Political Science
Civic spaces can serve as a barometer of political health. Policymakers and researchers need accurate analysis of the civic spaces around the globe in order to know what locations need help. Devlab@Duke has launched a new interactive online tool to address shrinking civic space and growing authoritarianism around the world. This tool will put incredibly fine-grained data and highly accurate forecasts of civic space events into the hands of policymakers, practitioners, and… read more about Machine Learning for Peace: website forecasts civic spaces »
Collectively, the several weeks before and after the January 6th insurrection attempt constituted the most serious test of American civil-military relations in the contemporary era. Our senior leaders passed the test because, first and foremost, they remembered and honored their professional oath to the Constitution, which superseded any partisan loyalty to a given politician. Second, senior leaders remembered the adage “process is your friend” --- civilian control, in the American context, was part of a system… read more about Peter Feaver: After January 6th civil-military relations passed a severe test »
Thursday marks the first anniversary of the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol, when a mob stormed the building as Congressional members gathered to certify the 2020 presidential election. “If we don’t reckon with the deep historical roots of what happened this time last year, those events could be prologue to a far worse outcome in the future,” says Nancy MacLean, a Duke professor of history and public policy. MacLean points to the finding from the House select committee tasked with… read more about One Year Later, Scholars Examine Fallout From U.S. Capitol Riot »
December Serkant Adiguzel, Mateo Villamizar Chaparro, Donald Moratz, and Diego Romero team up with other researchers and projects leads, Jeremy Springman and Erik Wibbels, to launch the Machine Learning for Peace forecasting website, supported and funded by USAID Michael Munger authors an op ed analysis of inflation and the plan circulating to address it, in the Wall Street Journal November Peter Feaver hosts a conversation with General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reports… read more about In the News, 2021 »
December Jessica Edelson (T '22) is one of three Duke students who will join the new class of Schwarzman Scholars, reports Duke Today November Mark Dudley (Ph.D. '16) has accepted the position as Director of Merit Scholarship Programs at Duke OUSF Rachel Myrick and Jeremy Weinstein. 2021. "Making Sense of Human Rights Diplomacy: Evidence from a US Campaign to Free Political Prisoners." International Organization. October Terrence L. Chapman, Nathan M. Jensen, Edmund J. Malesky and… read more about Scholarship and Milestones, 2021 »
Jessica Edelson joins fellow Duke student Jessie Xu and Wanying He from Duke Kunshan University as recipients of the Schwarzman Scholarship. They are among 151 scholars that will begin the program in August of 2022. The scholars develop leadership skills through a funded one-year master’s degree in global affairs, designed to enable future leaders of the 21st century to engage with China. Students study at Tsinghua University in Beijing and live in Schwarzman College, a specially built state-of-the-… read more about Jessica Edelson will join the new class of Schwarzman Scholars »
Five years have passed since Colombia’s peace accords were signed. Three researchers who first met at Duke, Gabriella Levy, Juan Tellez, and Mateo Villamizar-Chaparro, explore what has gone well and what has gone not that well, in a new analysis for the Monkey Cage. On the one hand, Colombia is less violent in terms of intentional homicides, battle-related deaths and conflict displacement when compared to the 2000s. Moreover, the processes for documenting past violence by the Special Jurisdiction… read more about A retrospective on the five years after Colombia's peace deal »
Though the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, he isn’t in the chain of command. “I don't make decisions,” Gen. Mark Milley, the 20th and current holder of that office, said at Duke Friday. “And you have to be very careful about that.” Instead, the chairman’s role is to provide “considered, rigorous, well thought-out” advice to the president, the secretary of defense and the National Security Council about the use of the U.S. military, Milley said. “We are not allowed… read more about Duke hosts Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff »
A new program for Duke sophomores – which launches in Spring 2022 – will include a Political Science course that examines the role of great ambition for good and for ill in politics. “Ambition and Politics” (POLSCI 270) is part of the new “Transformative Ideas” program that is designed to promote open and civil cross-disciplinary dialogue on questions and big ideas that change lives, link cultures and shape societies around the world. “Ambition and Politics” – taught by Michael Gillespie, Professor of Political Science –… read more about Political Science Course Among New "Transformative Ideas" Offerings »
"I’m so glad to have celebrated graduation in person this weekend!" Robert "Bo" Carlson (T '20) remarked on a lovely early-fall weather day. Bo and many other political science alumni returned to campus to celebrate the graduation day experience they missed in the spring of 2020, when pandemic protocols necessitated a shutdown of all events. “Commencement doesn't just signify degree completion; the ceremony binds us to the institution and the legions of alumni who… read more about A Special Return to Campus for Commencement 2020 »
Scholars, practitioners and advocates will examine the legal and political landscape of redistricting, preview the ongoing process in North Carolina and around the country, and discuss reforms during a conference Sept. 28-29 at Duke. “Redistricting and American Democracy” will also give Duke students and the general public an opportunity to learn how redistricting will impact them -- and what they can do about it. Attendance at in-person events is limited to individuals with a Duke ID plus invited guests. All… read more about The Past, Present and Future of Redistricting in North Carolina and Beyond »
In March of 2020, thousands of Duke staff and faculty began working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A pre-pandemic calendar still hangs in the office of Alumni Engagement & Development. Photo courtesy Mark Wienants. In the roughly 18 months since, many members of the Duke workforce have gradually returned to work on-site, cleaning off desks filled with old calendars and notes, and catching up with colleagues they may not have seen in more than a year. We asked… read more about Reflections on Returning to Work on Campus »
