Olivia DrakeJames McGuire, professor of government, professor of Latin American studies, is the author of the book, Wealth, Health, and Democracy in East Asia and Latin America, published by Cambridge University Press, 2010. Why do some societies fare well, and others poorly, at reducing the risk of early death? Wealth, Health, and Democracy in East Asia and Latin America examines this question and finds that the public provision of basic health care and other inexpensive social services has reduced mortality rapidly even in tough economic circumstances, and that political democracy has contributed to the provision and utilization of such social services,…
David PesciThe candidate for issue’s "5 Questions with..." is Mary Alice Haddad, assistant professor of government, assistant professor of East Asian studies. She provides some insight into the recent, dramatic change in the Japanese government. Q: What are your primary areas of study and research? MAH: My primary area of research has been on civil society and democracy with a focus on Japan. I am beginning a new research project on environmental politics in East Asia. I am particularly interested in the ways that local politics around environmental issues can lead toward greater citizen participation in democratic as well as nondemocratic…
Melanye Price, assistant professor of government, was a featured guest speaker for the University of Nevada's College of Liberal Arts on April 23. She was broadcast on 88.9 KNPR Nevada Public Radio. In a lecture titled "Dreaming Blackness: Black Nationalism and African-American Public Opinion," Price spoke about ways African-Americans have come to understand Black Nationalism, an ideology important to the Black Power movement of the 1960s.
Elvin Lim, assistant professor of government, was featured in the Jan. 12 edition of The New Yorker in an article titled "Annals of the Presidency." The article discusses inaugural addresses and presidential speech styles in general and draws from Lim's book, The Anti-Intellectual Presidency in which he discusses the progressive dumbing down of presidential speeches.
Peter Rutland, the Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, attended a conference on "Globalization and Eurasia" at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India from Nov. 9-12. Rutland gave a paper on "Post-socialist states and the evolution of a new development model." Rutland is on sabbatical this semester.