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CONTRIBUTION OF O. V. BOLDYREV (1963–2001) IN THE REVIVAL OF THE TRADITIONS OF UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UKRAINISTS IN THE ODESA I. I. MECHNIKOV STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE1990S

The purpose of this article is to study the scientific and public work of the famous Odesa historian O. V. Boldyrev in the 1990s. His activity was studied, which was aimed at the formation of the Ukrainian model of historical memory in Odesa, the study of the history of the Ukrainian national movement. The close connection of the historian with the Оdesa I. I. Mechnikov State University. He was a graduate of the Faculty of History and a graduate student of the Department of Political Science. Historian’s high-profile works, which he published while he was a graduate student at the university, made the university known to as many people as possible as a center of free, innovative thought. The thesis of a scientist for the degree of candidate of political sciences was one of the most successful postgraduate projects of that time from the university. The scientist thought in broad international categories, sought to include domestic historical and political science in international achievements, which is certainly a task for the development of the university now. Scientific activity of O. V. Boldyrev vividly reflected the dynamism of Ukrainian history in the 1990s, the romantic and idealistic desire of the Ukrainian intelligentsia to return Ukraine to the free world after years of totalitarian «non-existence», to revive and enlighten its people and transform them into a nation. Some of the young historians no longer accepted the established conjuncture and rules and tried to reassess them, in particular, regarding established historical myths. The specificity of Odesa was not so much a sharp confrontation between the epigones of communism and nationalism, as between supporters of the «new Russian myth» and supporters of independent Ukraine (however, this did not always mean and still means their affiliation to one of the currents of Ukrainian nationalism as an ideological doctrine). One of the main tools in this process was to become historical education and science. The name O. V. Boldyrev should be included in a kind of canon of outstanding graduates of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov State University among the persons who achieved regional recognition, scientists, enthusiasts who paved new ways of knowledge. It should inspire new generations even now.

WALTER DEAN BURNHAM: In Memory and Appreciation

Dean Burnham, who died in San Antonio in October at the age of ninety-two, was an active and enthusiastic supporter of this journal from its inception. His loss deprives editors and managing editors of his energetic and assiduous counsel, especially regarding any writings or commentaries devoted to political parties, elections, political realignments, political polling, and the deep literature on the evolution of American democracy from originalist founding days to the rise of reactionary recent presidents.Because this journal was originally housed at MIT, it was both convenient and illuminating to stroll into Burnham’s office and ask his opinion about a submission or about an idea for a special issue, or to request advice about some aspect of American or European political development. Burnham would always answer the precise questions and then, unprompted, provide context and a compendium of intellectual discourse related to the inquiry. He was integral to the growth of the JIH from its formative years, and ever since.A student of Harvard University’s V.O. Key, Burnham in 1965 published a defining article on declining voter turnout, “The Changing Shape of the American Political Universe,” in the American Political Science Review. Among his many seminal books were Critical Elections and the Mainsprings of American Politics (1970), Democracy in the Making: American Government and Politics (1986), and Voting in American Elections: The Shaping of the American Political Universe Since 1788 (2009). In 2014, he co-wrote—with Thomas Ferguson, a former student—“Americans Are Sick to Death of Both Parties: Why Our Politics Are in Worse Shape Than We Thought,” a study of the 2014 American elections. He also commented in print on the 2016 “change election” that brought Donald Trump to the presidency. As the New York Times’ obituary indicated, Burnham was “one of the most influential political scientists of his generation.” Among Burnham’s many intellectual contributions to this journal was his path-breaking article, “Those High Nineteenth-Century American Voting Turnouts: Fact or Fiction?” XVI (1986), 613–644.Before joining the MIT political science department in 1971, Burnham had taught at Boston University, Kenyon College, Haverford College, and Washington University. In 1988, he departed MIT for the University of Texas, Austin. His students there were as devoted to his breadth of learning and his clever wit as those at MIT had been.Burnham was profoundly interdisciplinary in his interests, his discourse, and his approach to political and social history. He extolled the craft of translating compelling theories and concepts into accessible articles and books, thus contributing mightily to the fashioning and qualitative uplifting of this journal for decades. The JIH’s readers and editors will sadly miss his profound insights and unparalleled wisdom.

