PoliSci Blog

Posted on February 15th, 2023 by eengels

Check out where our Political Science students are interning this semester. Intern Christian Camden Intern Matthew Harrison Barrett Boatner  – I am completing my internship at the Indiana Statehouse for the House of Representatives Republican Caucus. In class we’ve discussed functions of the legislative arm of the Indiana government and have reviewed strategies associated with …

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Posted on January 23rd, 2023 in Alumni, Faculty, Research, Scholarships, Students, Students/Alumni by Aaron Dusso

Does calling your political opponent names work?  Prof. Aaron Dusso and former student Sydnee Perkins designed a research project in order to provide that answer. Their article titled, “Crooked Hillary and Sleepy Joe: Name-Calling’s Backfire Effect on Candidate Evaluations,” was recently published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Since graduating in 2020, …

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Posted on November 17th, 2022 in Students/Alumni by eengels

Students on the IUPUI Mock Trial Team spent the weekend arguing the civil case of Ari Felder v. Koller Campbell Air LLC in the new Marion County Justice Center in Indianapolis. The IUPUI Mock Trial Team hosted the annual Mock 100 Invitational on November 12th and 13th.  Twenty-five teams from all over the country traveled …

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Posted on October 27th, 2022 in Alumni, Students/Alumni, Teaching by Aaron Dusso

Congratulations to Sydney Kadinger (Class of 2019) for graduating from McKinney School of Law, passing the bar exam and landing her first position as a Prosecutor in Marion County! All tremendous accomplishments! Sydney is also now an Associate Faculty Member in the department serving as the Head Coach of our Mock Trial team!

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Posted on October 17th, 2022 in Events by eengels

Register Here The 2022 L. Keith Bulen Symposium on American Politics  – Full Schedule The Program: 9:00 a.m. Welcome Dr. Tamela Eitle – Dean and Professor Sociology. IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI 9:10-10:30 a.m. Women in Politics Panel Karla Lopez-Owens, Director of Community Outreach at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office RaeVen Ridgell, Executive …

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Student posing with US Senator
Posted on October 12th, 2022 in Internships by eengels

Fall Internship Experiences AFrika Williams Political Science Major, pictured with United States Senator Todd Young of Indiana This fall semester I am completing an internship in the legislative branch of government working for Senator Todd Young’s Indianapolis office. This internship correlates with the class I am taking now which is pols-y 304 Constitution Law which …

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Aaron Dusso headshot
Posted on October 10th, 2022 in Faculty, Teaching by Aaron Dusso

Dr. Dusso was recently interviewed for a WRTV story on voting in non-presidential elections. Check it out: Experts say people don’t vote in nonpresidential elections Also, for those with a subscription to The Herald-Times, he has a recent interview titled, Flag-waving ‘Freedom rally’ in Brown County draws dozens worried about guns, government  

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