Research

Karen Breslin is a university professor, lawyer, and former long-time employee of the National Park Service. She ran for the US Senate against Michael Bennet, drawing 19 percent of delegates at the state assembly, a considerable accomplishment as a newcomer with no prior political experience and with minimal fundraising. This...

Political Science Associate Professor James Walsh, a labor history expert, provided crucial context to a current Colorado state legislative effort to give unions greater freedom to organize workplaces during an interview with the Denver Post. The 1943 Labor Peace Act currently requires two worker elections to fully establish a union...

PSCI Faculty Omar Swartz just published a new book, Anti-Dobbs: An Interdisciplinary Polemic (Peter Lang, publisher). As noted in the book description, Omar’s work argues that “ Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, rooted in an unarticulated patriarchy in the Supreme Court's historical narrative, represents an untimely expression of deeply...

Our very own New Directions Director, Robin Kniech, was recently interviewed and quoted in two articles on affordable housing linked below. Robin also recently presented a lunch and learn on affordable housing in Denver, and will be teaching PSCI 4008/5002: Affordable Housing this Spring 2025 semester. The course is a...

Following the unveiling of the Irish Miners Memorial in fall of 2023, Professor Jim Walsh has continued to give public talks and engage in important discussion regarding his research on the Irish Diaspora. Last summer in Ireland, Professor Walsh met with administrators and professors at Atlantic Technological University, gave a...

Dr. Betcy Jose will present 'Social Media, Gender, and Civilian Self-Protection in the Sudanese Context' on July 26 in Mozambique, Africa at the Digitalization, AI and Feminist Futures conference . This joint hybrid conference is sponsored by Feminist Africa and the International Feminist Journal of Politics. Dr. Jose will be...

Professor of Political Science and Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs, Turan Kayaoglu, recently published an interesting article titled "National Human Rights Institutions and the Appropriation of Human Rights: The Case of Turkey's Human Rights and Equality Institution" alongside Devran Gülel. The article examines Turkey's establishment of the National Human...

Are you working on an interesting research project? Is it: work from a research lab? a compelling paper from a class? a research question you have answered? a performance, film, or art series? Luckily for you, the RCA (Research Creative Actives) is hosting a Symposium April 26th, 2024 to showcase...

Hi, my name is Chloe Ragsdale, and I am a co-editor of Volume 6 of Praxis ! I am currently a junior and am working towards my bachelor’s degree in English and Political Science with a minor in Honors and Leadership. I am very passionate and involved in the writing...

On Thursday, October 26th, the PSCI Department's Karen Sugar gave a talk as part of the Georgia State University Honors College's Founders Lecture Series! In her lecture, "The Paradox of Empowerment," Sugar used her expertise in social justice, gender studies, and women and family issues to speak on the complexities...