Tag: Political Science
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Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies hosting panel on ‘Abortion and Reproductive Justice after Dobbs’ this Thursday
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at UW-Green Bay is hosting a panel discussion on the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Panelists include faculty from WGSS, English, History, Political Science, and Psychology. The panel will take place on Thursday, Sept. 29 in the Christie Theater at 5:00-6:30 pm. Audience questions will…
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UW-Green Bay Prof. Coen interview: Republican governors flying, bussing migrants to Democratic cities | Wisconsin Public Radio
UW-Green Bay Associate Professor Alise Coen (Political Science, Public & Environmental Affairs) was interviewed on WPR‘s Central Time about recent policies among Republican governors relocating migrants to Democratic-leaning cities. “An expert on immigration and human rights law joins the show to talk about why some Republican governors are flying and bussing migrants to Democratic cities, questions…
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What Wisconsin absentee voters should know following drop box ruling (feat. emeritus Kraft)
But UW-Green Bay professor emeritus of political science Michael Kraft says conservatives sued the state of Wisconsin over the legality of drop boxes.”The reason why conservatives sued to get this is they believe, somehow, it’s advantageous to one party — presumably Republicans — to diminish absentee voting,” Kraft said.Despite that, Kraft says the high court’s…
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Faculty note: Prof. Weinschenk publishes new research in Political Research Quarterly
Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Political Science) recently had a paper accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Political Research Quarterly. The paper is titled “Health and Election Outcomes: Evidence from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election” and is co-authored with Costas Panagopoulos (Northeastern University).
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Faculty note: Prof. Weinschenk publishes new article
Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) recently had a new article accepted for publication. The article is entitled “Genes, Personality, and Political Behavior: A Replication and Extension Using Danish Twins” and will be published in Politics and the Life Sciences. The article is co-authored with Robert Klemmensen (University of Southern Denmark), Christopher Dawes (NYU), and Stig…
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Weinschenk presents at Nordic Political Behavior Workshop
Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) recently returned from the Nordic Political Behavior Workshop, which was held at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). He presented a paper entitled “Polygenic Indices for Health and Psychological Traits Predict Political Participation.” The paper is co-authored with colleagues from Uppsala University and New York University.
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Opinion | How Much Do Your Genes Shape Your Politics? – The New York Times, w/Prof. Weinschenk
“Partisan polarization remains the dominant, seemingly unalterable condition of American politics,” Pew Research declared in November 2021, a year after a presidential election that drew the most voters in American history (partisanship and polarization, it turns out, increase participation). “Republicans and Democrats agree on very little — and when they do, it often is in…
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Faculty note: Prof. Weinschenk delivers a guest lecture to Western University (London, Ontario)
On May 10, 2022, UW-Green Bay Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Political Science) delivered a guest lecture (via Zoom) to graduate students in a Biology and Politics course at Western University (London, Ontario). Weinschenk discussed his paper “The effect of education on political knowledge: evidence from monozygotic twins,” which the…
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If Roe v. Wade is overturned, states would regulate abortions
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Despite the potential reasons for a draft leak of a future Supreme Court opinion, it’s clear what would happen if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned.“You are looking at renewed state power to heavily regulate abortion,” Nolan Bennett, assistant professor of democracy and justice studies at UWGB said. Many…
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Prof. Coen’s article used for University of Helsinki entrance exam
UW-Green Bay Associate Professor Alise Coen (Political Science, Public & Environmental Affairs) learned that her recent article, “Can’t Be Held Responsible: Weak Norms and Refugee Protection Evasion,” was chosen as a university entrance exam reading by the Global Politics and Communication graduate program at the University of Helsinki in Finland. The article bridges theories of…