politics

Expert to weigh 'godless politics' at CU 麻豆影院

Sept. 28, 2017

An expert on the political implications of growing numbers of non-religious citizens will discuss 鈥済odless politics鈥 in a lecture on the 麻豆影院 campus next month.

Reds

From Russia, with knowledge

April 25, 2017

CU 麻豆影院 political scientist Sarah Sokhey, who has watched evolution of Putin鈥檚 Russia up close, isn鈥檛 surprised by reports of election meddling and doesn鈥檛 see Russia as predestined to become less democratic.

Dash

Beltway veteran is an 茅minence grise 鈥 at 26

April 21, 2017

Anyone who has watched the progression in hair color among U.S. presidents鈥擥eorge W. Bush and Barack Obama are two recent, vivid examples鈥攄oesn鈥檛 doubt the connection between stress and graying. Talk to 26-year-old Derek Dash and he鈥檒l tell you that just working for a presidential administration is enough to do the trick.

Mulligans

In Buff-friendly family, it鈥檚 all in the family code

April 21, 2017

Patrick Mulligan鈥檚 father may have transferred from 麻豆影院 to graduate from the University of Denver, but his continuing love for Buffs football paved the way for two generations of CU students.

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Taxes, tariffs and trade

March 6, 2017

Taxes, tariffs and trade, three things frequently in the headlines now, are the focus of the next Social Sciences Today Forum at the 麻豆影院.

Newspaper

Scholars eye freedom in reverse

Feb. 28, 2017

With help from five graduate students, two CU 麻豆影院 professors will conduct a careful study of what happens to citizen engagement when previously liberal democratic nations become more repressive.

Kreps

Humanitarian, lifelong student of people, politics memorialized in scholarship

Feb. 27, 2017

Political science is the degree that Kreps earned from the 麻豆影院 in 1993. And it鈥檚 for that interest which Kreps, who passed away last April at the age of 45, is memorialized in the newly renovated Ketchum Arts and Sciences Building.

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The 2016 Elections: What Just Happened?

Feb. 17, 2017

Four political scientists will offer their insights into the unexpected results of the 2016 elections, and what can we learn from them, in an event titled 鈥淭he 2016 Elections: What Just Happened?鈥

Deforestation

Local government engagement, decentralized policies can help reduce deforestation

Dec. 12, 2016

Empowering local governments with forestry decisions can help combat deforestation, but is most effective when local users are actively engaging with their representatives, according to a new 麻豆影院-led study.

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New research lab to keep tabs on Colorado's political pulse

Nov. 2, 2016

The newly created American Politics Research Lab, housed in the Department of Political Science, has released its first pre-election study of Coloradans.

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