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Elizabeth Cohen comments on 2017 DREAM Act, Tom Cotton in PolitiFact

Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science, was quoted in the PolitiFact article, "Sen. Tom Cotton misleads in claim about Dream Act amnesty." Cohen says the claim from Cotton’s office, that the Dream Act could become the biggest amnesty ever granted in the United States, is "completely implausible.
September 27, 2017

Barkun quoted in article on apocalyptic thinking in The Conversation

Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, was cited in the Conversation article, "The end of the world is coming – just not this Saturday." Barkun calls the mix of biblical literalism, geopolitics, and astrology “improvisational millennialism” – an attempt to reduce the cacophony of world events into a single comprehensive narrative of higher meaning.
September 25, 2017

Pralle discusses flood mapping and climate change on DecodeDC

Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science, talks about why Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps don’t tell the true story of where floods are happening now and in the future.

September 19, 2017

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Gen Z and the Future of Politics

Eggers Hall, 220 (Strasser Legacy Room)

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How does Gen Z use TikTok to challenge the political establishment? Why is Gen Z so active in political social movements yet vote at such low levels? How are Gen Z policymakers successful in a political system dominated by boomers?

The future of American Politics is coming soon, and it will be led by Gen Z. 

Please join us and participate in a conversation with renowned experts in Gen Z politics about the coming “cohort cliff” when boomers will give way to a new generation of voters and political leaders and what that will mean for the future of American democracy. 

D. Sunshine Hillygus is a professor of political science at Duke University. She is director of the Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology (https://dism.duke.edu/ ) and co-director of the Polarization Lab (https://www.polarizationlab.com/ ). 

Kevin Munger is the Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor of Political Science and assistant professor of political science and social data analytics at Penn State University. 

Maurice Brown '19 is a U.S. Army veteran running for Onondaga County Legislature.

This event is part of a series of discussions hosted by the Hicker Family Professor in Renewing Democratic Community to promote civil discourse and mutual understanding.


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Social Science and Public Policy

Type

Talks

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Organizer

Maxwell Dean's Office

Contact

Bethany Walawender
315.443.3461

bdwalawe@syr.edu

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Contact Bethany Walawender to request accommodations


Political Science Department
100 Eggers Hall