Resiliency to Vulnerabilities and Violence in the Caribbean

On September 8, 2022, Dr. W. Andy Knight, a distinguished professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta, presented on Resiliency to Vulnerabilities and Violence in the Caribbean. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives that delved into discussions on important dimensions currently affecting the Caribbean, such as transitioning from independent state-based security to regional security cooperation; developing financial stability amongst Caribbean nations; and promoting inclusiveness of Caribbean Canadians, along with an understanding of the diversity and needs of the population within the Caribbean.

Academic placement records and gendered placements in the political science profession

There are many ways of quantifying the success of political science departments, all of which have advantages and disadvantages. The most relevant international rankings consider factors such as research quality, research quantity, or academic reputation. None of the established rankings consider how frequently departments place their alumni into the academic job market. As this criterion should arguably be among the most important ones for prospective graduate students, this paper analyzes original data on the educational background of faculty members (N = 3548) at highly reputable political science departments in North America and Europe to create an up-to-date ranking based on academic placement records. The insights from this article provide guidance to undergraduate and graduate students when considering different options for the pursuit of a Ph.D., and hopefully also motivate departments to place greater significance on their placement records through increased transparency. In addition, the data highlights the large gender gap in placement success across all departments.

Teaching political science in the age of internationalisation: a survey of local and international students

ABSTRACT This article explores the issue of internationalisation in the teaching of political science at universities. We first provide an overview of the mix of courses in terms of geographical focus offered by high-ranking political science departments. Second, with survey data from students, we assess the factors affecting their attitudes towards area-specific and general politics courses. The results indicate that, compared to local students who prefer local politics courses, international students are most interested in those with a mid-range scope such as those containing cross-case comparisons. This paper encourages integrating comparative elements even in area-specific politics courses to enhance student engagement.

Edogawa Rampo and Edgar Allan Poe

Taro Hirai (1894-1965), a Poe enthusiast who appeared as a detective in the late Taisho era with "The Two-Sen Copper Coin" (Shin Seinen, 1923.4) and took the pen name "Edogawa Rampo" after Edgar Allan Poe, first discovered Poe in the fall of 1914. It was a year after the outbreak of the First World War. At the time, Rampo was a second-year student (21 years old) in the Department of Political Science and Economics in the Faculty of Waseda University. He was busy with his professional studies and had little time for general education, but he still found time to read literary books in his spare time. During this period, Rampo wrote in his "Chronological Table" that he "read Poe and Doyle for the first time and discovered the delights of short detective stories. " His discovery of Poe and Conan Doyle was a milestone in Rampo's reading career, and he was "first fascinated by Poe, and three or four years later, I was astonished to come across Dostoevsky. ".

Interactivity gratifications

The study explored how the interactive attributes of new media technologies influence thegratification-seeking behaviour of millennials. Using a mixed methods approach, it employed asurvey and focus group interviews to collect data from university students. From a population of2 400 university students from the Political Science Department of a renowned public universityin Ghana, 400 students were systematically sampled for the survey, while 40 students werepurposively selected for focus group discussions. The findings indicate that the interactive featuresof the technologies produced emerging social and psychological gratifications in millennialsby projecting them as purposeful, and active in deploying symmetric political communicationrepertoires. The practical implication of this is that political leaders need to invigorate their electoralcommunication repertoires both in substance and in depth by deploying the heuristic attributes ofthe new technologies to facilitate the awakening of visceral responses in millennials and get themto engage in e-politics.

Introduction: Entrenchment and Health Equity.

Introduction| September 27 2022 Introduction: Entrenchment and Health Equity Eric M. Patashnik Eric M. Patashnik Brown University Eric M. Patashnik is Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy, professor of political science, and chair of the Department of Political Science at Brown University. Patashnik is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Patashnik is the author and editor of several books including Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine (with Alan Gerber and Conor Dowling, Princeton University Press, 2017) and Reforms at Risk: What Happens After Major Policy Changes Are Enacted (Princeton University Press, 2008). He has served as president of the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association and is a former editor of Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.eric_patashnik@brown.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google J Health Polit Policy Law 10234128. https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-10234128 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Eric M. Patashnik; Introduction: Entrenchment and Health Equity. J Health Polit Policy Law 2022; 10234128. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-10234128 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsJournal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2022 by Duke University Press2022 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: Introduction You do not currently have access to this content.

