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Joey Zeldin, a Political Science major, presented his research at the 2023 Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia (NURVa) at Christopher Newport University. Joey presented his senior thesis, “Hollywood, Heinz Field, and the Hill: Analyzing Celebrities and Amateurs in Congressional Elections.”
Join guest speaker Rebecca Dennis, Associate Director of U.S. Policy and Advocacy at PAI for a talk about the Global Gag Rule and the advocacy work of the PAI, an advocacy group focused on accessible, quality health care and the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls.October 31st, 11:00 AM: Monroe 110
Professor Cooperman has co-edited a book, Sell-Outs or Warriors for Change? A Comparative Look at Conservative Women in Politics in Democracies, forthcoming from Routledge Press in November 2022. This book addresses the central question of how right-wing women navigate the cross-pressures between gender identity and political ideology. A portion of this book was originally published as […]
In 2000, President George Bush’s name was listed first on every ballot in Florida, and he won that State and the Presidency by the narrowest of margins. In 2016, Donald Trump had a similar experience. Have the outcomes of many recent elections been influenced by the order of candidates’ names on ballots? This talk proposes […]
Virginia’s 2021 Elections & the 2022 Congressional midterms Panel Discussion and Q&ARosalyn Cooperman, UMW Professor of Political Science, Department ChairStephen Farnsworth, UMW Professor of Political Science, Director, UMW Center for Leadership and Media StudiesTime: April 5, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) on Zoom.This panel is sponsored by the Department of Political Science […]