Thu, 02 May 2013
The department extends its congratulations to Matt Winters and Milan Svolik, who have been recognized by their students for excellence in education.
Matt Winters is this year's Graduate Mentor of the Year, as selected by the department's graduate students, who noted his availability, openness, and enthusiasm.
Milan Svolik is this year's winner of the Clarence Berdahl Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching, as selected by the members of Pi Sigma Alpha, the department's honors society. Students enjoyed Milan's ability to connect his passion for research with the undergraduate teaching experience.
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
Cyprus, an island nation about half the size of Connecticut and home to 1.1 million people, is the latest member of the European Union getting a bailout and rattling nerves in its financial system. Banks in Cyprus were closed for two weeks at the end of March, and, for the first time, the terms of the bailout require taking money from individual bank accounts and restricting how much money can be withdrawn. Why was that necessary? What risks does it raise? Political scientist Kostas Kourtikakis, a native of Greece and lecturer at the University of Illinois, is an expert on the EU and its institutions, as well as on the politics of southern Europe. Kourtikakis (pronounced kor-tee-KAH-kihs) was interviewed by News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain.
Thu, 07 Mar 2013
The Department extends its congratulations to two members of its community who have been recently recognized for their teaching. Professor Scott Althaus has been named one of this year's recipients of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences's Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, while graduate student Megan Remmel is one of this year's winners of the college's Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants award.
More details on the criteria for the faculty and graduate teaching assistant honors are available on the LAS website.
The Department of Political Science takes its undergraduate teaching mission very seriously, so we are happy to see our faculty members and graduate students recognized for their teaching excellence.
Fri, 15 Feb 2013
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies will provide grant support for political science professor Gisela Sin's research on executive-legislative relations, party politics, and vetoes in Brazil. The Institute was founded in 2009 and is intended to promote research and study on Brazilian subjects by students and faculty, here and in Brazil, through research grants, fellowships, and exchange and cultural opportunities.
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
Cyprus, an island nation about half the size of Connecticut and home to 1.1 million people, is the latest member of the European Union getting a bailout and rattling nerves in its financial system. Banks in Cyprus were closed for two weeks at the end of March, and, for the first time, the terms of the bailout require taking money from individual bank accounts and restricting how much money can be withdrawn. Why was that necessary? What risks does it raise? Political scientist Kostas Kourtikakis, a native of Greece and lecturer at the University of Illinois, is an expert on the EU and its institutions, as well as on the politics of southern Europe. Kourtikakis (pronounced kor-tee-KAH-kihs) was interviewed by News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain.
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
Jimmy Stewart used the filibuster to heroic effect in the 1939 movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” talking himself to exhaustion to oppose a corrupt legislator. That’s not the way the filibuster has worked for decades, however, and in recent years it’s gotten little but scorn from Democrats now in the Senate majority, who have been threatening rule changes when the Senate convenes on Jan. 3. Political scientist Gisela Sin, an expert on legislative rules and procedures, is completing a book on rule changes in the U.S. House, and spoke about the history and future of the filibuster with News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain.
See the full story on the News Bureau's website.
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
Venezuela’s inauguration day came and went on Thursday (Jan. 10), but with no sign of Hugo Chávez, the country’s populist president, known for his socialist programs and anti-American rhetoric. Although re-elected in October to his third six-year term, Chávez was reported to be critically ill in a Cuban hospital, almost a month after cancer surgery there in December. Political scientist Damarys Canache is a native of Venezuela who studies the country’s politics and conducts public opinion research there. She spoke with News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain about the nation’s past under Chávez and where it might be headed.
See the full story on the News Bureau's website.
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