Political Science
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Sex, Politics, and Putin: Clark University professor’s new book explores political legitimacy in Russia
In her new book, “Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia,” Clark University Political Science Professor Valerie Sperling explores the ways in which “politicians and political activists in Russia use masculinity, femininity, and homophobia to bolster their legitimacy and to undermine their opponents.” While researching the Russian president as both a man and a political leader, Sperling…
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Clark U. political scientist authors book on congressional primary elections
The fact that fewer than fifteen percent of eligible voters showed up for the 2014 primary elections indicates that primary elections do not matter to very many citizens. However, Clark University associate professor of Political Science Robert Boatright contends that congressional primary elections matter — a lot. He explains their importance, and dispels claims and myths about them in…
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Harrington lecturer cites incumbency’s advantages in congressional elections
As the mid-term elections approach, a candidate’s best strategy for being elected a congressman or senator is this: already be a congressman or senator. Indeed, incumbency is the best predictor of success in most national elections, according to Paul S. Herrnson, professor of political science at the University of Connecticut and executive director of the Roper Center for…
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Two Clark political science professors are Fulbright Scholars
Two professors in the Political Science Department at Clark University will spend time abroad beginning in the fall of this academic year, each to conduct research and teach courses as Fulbright Scholars, a program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Professor Mark C. Miller will hold the Bicentennial Fulbright Distinguished Chair in the North American…
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Clark University graduate named to All Star Model UN Team
Clark University graduate Yohan D. Senerath ’14 has been named to the select roster of the 2013-2014 North American College All Star Model UN Team. The list of best delegates in the Model UN College Circuit in the United States and Canada is published by Bestdelegate.com, the premier organization in charge of advocating for Model UN and promoting it worldwide.…
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Clark U. political science students tour U.N., meet with ambassadors
Students from the Clark University Model United Nations Program, along with students enrolled in the University’s “United Nations and International Politics” course, made a field visit to United NationsHeadquarters in New York on April 17. The delegation, led by Political Science Professor Srinivasan Sitaraman, included a visit to the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, where the students were…
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Prof. Michael Butler awarded fellowship to examine intervention ‘deficit’
Clark University associate professor of political science Michael Butler has recently been awarded a Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowship to support continuing work on his research monograph “Shunning Strangers: Explaining the Humanitarian Intervention Deficit.” Butler’s work is concerned with examining what he calls a “humanitarian intervention deficit” arising from the increasing reluctance on the part of the…
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Clark Model U.N. Team excels at Harvard, McGill conferences
The Harvard Model U.N. conference is one of the most competitive conferences in the Model U.N. circuit, attracting more than 3,000 student delegates from 75 countries. “Our team did an exceptional job this year, especially in the smaller crisis committees,” said Model U.N. Faculty Adviser Srini Sitaraman, Associate Professor of Political Science. Clark University students…
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Clark Model UN delegates stand out at Harvard National Conference
A delegation of 28 members of the Clark University Model UN Team attended the 59th session of the prestigious Harvard National Model UN Conference (HNMUN 2013), which took place February 14 to 17 at the historic Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston. “Our team did an exceptional job this year,” said Clark Model UN faculty adviser Srini…
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Model U.N. team in top 25
UPDATE: The Model U.N. Team has been ranked in the top 25 of Best Delegate’s fall 2012 North American College Model U.N. Rankings. Clark is number 14 on the list of 50 schools, released Dec. 18.Also in the top 25 were Harvard, Yale, Georgetown and Columbia. Original post, from Oct. 22, 2012: The Clark University Model U.N. Team performance…