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Endogenous Colonial Borders: Precolonial States and Geography in the Partition of Africa

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Endogenous Colonial Borders: Precolonial States and Geography in the Partition of Africa By Jack Paine , Emory University ; Xiaoyan Qiu , Washington University in St. American Political Science Review The post Endogenous Colonial Borders: Precolonial States and Geography in the Partition of Africa appeared first on.

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Learn more about: How has Federalism Shaped (and Constrained) Native American Political Rights?

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Melanie Jean Springer, University of California, Santa Cruz Melanie Jean Springer is currently an associate professor of politics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. in political science from Columbia University in 2006. She specializes in American politics. She received her Ph.D.

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Meet DFP Fall Fellow, Syed Hossain, University of Montana

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Syed Hossain received his bachelors degree with a major in political science and minor in geography, as well as a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree, from the University of Montana. The DFP provides support to students applying to, or in the early stages of, a PhD program in political science.

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Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors

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The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. If I was still a high school senior,” said Witherspoon, who is scheduled to graduate in the spring, “I wouldn’t come here.”.

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Learn more about: Green Corn Renaissance: Mvskoke Food Sovereignty and the Political Ecology of O’safke

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Their work engages the fields of human geography, biogeography, and critical agrarian studies. This grant by APSA is funding research into the political ecology of Mvskoke farming in the 20th century. They currently live and work as a visitor in Cukson on the unceded lands of the Tohono Oodham and Pascua Yaqui.

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TAH Multiday Prompts Discussion of Partisanship, Then and Now

Teaching American History

With ambitions to run for elective office, Lohrding entered Wichita State University as an undergraduate political science major. He switched to 6 th through 12 th grade social studies education after concluding that politics had grown too ugly. Today he works to promote vigorous but civil discussion in his classroom.

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

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How are political science educators bringing the 2024 U.S. What assignments or activities should political science educators use to help undergraduates understand the 2024 U.S. Allison Rank is an associate professor of American Politics at SUNY Oswego. campaign and election from multiple perspectives.