Department of Political Science

Join us for Pizza and Politics with special guest Anita McBride!!! McBride is the executive-in-residence at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. She directs programming and national conferences on the ...legacies of America’s first ladies (the First Ladies Initiative and their historical influence on politics, policy, and global diplomacy. McBride's White House service spans two decades and three presidential administrations. Come join us on Wednesday April 9th in SHH 408 from 4-5pm!!

Join us tomorrow March 27th at 7:30PM on WebEx to commemorate our 20th edition AND a decade of UPR! There will be a special alumni panel sharing their insights into their educational and career journeys since their time at UConn!

Join us next Wednesday for a discussion on Florida's current climate with Dan Smith of the University of Florida! This event will take place in SHH 408 or via WebEx. We hope to see you there!

Prof. Isaac Kamola has graciously agreed to come speak this Wednesday from 4:30-6pm. He will discuss his paper, Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education, 2021–2023.. Isaac is also the founder of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom and ...Faculty First Responders. Stay tuned for further information about the location of the talk.

Join us next Thursday, March 13th for an event on International Patterns and Effects of Global Populism! We will be joined by Daniel Wajner of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. This event will take place in SHH 408 and via WebEx. We hope to see you there!

Our 3/12 Pizza and Politics event has been canceled and moved to Wednesday, April 9th! Stay tuned for more information.

Dr. Kelsey Leonard is a water scientist and is coming to UConn on March 4th in Homer Babbidge from 4:00-5:30pm. Courtney Leonard is an artist and filmmaker who will be on Storrs campus in SHH 408 on March 6th from 4:00-5:30pm. Lastly, both Kelsey and Courtney will be at the Avery Point Campus on ...Wednesday March 5th from 3:30-4:30pm!!! Join us to hear about their amazing work!!

Join us next Wednesday, 3/12 for an event on the Human Rights Due Diligence Norm and its Norm Entrepreneurs, joined by Imge Akaslan of the Max Planck Institute. The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of research ...institutes. We hope to see you there!

Join us next Monday, March 10th for an event on How to Win an Election: Political Media in Elections, with J. Toscano.

J. Toscano, of Backstory Strategies, has been devising strategy and cutting TV and digital ads for candidates, party committees, and public interest groups for more than ...20 years. He’s helped elect members of Congress like progressive firebrand Pramila Jayapal, Dr. Kim Schrier, House impeachment manager Sylvia Garcia and Steven Horsford, the first Black member of Congress in Nevada history. He’s worked with VoteVets, the League of Conservation Voters, and other groups to elect patriots and environmental champions to Congress. Prior to becoming a political consultant, Toscano, a Connecticut native, served as the Communications Director for the House Democratic Caucus and as the Director of Public Affairs for Americorps during the Clinton Administration.

We hope to see you there!