Climate Change? Designing and Implementing Climate Surveys to Promote Inclusivity in Political Science Departments

ABSTRACTQuestions of racial, gendered, and class-based inequality in political science are more salient than ever. This article contends that climate surveys can be a useful tool for developing effective equity and inclusion strategies within academic departments. We offer advice on political, procedural, and messaging issues to consider when undertaking a departmental climate survey.

Degree of the political science department students’ satisfaction at the applied science private university towards the performance of the 18th Jordanian Parliament (2016-2020)

This study aimed at identifying the degree of satisfaction of students in the Department of Political Science at the Applied Science Private University towards the performance of the 18th Jordanian Parliament (2016-2020). The participants were (37) female and male students. The questionnaire was designed as an instrument. The findings revealed that the degree of satisfaction of students in the department of political science was weak. The findings also revealed that the news of local newspapers or news agencies ranked first as a source to follow up the performance of the Jordanian Parliament and that the official pages of the deputies and the site of the House of Representatives ranked last and equally, while the follow-up to the site of the House of Representatives came in second rank. The study recommended several recommendations such as promoting confidence between the legislative and executive branches, as well as between citizens and both the House of Representatives and the executive branch and promoting the principle of parliamentary transparency.

EVALUATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW" COURSES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS ON KPSS FIELD KNOWLEDGE/PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION QUESTIONS

Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi/Kamu Yönetimi bölümleri üniversitelerin İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakülteleri başta olmak üzere sosyal/siyasal bilgiler tabanlı fakülteler bünyesinde kamu sektörünün değişik kademelerinde görev alacak nitelikli personelin yetişmesini hedeflemektedir. Kamu sektöründe görev alacak personellerin önemli özelliklerden birisi asgari bir hukuk perspektifine sahip olmak olduğu söylenebilir. Bu hukuki perspektifin şekillenmesinde önemli disiplinlerden birisi anayasa hukukudur. Çalışmada Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi/Kamu Yönetimi bölümü müfredatlarında anayasa hukukunun yeri ve önemi ele alındıktan sonra KPSS Lisans Alan Bilgisi sorularında anayasa hukukunun ağırlığı ve dağılımı ortaya konacaktır.

2 - Digital Technologies and Election Management in Africa’s Democratisation Process: More Technocratic than Democratic?

Okechukwu Obinna Ibeanu, Research Professor (Development Studies), Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria. Email: oibeanu@yahoo.co.uk; ibeanu@hotmail.com

Chains of Persuasion: A Framework for Religion in Democracy

Chains of Persuasion: A Framework for Religion in Democracy

WHAT HAS CHANGED WITH DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA REGION? THE CHALLENGING TRAJECTORIES OF A CURRENT DAY INTERVENTIONIST INSTITUTION

The Niger Delta regional development question predates Nigeria’s political independence and the complexities that characterise it explains why the myriad of state responses to answering it has persisted. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as one such response has over the years made attempts to provide viable and sustainable answers. However, given the current global uncertainties, the changing narratives with development in relation to how the NDDC has administered the needed socio-economic and infrastructural transformation in the region needs proper documentation. This is with the aim of underscoring current day institutional relational dynamics within the NDDC and how it affects development outcomes for people who are daily roped with multidimensional problems despite the avalanche of human and natural resources. The study employs an exploratory research design, using semi-structured Key Informant Interviews drawn from urban and rural based community leaders, women groups, youth groups, and Nongovernmental Organisations whose activities relate to development in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. Other Key Informant Interviewees were two academic staff of the Department of Political Science, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, and two staff of the NDDC. David Easton’s Systems Theory is adopted to explain the input-output nexus between beneficiaries of interventions and the NDDC and how that affects development outcomes in the region. The study reveals the current administrative imbroglio between the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the NDDC as a new challenge and threat to achieving sustainable development in the region. This challenge as revealed by the study has aggravated issues of poor institutional planning, poor community interface mechanisms, poor monitoring and evaluation, and the aggressive nature of interventions. The study concludes that although these challenges do not subvert the relative transformation achieved so far by the NDDC, however, such relativity suggests that the desired change in development is not substantial enough to alleviate the excruciating socio-economic and infrastructural conditions of the people

Doctoral Mentorship Practices in Canadian Political Science

AbstractSupervisors shape the PhD student experience and play a critical role in students’ development. To what extent and in what ways are faculty engaged in mentorship? Are faculty mentoring more or differently now than in the past? This study of political science faculty from political science departments offering PhD programs in the English language finds that graduate supervision is changing over time, with mentorship practices becoming both more common and more varied. Supervisors do not appear to be simply replicating their own limited experience of mentorship as a PhD student. Instead, supervisors are becoming more actively and directly involved in their students’ research careers in ways that increase their students’ career opportunities. There is opportunity for institutions, at both the university and department level, to further invest in building the capacity and ability of supervisors to be effective mentors.

