Nashville area universities - will add their names to this legendary list. Read More

An op-ed by political scientist John Geer on the role of the super delegates in the Democratic presidential nomination process. Read More

John Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, has been awarded the Goldsmith Book Prize for In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in Presidential Campaigns. Read More

Carol M. Swain, Vanderbilt professor of political science and law, has been nominated to the National Council on the Humanities, the White House announced. The appointment is for a six-year term. Read More

Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box presents Kelly Oliver, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, discussing "Is the military using women as weapons of war?" Read More

Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box presents Kelly Oliver, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, discussing "Is the military using women as weapons of war?" Read More

Rigoberta Menchu, a Mayan Indian from Guatemala internationally recognized for her work for social justice and cultural reconciliation for indigenous people, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at Benton Chapel on Vanderbilt University\'s campus. Read More

A central fact of the 2008 nomination process is that many citizens are undecided or have weakly held preferences. Read More

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expanded and extended its support for the Vanderbilt University-based Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) with additional funding of up to $9 million. Read More

Vanderbilt University students will hold a presidential caucus Friday, Feb. 1, in advance of what has been dubbed "Super Duper Tuesday." Read More

President Bush\'s final State of the Union address is likely to be more bipartisan in tone than his previous speeches before Congress, says Vanderbilt University political rhetoric expert Vanessa Beasley. Read More

To influence voters, especially those without strong ideological beliefs, presidential candidates should pay as much attention to their oratorical skills as to their stances on issues, according to research by Vanderbilt University political scientist Christian Grose. Read More

Fred Thompson\'s decision to drop out of the presidential race fuels speculation about which of the remaining Republican presidential candidates will attract his supporters. The issue has the most significance for states expected to draw high numbers of conservative voters in the upcoming presidential primaries, such as Tennessee, according to Vanderbilt University political scientist John Geer. Read More

Bias against Mitt Romney\'s religion is one of the reasons that the tag "flip-flopper"sticks with the former Massachusetts governor but not his Republican opponents, according to Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer. Read More