This collection features presentations by current and former faculty and staff in the Department of Political Science and International Studies.
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Submissions from 2007
Television and Movies, the Role of Audio-Visual Media Communicating Music to the Masses, Karen M. McCurdy and Julia Schmidt-Pirro
Mormons and the State: LDS Politics and Identity, Michael Nielsen and Barry J. Balleck
Georgia’s Wartime Decade of the 1940s and the Writing of This Georgia Rising, Patrick J. Novotny
Creating the Living Law and Maintaining the Constitutional Shield: Decision Making by the Modern Supreme Court, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., Bryan Marshall, and Brett W. Curry
Of Opportunities and Constraints: Decision Making on the Supreme Court, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., Bryan Marshall, and Brett W. Curry
Tragic Theater Into Cinema: Italian Neorealism in the Light of Greek Tragedy, Robert Pirro
Is Race Relevant? Descriptive Representation and Support for the Courts, Nancy S. Scherer and Brett W. Curry
Submissions from 2006
International Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
International Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
Miscellaneous International Issues in Domestic Perspective, Barry J. Balleck
Review of the War on Terror, Barry J. Balleck
Teaching for the Future: Experiential Learning and the Use of New Strategies and Techniques Available to the International Studies Classroom, Barry J. Balleck
An Unusual Choice: Michelle Bachelet, President, in Conservative South America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
CAFTA: An Early Assessment of its Political, Economic, and Social Impact, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
HIV/AIDS in Brazil: How Power and Gender Inequality Perpetuate the Pandemic, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The US Midterm Elections of November 7th and Its Foreign Policy Ramifications, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Neoliberal Foreign Policy of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Evie Daughtrey
Gender, Power & HIV/AIDS, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Corie Hammers
Democratic Theory and Democratic Policing, Steven Engel
Devolution and Beyond: New Political Structures for Celtic Peoples, Steven Engel
Rousseau and the Problem of Patriotism, Steven Engel
Coal Disasters: Geology and Politics in Uneasy Collaboration, Karen M. McCurdy
Coal Fires in the United States: A Case Study in Government Inattention, Karen M. McCurdy
Earth Sciences Influence in Non-renewable Resource Policy: An Evolutionary Process, Karen M. McCurdy
Geology as Policy Problem: An Evolution from Progressive to Conservative Politics, Karen M. McCurdy
Patriotic Songs Becoming Un-American, Karen M. McCurdy and Julia Schmidt-Pirro
Critical Assessments of the Writings of Hannah Arendt, Robert Pirro
Invited Lecture: “Hannah Arendt und die Politik der Tragödie: Die Eröffnung einer neuen Forschungsrichtung”, Robert Pirro
Invited paper: “Tragedy, Theodicy and 9/11”, Robert Pirro
Invited Seminar Presentation: “Is the Age of Terrorism an Age of Nationalism?”, Robert Pirro
On the Aesthetic Political, Robert Pirro
Submissions from 2005
Forum on Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
Forum on Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
International Institutions, Barry J. Balleck
The Ins and Outs of the United Nations, Barry J. Balleck
The Ins and Outs of the United Nations, Barry J. Balleck
The Rhetoric of War, Barry J. Balleck
Brazil’s Politics of AIDS: Addressing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in the “Sleeping Giant” of South America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Brazil”s Politics of AIDS: Addressing the Pandemic in the “Sleeping Giant” of South America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Brazil’s Rainbow Coalition Foreign Policy Under Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Corruption & Perceptions of Democracy, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Latin America in Historical Perspective, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Neoliberalism in Brazil, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Administration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva: Is Brazil Still Afraid of Neoliberalism?, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Violence and Society in Democratizing Brazil, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Violence, Society, and the Future of Brazil’s Democratic Consolidation, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Incorporating East African into the Political Science Curriculum, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Margaret Keiley-Listermann
The UnRule of Law, Violence, and Society in Brazil: Challenges to Brazil’s Fragile Democratic Consolidation, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
Human Rights and Conflict Regulation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process, Steven Engel
