Department of Political Science

Dr. Bruce McDonald III will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department on Wednesday, February 28th to give a talk in ten Hoor 346 from 1:30-2:00 pm. Talk title: “You Don’t Always Get What You Want: The Effect of Financial Incentives on State Fiscal Health” Abstract: The competition for economic expansion into the boundaries of a government are significant, as evidenced by the incentives offered to Amazon by state and local governments across North America. In exchange for locating [...]

Dr. Nader Entessar will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department on Monday, April 8, 2019 from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Talk title: “US Policy Towards Iran: The Trump Administration's Strategy of Compellence” Nader Entessar (University of South Alabama) 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm in ten Hoor 257 Dr. Nader Entessar is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of South Alabama.  He is author of Kurdish Politics in the Middle East (2009) and co-author of Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Accord and Détente Since the Geneva [...]

Dr. Steve Niva will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from 1:00pm-2:30pm. Talk title: “US Special Operations Forces, Drones and the New American Way of War in the Middle East” 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm in ten Hoor 113 Abstract: With the withdrawal of most US ground forces from the Middle East, there has been a growing reliance upon drone strikes and targeted operations outside conventional war zones. While many suggest these developments [...]

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 [...]