The Government Department at Franklin & Marshall

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Prof. McNulty’s thoughts on democracy:

Reading the news, you'd think democracy is retreating everywhere. Good news: The opposite is true | Opinion The slow, discreet spread of participatory democracy to almost every country in the world should give us hope.

Come to this great event! Moderated by our own Dr. Meyers.

Government professors with Senator Cory Booker. Great graduation speech!

Congrats to our grads in 2018. We will miss you all!

Politics, Public Opinion, and the Governmental Response to Natural Disasters

Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby

To what extent does the American public feel sympathy for victims of recent natural disasters? How do citizens think the government should address victims' needs? Professors Schneider and Jacoby use high-quality survey data to address these questions, and they find that while much of the American public shows concern for the victims, preferences regarding how the government ought to respond are heavily influenced by various political factors.

Thursday, March 22, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium

Check out Max Hess (Gov alum) speaking about Russian oligarchs on CNBC.

'Oligarch list' a sigh of relief for many in Russia: Analyst Max Hess, senior political risk analyst at AKE International, discusses a list of Russia's wealthiest released by the U.S. Treasury.

Former GOV majors Elizabeth Drake and Jamie Davidow (both from the class of '17) have published their analysis of race relations in Cuba.

Old History in the "New" Cuba: Exploring the Legacy of Race and Economic Inequality on the Island Today This article examines the reasons why racism persists in Cuba more than fifty years after the 1959 Revolution in which Fidel Castro promised Afro-Cubans to eradicate racism from the island. More specifically, it investigates Cuba's racist history...

If you are intereste in Peru's politics, check out this recent piece by Professor McNulty.

https://nacla.org/news/2017/12/29/fujimori-effect-political-instability-and-paralysis-peru

The Fujimori Effect: Political Instability and Paralysis in Peru

Check out Gov student Amy Largacha Cedeno on F&M's website!

Franklin & Marshall – Citizen Participation in Government Budgeting Flourishes in Democracies The idea arose from a South American socialist government in the late 20th century — allow citizens to participate in the governmental budgeting process. Now spread worldwide, participatory budgeting...