Tag: Department of Political Science and International Affairs

Farnsworth Comments in the National and Regional News

Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth has been quoted in several current national news stories, including the following:In this suburban Democratic primary, all 4 candidates are first-generation Americans (The Washington Post)State’s primary process is ‘something of a free for all’ (NBC 12)After a Mass Shooting, Virginia Is Rethinking Its Gun Laws—and Rewiring the 2020 Race (Mother […]

Cooperman Discusses the Decline of GOP Women in State Legislatures

Associate Professor of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman was interviewed for an article in Governing examining the decline of Republican women in state legislatures after the 2018 midterms. Cooperman said that both Republicans and Democrats have historically struggled on gender representation, but while liberal groups have made an effort to support female Democratic candidates, there are […]

Farnsworth Presents Presidency Research at George Mason University

Stephen Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science and Director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently discussed research findings from his new book, “Presidential Communication and Character: White House News Management from Clinton and Cable to Twitter and Trump” at the Conference on Character Assassination in Theory and Practice at George Mason University.

Cooperman Presents Research at Vanderbilt Symposium

Rosalyn Cooperman, Associate Professor of Political Science, presented a paper, “If He Can Run and Win, Surely She Can Too: (Re)Considering Gender and Political Candidacy in the Age of Trump” at the Oppenheimer Reconsidered conference sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at Vanderbilt University.