New co-authored book examines how polarization affects performance of institutional checks & balances

Politics in the United States has become increasingly polarized in recent decades. Both political elites and everyday citizens are divided into rival and mutually antagonistic partisan camps, with each camp questioning the political legitimacy and democratic commitments of the other side. Does this polarization pose threats to democracy itself?...

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New book tackles movement/politics questions

How do social movements intersect with the agendas of mainstream political parties? When they are integrated with parties, are they coopted? Or are they more radically transformative? Examining major episodes of contention in American politics – from the Civil War era to the women's rights and civil rights movements to the Tea Party and Trumpism...

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GOVT faculty receive ALI grant to redesign undergraduate courses

The Government Department is the latest recipient of a large-scale grant as part of the Active Learning Initiative (ALI), supported by Cornell's Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Innovation and the Center for Teaching Innovation. The initiative supports faculty in redesigning undergraduate courses to implement research-based active learning...

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New book looks at what once was and what might follow

The Downfall of the American Order? (Cornell University Press) co-edited by Peter Katzenstein and Jonathan Kirshner offers penetrating insight into the emerging global political economy at this moment of an increasingly chaotic world. Peter Katzenstein is the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr Professor of International Studies in the Department of...

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Putin unlikely to face ICC for war crimes in Ukraine

Oumar Ba, assistant professor of government provides context on the International Criminal Court as casualties mount in the war waged by Russia against Ukraine.

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APSA fellowships & grants awarded to GOVT graduate students

Six Government Graduate students were selected for APSA grants and fellowships:Aura Gonzalez: 2021 APSA Diversity Fellowship ProgramJoseph Yinusa: 2021 APSA Diversity Fellowship ProgramThalia Gerzso: 2021 APSA Centennial Research GrantJoseph Lasky: 2021 APSA Centennial Research GrantLindsey Pruett: 2021 Doctoral Dissertation Research...

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Government graduate students receive CCSS QuIRI small grants

Seven Graduate Students in the Government Department at Cornell University were awarded Qualitative and Interpretive Research Institute (QuIRI) small grants from Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) in Fall 2021.QuIRI brings together researchers from across Cornell who are teaching, employing, and developing rigorous qualitative research...

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Cornell GOVT sophomore selected for prestigious program

Mar’Quon Frederick, a sophomore in the Government Department at Cornell University, has been selected as an Institute for Responsible Citizenship Washington Program Scholar. The Institute's primary goal is to inspire and equip the nation's best and brightest African American men to use their extraordinary talents to serve others. Out of hundreds...

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New book explores the role of crowds in democratic history

The transition from royal to popular sovereignty during the age of democratic revolutions--from 1776 to 1848--entailed not only the reorganization of institutions of governance and norms of political legitimacy, but also a dramatic transformation in the iconography and symbolism of political power. The personal rule of the king, whose body was the...

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Experts: Ukraine war puts world in ‘uncharted territory’

Clarity about the goals of sanctions against Russia will be key to attempts to de-escalate the conflict, Cornell faculty experts said during a March 4 panel discussion.

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