Department of Political Science

Dr. Noora Lori from Boston University will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department on October 3, 2019 from 3:00pm-5:00pm in Lloyd Hall 222. Talk title: "Offshore Citizens: Permanent Temporary Status and Racial Hierarchies in the United Arab Emirates" Organized by the Program for Middle East Studies and co-sponsored by the Department of Gender & Race Studies and the Department of Political Science. Abstract: When it comes to extending citizenship to some groups, why might ruling political elites say neither [...]

October 9, 2019 Dr. Byron E. Shafer from the University of Wisconsin will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department on October 9th from 12:00pm-1:00pm in room 346 of ten Hoor to give a presentation on "The American Political Pattern, 1929-2019."

The Department of Political Science and the Program for Middle East Studies invite you to a panel. Dr. F. Gregory Gause, III will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department from Texas A&M University on October 16th to give a talk in ten Hoor 117 from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Talk title: "Are You Interested in Getting an MA in International Affairs?" Dr. Gause will also present a talk on the international relations of the Middle East. An MA degree in International [...]

Dr. Michael Hayes will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department on Tuesday, October 22nd to give a talk in ten Hoor 346 from 12:00pm-1:15pm. Talk title: "The Effect of the New Jersey Superintendent Salary Cap on Superintendent Turnover" Abstract: Starting in 2011, New Jersey set a salary cap for all future superintendent contracts based on student enrollment. This is one of the first state-imposed tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) placed directly on local public managers. The salary cap [...]

Dr. Robert Vitalis will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department and the Department of Gender & Race Studies to give a talk on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in Lloyd Hall 222 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Talk title: "A Mongrel-American Social Science: International Relations" Abstract: Dr. Vitalis is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His most recent book, White World Order, Black Power Politics: the Birth of American International Relations (2015), explores the unwritten history of disciplinary [...]

November 19, 2019 Dr. Allen DuBose Diplomat in Residence US State Department Class visit to Dr. Waleed Hazbun's PSC 413 American Foreign Policy 12:30pm-1:45pm in ten Hoor 103

Dr. Alexandra Délano Alonso will be visiting The University of Alabama Political Science Department on Friday, December 6th to present a talk from 3:00pm-4:30pm in ten Hoor 346. Talk title: "Transformative Practices of Solidarity across the Central America-Mexico US Corridor" Abstract: In a context of heightened border controls and xenophobia this presentation examines grassroots initiatives across the Central America-Mexico-US corridor that offer alternative frames to respond to the realities of migration, including its root causes and impacts on both people in contexts [...]

Dr. Melani McAlister will be visiting the University of Alabama campus on Thursday, January 23, 2020 to present a talk in room 205 in Gorgas Library. Talk Title: "The Persecuted Body: U.S. Evangelicals and the Politics of Suffering" Dr. McAlister is a Professor of American Studies and International Affairs at George Washington University. She has recently published The Kingdom of God Has No Borders: A Global History of American Evangelicals (Oxford, 2018) which explores how US evangelical Christians, white and [...]

Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the DC think tank Center for American Progress, will be visiting the UA Political Science Department on Wednesday, January 29 to talk about healthcare policy with Dr. Dana Patton from 3:30pm to 4:30pm and then do a Q & A session about careers in DC from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. Both events will be held in ten Hoor room 253. This will be a great opportunity for students to hear from someone who has worked [...]

On February 19th, Sean Morales-Doyle will be giving a public lecture on current efforts to fight felon disenfranchisement in the courts. The even will be held in ten Hoor room 108 from 4:30pm-6:00pm. Sean Morales-Doyle serves as senior counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center, where he focuses on voting rights and elections. He advocates for pro-voter reforms like automatic voter registration and voting rights restoration while fighting back against voter suppression efforts in courts. Morales-Doyle is a [...]