Political Science News and Events
Faricy cited in Christian Science Monitor article on tax reform
Chris Faricy, associate professor of political science, finds in recent surveys that people significantly overestimate the amount of tax middle- and low-income households pay in federal taxes.
Reeher comments on Trump's image after Syrian strikes in The Hill
Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, says that the ordering and execution of military action in Syria could make President Trump look more conventional, even if the polls look distinctly tepid for him now.
Keck discusses the Senate's nuclear option on Syracuse.com
Tom Keck looks at the possibility and the effects of the Senate's 'Nuclear option', which would change the rules for Supreme Court nominees, while triggering heavy partisan fallout.
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Seva Gunitsky | Autocratic Resilience in the Age of AI
Eggers Hall, 341
Seva Gunitsky (Univ. of Toronto) will discuss three AI governance strategies—panopticism, discourse management and agency alignment—and link them to old institutional tradeoffs in closed regimes.
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Prosecutors, Voters, and the Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America: The Case of Lava Jato
Virtual
Ezequiel González-Ocantos (Oxford Univ.) will discuss how the transnational bribery investigation spread throughout Latin America, paralyzed economies, upended elections and collapsed governments.