Earth Sciences Changed Influence in the Public Policy Process, or How Congress Stopped Communicating with Geologists, Karen M. McCurdy
Oil and Gas in the Political Environment: Unavoidable Paradox?, Karen M. McCurdy
Between Folk Cult and Polis Religion: Reason and Ritual in Plato’s Republic, Robert Pirro
Think Your Students Don't Know Enough about International Relations?, Darin H. Van Tassel and Barry J. Balleck
Submissions from 2004
The Progress of Women’s Rights in the United Nations, Barry J. Balleck
The Progress of Women’s Rights in the United Nations, Barry J. Balleck
What is the G-8? The Sea Island Summit and Its Implications for Georgia, Barry J. Balleck
Moral and Ethical Challenges in the Global Village: Team-Teaching Strategies for the International Studies Professor, Barry J. Balleck and Darin H. Van Tassel
General Ernesto Geisel: From Dictator to Savior of Brazil’s Fragile Democracy, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Latin American Social and Political Problems in the 21st Century, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The AIDS Pandemic Hits Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Economic and Social Impact of the AIDS Pandemic in Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
What is Globalization?, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Bolivia's Poverty Reduction Strategy, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Alejandra Garcia
Incorporating An African Perspectives in Political Science, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Margaret Keiley-Listermann
Prospects for the G8 Sea Island Summit, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and John Kirton
U.S.-- Cuba Relations in the Post-Cold War International System, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and John Kirton
Brazil's Programa Zone Zero [Zero Hunger Program], Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
Human Rights and Democratic Police Reform in Northern Ireland, Steven Engel
Beyond Clean Coal/Dirty Air: The Complexity of Policy Space Concerning Coal Fires, Karen M. McCurdy
Beyond Clean Coal/Dirty Air: The Complexity of Policy Space Concerning Coal Fires, Karen M. McCurdy
Integrating GIS in Social Science Research: How Bad Can It Be?, Karen M. McCurdy
The Fog of Wartime Relocation: What Students Should Know About the Relocation of Japanese Americans During WWII, Karen M. McCurdy and Todd T. Kunioka
Television Comes to Georgia Politics, 1948-1952, Patrick J. Novotny
Invited Lecture: "The Political Uses of Tragedy: A U.S.-German Comparison", Robert Pirro
What Will Decide the U.S. Presidential Elections?, Robert Pirro
Ruth Crawford Seeger and Zilphia Horton: Music as a Tool for Social Justice, Julia Schmidt-Pirro and Karen M. McCurdy
Submissions from 2003
Some Thoughts on Terrorism and the United Nations Response, Barry J. Balleck
Terrorism: Global Challenges for the 21st Century, Barry J. Balleck
The Origins and Strategic Implications of Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
The Origins and Strategic Implications of Terrorism, Barry J. Balleck
The War on Terror and Its Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy, Barry J. Balleck
The War on Terror and Its Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy, Barry J. Balleck
Society and Violence in Democratic Brazil at the Dawn of the 21st Century, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
Rousseau's Enduring Relevance: Patriotism and the Liberal Polity, Steven Engel
Teaching an Ethic of Public Service: The Successes and Failures of a Service-Learning Experiment, Steven Engel
Demographic Evolution in a Rural South Georgia County, Ramifications for Public Policy, Karen M. McCurdy and Larry R. Mutter
Highbrow and Lowbrow Music of the Left, Effective Agents of Social and Political Change, Karen M. McCurdy and Julia Schmidt-Pirro
John F. Kennedy, the 1960 Election, and Georgia’s Unpledged Electors in the Electoral College, Patrick J. Novotny
Invited Lecture: "The Politics of Tragedy / The Tragedy of Politics", Robert Pirro
Tragic and Comic Perspectives in Contemporary American Pragmatism, Robert Pirro
Submissions from 2002
Iraq: Something to Talk About, Barry J. Balleck
September 11, 2001: A One-Year Retrospective, Barry J. Balleck
Simulations in the Classroom: Helping Students Understand Issues and Problems, Barry J. Balleck
Using Classroom Simulations in Political Science, Barry J. Balleck
Campaign Consultants and Technological Change, Heather A. Cutchens and Karen M. McCurdy
Law Enforcement or Human Rights Enforcement: The European Context for Police Reform in Northern Ireland, Steven Engel
Patriotism and the Aftermath of September 11: A Rousseauian Analysis, Steven Engel
Say Yes to Distance Learning Technology for Your Classroom: Tips for Smooth Transmission, Karen M. McCurdy
Water Policy in Southeast Georgia, Issues for Educators, Karen M. McCurdy
Greek Tragedy, Social Democracy, and German Reunification in Christa Wolf's Thought, Robert Pirro
