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Salinas Castro Presents on Rise of Auto-Defense Against Mexican Cartels

Salinas Castro Presents on Rise of Auto-Defense Against Mexican Cartels

Evelyn Salinas Castro presented her work on “The emergence of auto-defense groups–vigilantes–within the Mexican drug war” as a revolutionary movement at the Capitalism & Socialism: Utopia, Globalization, and Revolution conference at the University of Southern Indiana  in November. She describes the rise in Mexican cartels, “unprecedented levels” of violence, and […]

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February 27, 2015 at 8:46 amResearch

New Political Science Faculty Researches Muslims and Legal Identity in France

New Political Science Faculty Researches Muslims and Legal Identity in France

The faculty affiliated with the Center for Law, Justice & Culture are all interested in connections between law and cultural, political, and social life. Exploring those connections often falls under law and society studies. For Dr. Jennifer Fredette, Assistant Professor of Political Science and one of the newest faculty members […]

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February 20, 2015 at 9:43 amNews

Ross Seeks Undergrad Apprentice for Project on Digital Media and Political Engagement

Ross Seeks Undergrad Apprentice for Project on Digital Media and Political Engagement

Dr. Andrew Ross, Associate Professor of Political Science, is seeking an undergraduate research apprentice for his book project examining the way digital media are changing the landscape of moral and political engagement at the global level. College of Arts & Sciences freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible for the Undergraduate […]

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February 19, 2015 at 5:31 pmAnnouncements Research

Kendhammer on Northwestern University Panel about Nigerian Elections

Kendhammer on Northwestern University Panel about Nigerian Elections

Dr. Brandon Kendhammer, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio University, is on a Feb. 11 panel at Northwestern University about Nigerians preparing to vote in presidential and state elections. The panelists will discuss the rise and development of Boko Haram, a violent Islamist movement creating havoc in northern parts […]

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February 11, 2015 at 8:24 amFaculty in the News In the News

Political Science & Economics Alum Named to Dynavax Board

Ohio University alum Laura Brege ’78 has joined the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX), according to a news release. Brege is an Honors Tutorial Graduate with bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Political Science. Denise Gilbert, a director and the Chair of the Audit […]

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February 6, 2015 at 4:49 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Kendhammer Explains Nigeria Elections, Significance of Recent Boko Haram Attack

Dr. Brendon Kendhammer

CBC Radio Hallie Cotnam, host of Ottawa Morning, interviewed Dr. Brandon Kendhammer, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio University, for a segment on “Boko Haram continues to attack civilians in Northern Nigeria.” Nigeria has 175 million people and recently became Africa’s largest economy. “A big part of the story […]

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January 25, 2015 at 9:29 amFaculty in the News In the News

Business Insider Quotes Kendhammer on Boko Haram Attack

Dr. Brendon Kendhammer

Business Insider’s Armin Rosen quotes Dr. Brandon Kendhammer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, in a Jan. 12 story on “Boko Haram May Have Just Pulled Off One Of The Worst Terrorist Attacks Ever.” As Brandon Kendhammer, a Nigeria scholar and an assistant professor of political science at Ohio University explained […]

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January 24, 2015 at 7:55 pmFaculty in the News In the News