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The UNC Charlotte Model UN hosted more than 300 regional college and high school students at our annual Carolina’s Conference on October 19-21, 2018. Students debated international issues, crisis situations, and policy solutions representing Member States within the United Nations. In November the Model UN club and class will travel to Atlanta Georgia for the […]

The UNC Charlotte delegation hosted the October Interim Council of the North Carolina Student Legislature on Oct. 20-21. Our delegation presented 9 resolutions and passed 6 of them. Our delegation swept the awards with Anthony Singleton winning the Best Resolution award for his resolution on solitary confinement in NC prisons and James Warner winning the […]

The process of enacting laws is often compared with sausage-making in that a certain outcome is sought, but people do not want to see how it is reached. After a lengthy and contentious legislative process, people sometimes decide the outcome is unwanted after all. UNC Charlotte political scientist Mary Layton Atkinson in her book, “Combative […]

“Voting is a social activity; it’s one thing we can all do as a society to make our voice heard,” said UNC Charlotte Political Science Professor Mary Jo Shepherd. Check out what Dr. Shepherd says about preparing to vote at: https://advancement.uncc.edu/newsletter-stories/4-steps-smart-voting-upcoming-midterm-election.

Dr. Cheryl Brown introduced Ms. Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland to the United States, at the International Speaker Series on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Ambassador Kauppi discussed her perspective, as a Finnish citizen and diplomat, on transatlantic relations and answered questions from the audience.

Who would pay $400 for a hammer or $800 for a coffee pot? You probably wouldn’t, but people often bring up these cases as examples of the federal government wasting taxpayer money. Despite the media reports on these outrageous items, the reality is that government does not actually pay that much for hammers or coffee […]

Dr. Justin Conrad was invited by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to speak about his book, “Gambling and War: Risk, Reward, and Chance in International Conflict,” on September 7, 2018.

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration is sad to announce that Dr. Ken Godwin passed away on Sunday, April 15. From 2001 until he ended phased retirement in 2013, Dr. Godwin was the Marshall A. Rausch Distinguished Professor of Public Policy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel […]

Justin Conrad, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will discuss “U.S. Global Engagement and the Military” as the final speaker of the 2018 Great Decisions Lecture Series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Charlotte International House, 1817 Central Ave., No. 215. read […]

Dr. Justin Conrad’s paper, “Competition, Government Enforcement and Political Violence”, presented at the Midwest Political Science Association conference in April 2017, has been chosen to receive the award for best paper on the topic of international relations. Dr. Conrad is an associate professor in the Political Science department.