Политическая наука сегодня: междисциплинарные подходы

The Chair of Political Science and Political Administration of the School of Political Studies of the Institute of Social Sciences RANEPA organized the First Moscow Political Science Forum with the assistance of the Russian Association of Political Science (RAPN) and the Academy of Political Science (APN) with the participation of the Presidential Grants Fund. It took place at the Presidential Academy (RANEPA) on 15–16 April 2022. The forum was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the chair, one of the first political science departments in the country. Its theme was «Political Science Today: Interdisciplinary Approaches». The relevance of the Forum topic is defined by two necessities. Firstly, it is the development of shared understanding of modern phenomena in Russian and world politics; secondly, it is searching for a common language in the expression of political processes.

In Conversation With Dr. Hisham Altalib

In Conversation With Dr. Hisham Altalib about the Legacy of Professor AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman Alyaa Ebbiary and Dr. Hisham Altalib introduction This interview article is a slight departure in form from those in previous issues of JEMS. Thus far we have used this section as a space to explore the thought and work of academic educationalists who work on research about, or in, the Muslim world, with a view to broadening intellectual debates on matters of interest to our readership. In this issue we interview Dr. Hisham Altalib, a cofounder of IIIT—the organization that inspired this journal—and a mentee-friend of the late Prof. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, who is memorialized in this issue. Both these personalities were pivotal in the institutionalization of new Islamic research and education initiatives over the last 50 years, and the interview gives us an insight into the influence of the late AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, in particular. Dr. Hisham Altalib (b. 1940) is the current president of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). He graduated in 1962 with a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from Liverpool University, UK, and after serving in Iraq in the petroleum industry, he pursued graduate studies in electrical engineering at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, where he obtained his M.A. (1972) and Ph.D. (1974). Throughout his student career, he was active in Islamic work, first in the UK and then in North America. He has continued his advocacy for Islam and Muslims as an activist and author to this day. He established the Leadership Training Department of the Muslim Students Association of the United States and Canada (MSA) and became its first full-time director, serving from 1975 to 1977. He held several leadership positions in Islamic organizations, such as Secretary-General of the International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations [End Page 132] (IIFSO), in 1976. He was a founding member and a director of the SAAR Foundation, from 1983 to 1995, and he was also a founding member of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) in 1981. Dr. Altalib has conducted many leadership training camps and seminars in the United States and abroad. His published works include Training Guide for Islamic Workers; Inviting to Islam: Ethics of Engagement; and Parent-Child Relations: A Guide for Raising Children (coauthored with AbdulHamid AbuSulayman and Omar Altalib; 2013). He is a father and grandfather. Dr. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman (1936–2021) was a scholar, activist, educationalist, and institution builder. His varied career spanned 60 years, and he will be remembered as a leading intellectual and creative thinker in the Muslim world. He obtained a B.A. in Commerce from the University of Cairo (1959), an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Cairo (1963), and a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania (1973). He held various positions throughout his career, including founding member and President of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) in the United States and Canada (1972); Secretary-General, World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1973–1982); Chairperson, Department of Political Science at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1982–1984); and Rector, International Islamic University (IIU), Malaysia (1988–1999). He was instrumental in organizing many international academic conferences and seminars. He was concerned with the alarming condition of Muslims in the modern world and heavily invested in reform on a number of levels. His many books include The Islamic Theory of International Relations: New Directions for Islamic Methodology and Thought; Crisis in the Muslim Mind; Revitalizing Higher Education in the Muslim World; The Qur'anic Worldview: A Springboard for Cultural Reform; and Parent-Child Relations: A Guide for Raising Children (coauthored with Hisham Altalib and Omar Altalib). He is survived by his wife, five children, and many grandchildren. Alyaa Ebbiary: You have had a varied career and worked in very different fields. How would you describe yourself and what you do? As an academic, scholar, writer, activist, educationalist, trainer, or otherwise? Hisham Altalib: I am an electrical engineer who also became an activist, trainer, writer, businessman, and educationalist. I became active in "Islamic work" (faith-inspired activism and community organizing) when I was growing up in Iraq. This...

