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Hosted by Stephanie Rickard
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Why is trade politically contentious? How do growing trade tensions affect countries' engagement with the global economy?
Join Stephanie Rickard, Professor of Political Science at London School of Economics and contributor to World Politics, 5e, for this engaging Speakers Series where she will explore these questions and more using the Interests, Interaction and Institutions analytical framework.
Hosted by Karen Mingst
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In this virtual lecture, author Karen Mingst provides an in-depth look at one of the biggest issues of our time—one that students around the world care deeply about. Some of the critical questions she will discuss include: What environmental issues does the world face today? How do countries cooperate to increase sustainability in the environment and what causes countries to defect from this goal? How can international relations theories help us understand how states handle environmental issues?
Hosted by Jeffry Frieden, David Lake, and Ken Schultz
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Join authors and world politics experts Jeffry Frieden, David Lake, and Ken Schultz for a virtual teaching workshop that will cover how to bring cutting-edge research and analysis of the recent U.S. and China relations into your own world politics course.
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“The Politics of International Trade” Hosted by Stephanie Rickard, March 2022 Why is trade politically contentious? How do growing trade tensions affect countries' engagement with the global economy?
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“The Environment: A New International Relations Issue?” Hosted by Karen Mingst, October 21, 2021 In this talk and Q&A, Karen Mingst, co-author of Essentials of International Relations, discusses how the environment became an international relations issue, and how IR theories can help us analyze these important issues. |
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"The Future of the Republican Party" Hosted by Seth Masket, February 18, 2021 Seth Masket (University of Denver), co-author of Political Parties, examines the lessons Republicans are learning from the 2020 elections and the future of the GOP as the party struggles with a populist movement that is increasingly powerful and uncommitted to democratic traditions. |
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In this lecture, Benjamin Ginsberg (Johns Hopkins University), co-author of We the People, American Government: Power and Purpose, and American Government: A Brief Introduction, discusses the problem of the imperial presidency and whether the change of administrations will make a difference to the future of American democracy. |
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"Political Parties and the 2020 Election" Hosted by Hans Noel, November 2, 2020 Hans Noel (Georgetown University), co-author of Political Parties, hosts an “Ask Me Anything” the day before the 2020 presidential election. |
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"Are We in an Authoritarian Moment?" Hosted by Patrick O’Neil and Karl Fields, October 7, 2020 In this lecture, Patrick O’Neil (University of Puget Sound) and Karl Fields (University of Puget Sound) discuss their own teaching and research on authoritarianism and political transition in Europe and Asia. They consider the sources of rising illiberalism and authoritarianism and discuss how they try to understand comparative politics at this critical juncture of political institutions under stress. Related to Essentials of Comparative Politics and Cases and Concepts in Comparative Politics. |
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Caroline Tolbert (University of Iowa, co-author of the best-selling American government textbook We the People) discusses research from her new book, Accessible Elections. She addresses how state governments can modernize their electoral procedures to increase voter turnout, address inequalities, and influence campaign and party mobilization strategies. |
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In this lecture and Q&A, renowned teacher and author Andrea Campbell (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), discusses the relevance of federalism to the coronavirus pandemic and the racial justice protests around the country, as well as how to know what level of government is in charge and where to direct your voice to be an effective participator in democracy. Related to We the People. |
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"Fighting Over the Right to Vote" Hosted by Bill Bianco, September 17, 2020 In this lecture, Bill Bianco (Indiana University, Bloomington) discusses how voting is fundamental to democracy, and the ongoing, heated debate in America over issues such as registration laws, ID requirements, early voting, the number and hours of polling sites, and absentee voting. Related to American Politics Today. |
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Authors Patrick O’Neil (University of Puget Sound) and Karl Fields (University of Puget Sound) will share how they incorporate active learning into their student activities and course assignments to make a more engaging course. Related to Essentials of Comparative Politics and Cases in Comparative Politics. |
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Learn how to assign Norton's digital resources for comparative politics (InQuizitive, case quizzes, and Norton Testmaker). Related to Essentials of Comparative Politics and Cases in Comparative Politics. |
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Learn how to assign Norton's digital resources for American government (InQuizitive, Weekly News Quizzes, and Evaluating Sources module). Related to We the People, American Politics Today, American Government: Power and Purpose, and American Government: A Brief Introduction. |
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In this workshop, David Canon (University of Wisconsin–Madison), co-author of American Politics Today, discusses how to teach your American government students to cut through the noise and focus on the facts in this age of fake news and misinformation. |
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"Teaching Political Science in 2021" Hosted by Dustin Tingley and Eric Loepp, November 18, 2020 In this workshop, Professors Eric Loepp (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) and Dustin Tingley (Harvard University) will share best practices for effective student engagement and strategies for using efficacy-based assessment tools in your course, including InQuizitive, Norton’s award-winning adaptive quizzing tool for students. |
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"Thinking Critically About the 2020 Elections" Hosted by Steve Ansolabehere, September 24, 2020 Join Steve Ansolabehere, co-author of American Government: Power and Purpose, and American Government: A Brief Introduction where he will share how crises—including wars, natural disasters, and pandemics—have affected voting practices and elections in the past, and how we might use that historical lens to consider the impact of the current coronavirus pandemic on our upcoming election. |
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In this online workshop, World Politics authors Ken Schultz (Stanford University) and David Lake (UC San Diego) will discuss how COVID-19 has affected world politics, giving you talking points to discuss in your online class. Dustin Tingley, Professor of Government (Harvard University), will discuss best practices for teaching your course online. |
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"Online Assessment in the Political Science Classroom" Hosted by Danny Fuerstman, March 20, 2020 In this online workshop, Danny Fuerstman (State College of Florida Manatee–Sarasota) discusses how using online assessment can help ensure that your students are getting the coaching and support they need as they work through the course material. He also shows how the gradebook can give you the tools to make sure your students are on track. Last, he walks through Norton's online learning tool, InQuizitive, and answers questions about switching to an online model of instruction. |
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