Tag: Department of Political Science and International Affairs

Larus Commments in Vietnam Press on Biden Foreign Policy Challenges

Elizabeth Larus, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, commented in the Vietnam press on President Biden’s foreign policy challenges. Professor Larus indicated that Biden will need to overcome the skepticism of Congressional Republicans in formulating his foreign policy. Although foreign policy making is historically the domain of the executive branch, Congress undeniably has a […]

Farnsworth Pens Editorial on Johnny Carson for ‘Great Lives’ Lecture

Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth, who is also the director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, penned an editorial piece in advance of his Great Lives lecture on late-night legend Johnny Carson. He is the author or co-author of seven books, most recently, “Late Night with Trump: Political Humor and the American […]

Singh Publishes Journal Article on Private Landownership and Land Conservation

Department of Political Science and International Affairs Associate Professor Ranjit Singh article titled “‘Been Heres’ and ‘Come Heres’ in Stafford County, Virginia: Private Landowners and Land Conservation on the Urban Fringe” appeared in the Fall 2020 edition of the peer-review journal Environment, Space, Place.Private land is vitally important to land conservation efforts, but access to […]

Farnsworth Lectures on Electoral College

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an online lecture, “The Electoral College and U.S. Presidential Elections: Continuing Controversies,” to the City of Manassas Museums for its Stories of Preservation and Progress Series. Watch here.He also offered insight in a number of recent […]

Larus Comments on Vietnam TV News on President Biden’s Domestic and Foreign Policies

Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, was a special guest on the Vietnam News talk show “World 360 Degrees” on January 23, 2021. Professor Larus explained that addressing the novel coronavirus would be President Joe Biden’s top domestic priority. She also commented on U.S.-Vietnam relations, analyzing U.S. charges against Vietnam for […]