Tag: Political Science
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Calls to relieve President Trump of his presidential powers by invoking 25th Amendment | WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton
After the violence in our nation’s capital there are calls for the removal of the president from office. Kris Schuller explains how that would work if the president’s Cabinet were to invoke the 25th Amendment. “You have to go home now. We have to have peace,” said President Trump. Long after his supporters stormed the…
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Moving forward after the Electoral College vote in 2020 presidential election | WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) In Wisconsin and around the nation, presidential electors met to formally choose America’s next president. Kris Schuller reports with the election now over many voters hope we can find a way forward.Six weeks after election day Democrat presidential electors in Wisconsin and the nation, gathered to officially choose Joe Biden as…
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Faculty note: Prof. Weinschenk guest lectures at University of St. Thomas
Professor Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) recently gave a guest lecture (via Zoom) to students at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). He visited a class on elections and discussed the nationalization of U.S. elections over the past several decades.
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Prof. Coen featured on WPR’s Central Time, Dec. 10
UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Alise Coen (Political Science, Public and Environmental Affairs) interviewed on WPR’s Central Time, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 for a segment on immigration. Listen to the segment.
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Assoc. Prof. Jon Shelton recently published in Jacobin magazine
Associate Professor Jon Shelton (History) recently published the article, “The End of Public Schools Would Mean the End of the Common Good” in Jacobin online magazine. Shelton discusses the idea of looking at schools as institutions to educate kids to be citizens in a democracy with expectations for better lives instead of “human capital.” This site has…
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Faculty note: Prof. Weinschenk publishes paper in Electoral Studies
UW-Green Bay Professor Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) recently had a peer-reviewed article accepted for publication. The paper is titled “The Relationship Between Political Attitudes and Political Engagement: Evidence from Monozygotic Twins in the United States, Sweden, Germany, and Denmark.” It is co-authored with Chris Dawes (New York University), Sven Oskarsson (Uppsala University, Sweden), Robert Klemmensen (Southern…
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Prof. Weinschenk interviewed in the Washington Post on pandemic and partisanship
Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) was quoted in the Washington Post today, discussing the Republican party and the ongoing pandemic. “To many Republican voters, ‘masks have become a symbol of assaults on freedom,’ said Aaron Weinschenk, chair of the political science department at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. ‘I’ve heard so many times, You know what’s…
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Prof. Coen presents on online pedagogy and inclusive teaching
UW-Green Bay Associate Professor Alise Coen (Political Science, Public & Environmental Affairs) delivered a presentation about online pedagogy and inclusive teaching to the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Inclusive Teaching & Pedagogy Virtual Community on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. Her presentation focused on designing online discussion prompts and best practices for inclusivity in asynchronous online…
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Pro. Emeritus Harvey Kaye talks ‘Trumpism’ with Sky News
Host Dermot Murnaghan was also joined by Sky’s Siobhan Robbins and Harvey J Kaye, Emeritus Professor of Democracy and Justice Studies at UW-Green Bay, in examining the rise of Trumpism, what it is and why it will live on. Source: No longer swinging but Trumpism will live on, Sky News
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Prof. Weinschenk interviews with PBS
UW-Green Bay Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) spent some time with PBS post-election. The following is an excerpt from pbswisconsin.org: “Aaron, do you attribute Biden’s current lead and perceived lead over Trump to be from the surge in Madison, Milwaukee and Metro areas? And did we see higher voter turnout than 2016 in other parts…