Donald Edward Moggridge (1943–2021)

Donald Edward Moggridge (1943–2021)

Bootstrap Liberalism: Texas Political Culture in the Age of FDR by Sean P. Cunningham

Reviewed by: Bootstrap Liberalism: Texas Political Culture in the Age of FDR by Sean P. Cunningham Boris Heersink (bio) Bootstrap Liberalism: Texas Political Culture in the Age of FDR. By Sean P. Cunningham. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2022. Pp. ix, 312. $37.95 cloth; $28.49 ebook) In Bootstrap Liberalism: Texas Political Culture in the Age of FDR, historian Sean P. Cunningham engages with the puzzle of the massive popularity Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal enjoyed in Texas in the context of the long-standing perception of this state as the center of individualism and conservatism. How did voters with [End Page 205] a seemingly genuine belief in “conservative, rugged individualism, self-help, and limited government” end up supporting FDR in landslide numbers in each election between 1932 and 1944 (p. 2)? Conservatism was a major force in the Texas Democratic Party before, during, and after the New Deal. In 1928, Republican nominee Herbert Hoover won Texas by a small margin, as Democratic nominee Al Smith’s Catholicism and opposition to Prohibition resulted in a good number of Democratic politicians in the state bolting the ticket and openly supporting Hoover. But with the economic crash of 1929 and Hoover’s dramatic drop in popularity, these “Hoovercrats” quickly rejoined the Democratic side and fully backed Roosevelt in 1932. Importantly, Cunningham shows that these conservative Democrats generally were enthusiastic supporters of FDR throughout his first term and reelection effort. With the early New Deal benefitting local farmers and steering clear of racial and civil rights issues, conservatives—like Rep. Marvin Jones—were happy to tie themselves to FDR and celebrate the New Deal as “a new day and a new economic order for the American people” (p. 63). After 1936, however, unity dissolved, and the Texas Democratic Party split into roughly two factions. One consisted of true believers in the New Deal (such as Representatives Maury Maverick and Lyndon B. Johnson), who remained supportive of FDR until his death in 1945. The other faction united conservatives of different kinds, who became increasingly (and vocally) critical of the size and role of the federal government and FDR’s role as president and party leader. Cunningham carefully charts how these two camps battled each other in primaries and at state party conventions. In these clashes, both sides saw defeats and victories. Yet, after the conclusion of a nomination fight, Texas voters consistently voted the Democratic nominee—regardless of faction—into office in landslide victories. While much of this may have been the simple consequence of Texas (and the South in general) representing a de-facto single party system, Bootstrap Liberalism argues convincingly that it was also the product of the similar ways in which both conservatives and liberals presented [End Page 206] their politics to voters. Both sides claimed to represent the forgotten workingman in Texas and argued their policies would help voters achieve their goals. This approach may have allowed self-identified conservative voters to embrace the New Deal and incorporate it into their existing individualistic worldview. At the same time, Cunningham’s account also shows how such similar marketing likely confused voters. For example, Cunningham presents reports that some of rural voters in the 1942 senate primary race supported populist conservative W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel—who was increasingly anti-FDR, anti-New Deal, and anti-union—because they believed he would be a pro-labor ally to the president. Bootstrap Liberalism presents a fascinating insight into the workings of Texas politics in the FDR era—charting the clashes between leading Texas politicians of this period such as Maury Maverick, LBJ, “Pappy” O’Daniel, and James “Pa” and Miriam “Ma” Ferguson and spotlighting the importance of how an “individualist” presentation of the New Deal may have played a role in its popularity in Texas and—possibly—other traditionally conservative states as well. Boris Heersink BORIS HEERSINK is an assistant professor in the department of political science at Fordham University. He is the co-author of Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865–1968 and the author of National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics: The Democratic and Republican National Committees, 1912–2016. Copyright © 2022 Kentucky Historical...

Ask a Political Scientist: A Conversation with Cynthia Enloe about Gender and Global Politics

Ask a Political Scientist: A Conversation with Cynthia Enloe about Gender and Global Politics