POLITICAL SCIENCE & GEOGRAPHY NEWS
Associate Professor Joshua Zingher shows educational attainment predicts partisanship.
The percentage of county population with a BA is one of the strongest predictors, with highly educated counties becoming more Democratic and less educated counties becoming more Republican. (More)
Dr. Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass on Nationalism, Weak States, and Unrealistic Realism
Ukrainians want to escape Russia’s imperial shadow. Putin wants to reextend that shadow – to erase Ukraine as an independent national identity. (More)
John Warren Ramsey, Political Science Professor at ODU for 29 Years
Known for his commitment, for speaking his mind, his haircut and insistence on being called Mr. Ramsey despite a doctoral degree, John Warren Ramsey was 91. (More)
ODU Associate Professor of Political Science Richard Maass on Salami Tactics
Maass writes that the most policy-relevant questions in the 21st Century concern how states compete in the shadow of major war, rather than through it. (More)
Information Technology Design for the Intelligence Analyst
ODU Adjunct Professor Gary Gomez evaluates the flood of intelligence and collection technology for intelligence. (More)
ODU Assistant Professor Matthew DiLorenzo and GPIS PhD candidate Talor Stone on ‘Term Limits and Environmental Treaty Commitments’
How does political accountability in democracies affect leaders’ incentives for international cooperation? (More)
Jonathan Leib Named Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
He joined ODU in 2008 and has served as chair of the Political Science and Geography Department since 2017. (More)
Professors Study Evacuation Practices
Nicole Hutton and Jennifer Whytlaw create webapp to address hurricane evacuation of vulnerable populations during COVID-19. (More)
Political Science & Geography Faculty Win College Awards
Associate Professor of Geography Dr. Hua Liu won ODU’s 2021 Joel S. Lewis Faculty Award for Excellence in Student Mentoring, and Political Science Senior Lecturer Aaron Karp won ODU’s 2021 Robert L. Stern Award for Excellence in Teaching. (More)
ODU Assistant Professor Cathy Wu on 'Domestic Politics and the Turnover Trap'
ODU's Cathy Wu and her co-authors found the prospect of impending leadership change can affect international politics even before a leadership transition is confirmed. (More)
ODU political scientist Matthew DiLorenzo assesses the domestic and international sources of foreign policy change
Are political leaders constrained by conditions facing their countries as they try to change foreign policies? (More)
David R. Hager, Longtime Administrator and Five-Time Acting Provost, Dies at 79
David R. Hager was ODU Political Science professor, department chair, five-time acting provost during his 39-year career at the University. (More)
News 3's political analyst weighs in on news of President-elect Joe Biden’s projected win’, WTKR, 7 November 2020
‘It's a challenging election to look at… It's good to have, more or less, a final decision,’ said Dr. Jesse Richman, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Old Dominion University. (More)
‘U.S. to pull some troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan’, WVEC, 17 November 2020
‘Said ODU Political Science Professor Aaron Karp, ‘If you're going to abandon an ally, be extraordinarily sure of what you're doing and how you go about it.' (More)
ODU Panel Discussion: The 2020 Presidential Election on 29 October
Raise your questions for ODU experts. (More)
Why Is It Important to Vote?
The 2020 presidential election is already setting records. With just shy of two months to go, presidential campaigns and associated groups have already eclipsed the record fundraising of 2016 by hundreds of millions of dollars. (More)
ODU Researchers Work with Pamunkey Tribe to Address Sea Level Rise on Its Lands
The data collected will inform a hazard mitigation plan and grant applications for structural and natural flood prevention measures to be developed by tribe members. (More)
How American Guns Are Fueling U.K. Crime
"Weapons that don’t matter in the US, because America deals in millions, have an enormous impact in the UK, because of the extraordinary scarcity of handguns there," said Aaron Karp, a lecturer at Old Dominion University. 'How American guns are fueling U.K. crime', New York Times, 12 August 2020 (More)
ODU Professor Warns of Dangers of Excessive Heat
ODU Professor Dr. Michael Allen says heat kills more people than weather events like hurricanes and tornadoes. He believes heat waves will get longer and more frequent, with a huge impact on health and the environment. (More)
ODU Political Science Professor Says Second Stimulus Checks Not a Guarantee.
ODU Political Science professor Dr. Jesse Richman said at this point, a second check is not a guarantee. ‘Lots and lots of people would like a second check. I think that that ups the odds, but it’s by no means certain at this point.’ (More)
An aircraft carrier is named for a segregationist. Some want to rename it.
Dr. Michael Clemons, ODU political science professor said he thinks renaming the ship ‘makes a whole lot of sense. The Navy is too diverse at this point in time, too inclusionary to be honoring certain individuals’.’ (More)
He Opposed Civil Rights, Yet Stennis Has a Navy Aircraft Carrier in His Honor
‘My suspicion is that sailors and officers may not have an in-depth knowledge about John C. Stennis and the fact that he was an arch segregationist opposed to civil rights,’ said Dr. Michael Clemons, professor of Political Science at ODU. (More)
Lawmaker Calls Report of Russia Offering Bounties for U.S. Troops 'Unacceptable'
Aaron Karp, ODU lecturer in Political Science said ‘We're struggling with this basic issue of an emboldened Russia in the international system, a Russia that doesn't feel compelled to show the restraint countries have shown for a long time.’ (More)
What's up with the Presidential Primaries? A Panel Discussion
Political Science & Geography will host a panel discussion on the Presidential Primaries on Tuesday 3 March, the day of the Virginia Presidential Primary, featuring ODU professors Michelle Kundmueller, Benjamin Melusky, Jesse Richman and Joshua Zingher. (More)
Political Science Major Wins ODU Honors College Undergraduate Research & Creativity Fellowship
Political Science major Jeff Davis won an ODU Honors College Undergraduate Research & Creativity Fellowship for summer 2019. (More)
