Tag: Department of Political Science and International Affairs

Larus Interviewed by Indus News on U.S.-China Trade Talks

Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, offered analysis on U.S.-China trade talks to the Indus News program  News Wire with Ayza Omar on October 9. Indus News is an English language Pakistani international news channel. Professor Larus indicated that she did not foresee any breakthroughs in the talks that week in […]

Farnsworth Lectures on Presidential Communication at American University

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, delivered an invited lecture at American University in Washington entitled “The Presidential Communication Strategies of Donald Trump.” The talk was drawn from his book, Presidential Communication and Character: White House News Management from Clinton and Cable to Twitter and […]

Cooperman Quoted in Virginian-Pilot on Virginia Beach Delegate Race

Rosalyn Cooperman, associate professor of political science, was quoted in an article in The Virginian-Pilot about an incumbent Republican delegate in Virginia Beach who, according to the article, says his “Democratic opponent’s attack mailers have actually benefited his campaign — so much so that he’s reporting them as a $44,000 in-kind contribution in official records […]

Farnsworth Comments in the National News

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, has been quoted in several regional and national news stories:Out with the moon bounce, in with the attack ads: Va. House speaker in fight in redrawn district (The Washington Post; Laredo Morning Times)Guns, minimum wage, right-to-work law at issue […]

Larus Participates in China-Taiwan Roundtable

Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, participated in the Roundtable “Current Events in Cross-Strait Relations” at the 2019 Meeting of the American Association of Chinese Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle, October 4-5. Professor Larus commented on cross-Strait relations as a factor in Taiwan’s 2020 elections.