Politics
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Listen: Professor’s year in Baghdad leads to unique course about the war in Iraq
Last fall Vanderbilt students had the rare opportunity in an interdisciplinary class called "The War in Iraq" to take an in-depth look at the facts on the ground in Iraq between 2003 and the present. Humanities 161 was co-taught by political scientist Katherine Carroll and Mike Newton, professor of the practice of law. Read MoreJan 27, 2010
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More nasty ads expected outcome of Supreme Court ruling
Count on more political attack ads in 2010 after a Supreme Court ruling lifting the ban on corporation and labor donations, according to Vanderbilt University political scientist John Geer. Read MoreJan 21, 2010
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TIPSHEET: Grading Obama: Vanderbilt presidential experts offer analysis
Vanderbilt experts David Lewis, John Geer and Thomas Schwartz are available to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Obama presidency and his Jan. 27 State of the Union address. Read MoreJan 19, 2010
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Terrorist threats unlikely to boost Obama‘s approval rating, VU professor finds
President Barack Obama, unlike George W. Bush, is not likely to enjoy a surge in public approval after terrorism threats, according to research by Vanderbilt University political scientist Elizabeth Zechmeister and her colleague. Zechmeister, assistant professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, and Jennifer Merolla, associate professor at Claremont Graduate University, are the co-authors of Democracy at Risk: How Terrorist Threats Affect the Public (University of Chicago Press). Read MoreJan 12, 2010
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Vanderbilt political scientist noted for expertise on Communist China dies
Derek John Waller, a retired Vanderbilt University political scientist who taught and wrote extensively about the politics of Communist China, died on Dec. 31, 2009. The Sewanee, Tenn., resident, who was 72, had suffered from pancreatic cancer. Read MoreJan 6, 2010
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Listen: Read the Bills!
Vanderbilt Centennial Professor of Philosophy John Lachs has proposed that legislators be tested on their specific knowledge of bills under consideration in Congress. Lachs is dismayed that several national lawmakers have admitted recently to not reading the material on which they are voting. Read MoreJan 4, 2010
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Beginning of a Decade TIPSHEET – Politics and Government
As you consider year-in-review stories and look ahead to the trends of 2010, Vanderbilt University faculty are available to offer perspective on these and other topics. mailto:bruce.barry@vanderbilt.edu Read MoreDec 14, 2009
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Listen: How voters view authority speaks volumes about political views
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics, co-authored by Vanderbilt political scientist Marc Hetherington, focuses on the reasons behind the political realignment of the past several decades. More liberals are voting for Democrats and more conservatives are choosing GOP candidates, Hetherington said. Read MoreDec 9, 2009
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Watch: Vanderbilt expert discusses death penalty
Watch Christopher Slobogin, Milton Underwood Professor of Law at Vanderbilt, discuss the death penalty and government's ability to implement it fairly. Read MoreDec 3, 2009
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Why U.S.-European relations soured and impact on current policy topic of VU talk in D.C.
Recently declassified archival materials offer new insight into the reasons behind the changing dynamics of transatlantic relations since the 1970s, according to Thomas Alan Schwartz, co-editor of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter. Read MoreNov 24, 2009
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Clashing worldviews a key to understanding voter polarization, VU professor says
The recent vote in Congress on health care reform – with only one Republican lawmaker voting yes – provides more evidence of the growing polarization between the parties and the fundamentally different understandings of right and wrong that continue to pull the two major political parties further apart, according to Vanderbilt University political scientist Marc Hetherington. Read MoreNov 18, 2009
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Vanderbilt professor takes on media bias
A little respect could go a long way to preserving democracy in America, says Vanderbilt professor Bob Talisse in his new book. Read MoreNov 13, 2009
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Tennessee gubernatorial candidates visit Vanderbilt class
Kim McMillan, former majority leader in the Tennessee House of Representatives, is the second in a series of Tennessee gubernatorial candidates to address students in Vanderbilt University's "Introduction to American Government and Politics" class. Read MoreOct 19, 2009
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Former national security adviser under Bush 43 to speak at Vanderbilt
Stephen Hadley, who served as the principal White House foreign policy adviser under former President George W. Bush, will speak at Vanderbilt University Law School on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at noon. Read MoreOct 12, 2009
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Tennessee gubernatorial candidates visit Vanderbilt political science class
Shelby County District Attorney General Bill Gibbons will be the first in a series of Tennessee gubernatorial candidates to address students in Vanderbilt University's "Introduction to Politics" class. Read MoreOct 5, 2009
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Video: “How Campaign Ads and the Internet Shape Participation”
Watch video of a Sept. 30 talk by Dhavan V. Shah, an expert on the social psychology of media influence on political judgment. Read MoreOct 2, 2009
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Audio: Continued expansion of presidential power topic of Constitution Day program
Vanderbilt University Professor of Political Science Bruce Oppenheimer spoke about the continued increase in presidential power at the expense of Congress during the university's annual Constitution Day program on Sept. 23. The event took place in Flynn Auditorium of Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreSep 28, 2009
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Influential Latin American political leader and economist to speak at Vanderbilt
Ricardo Lagos, a former Chilean president whose administration achieved strong economic growth while adopting democratic and social reforms, will address current issues facing Latin America during an Oct. 1 lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreSep 18, 2009
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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