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Professors Schwartz and Sharpe Co-Author Practical Wisdom
by Maki Somosot '12 | Posted on Thursday January 27, 2011
Swarthmore Professors Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe recently co-authored Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing which has attracted much attention, notably in The New York Times, TED Talks, and numerous radio talk shows across the country, including KQED's Forum and Wisconsin Public Radio's Here on Earth. (.)
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Listen: Political Scientist Dominic Tierney Calls "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Country's Second Anthem
Posted on Friday November 19, 2010
In a recent conversation on NPR's All Things Considered, political scientist Dominic Tierney discusses the song's significance and longevity. "It was about the Union cause," he says. "But it was also about much more deeper and profound themes than that." (.)
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Behind the Scenes in the Dominican Republic
Posted on Friday November 19, 2010
Watch: Zein Nakhoda '12 is one of more than a dozen students who traveled throughout the Dominican Republic for a documentary film class last spring. Here, a glimpse of the trip and the experiences they shared. (.)
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Stayed on Freedom
Posted on Friday November 19, 2010
Watch: Assistant Professor of Black Studies and Educational Studies Cheryl Jones-Walker (left) joins students she helped lead to the 50th anniversary of the founding of SNCC, the pioneering civil rights organization, in reflecting on the experience.
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Workshops for Peace
Posted on Friday November 19, 2010
Deivid Rojas '11 is one of four students who launched a program this summer to address issues faced by children displaced by Colombia's civil war.
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On Business, Politics, and Public Policy
by David Cohen '77
Watch Comcast Corp. executive David Cohen '77 give this year's McCabe Lecture in which he emphasizes the skills needed for effective urban public policy.
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On Presidential Politics
by Michael Dukakis '55
Watch Michael Dukakis '55 speak on Constitution Day about this year's historic presidential campaign and what is at stake.
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Tales from the Campaign Trail
Posted on Friday November 19, 2010
Anne Kolker '08 is one of several Swatties who hit the campaign trail over winter break - and blogged about it.
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Coming Full Circle
by Janice Gallagher '99
Janice describes how one of her Swarthmore classes ultimately led to her decision to work in Colombia as a human rights observer.
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America's Democratization Projects Abroad
by James Kurth, professor of political science
A defense policy expert reviews successes and failures since the Wilson administration in The American Spectator.
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The Wars of Perception
by Dominic Tierney, asst. professor of political science
A political scientist says in a New York Times op-ed that what happened in the Tet Offensive and Somalia may hold important lessons for Iraq.
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Voting Hopes or Fears?
by Keith Reeves '88, asso. professor of political science
A political scientist examines racial politics and the 2006 election.
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Democracy in the Deep South
by Khadijah White '04
This NOW staffer and former social justice major describes her travels in Georgia to learn how state laws may keep voters from the polls on Nov. 7.
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Power Reconsidered
by Richard Valelly '75, professor of political science
This cover story from The Chronicle Review examines how political scientists study power.
