Faculty News and Publications

FACULTY NEWS  

CONGRATULATIONS to Priscilla Laws and David Jackson, Physics & Astronomy; Jim Hoefler, Political Science, recipients of a Grant from the National Science Foundation ($370,282)--Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM Program (TUES). " This is a collaborative project with Rochester Institute of Technology.

CONGRATULATIONS to Dickinson College recipient of a $50,000 Grant from the Luce Foundation to encourage faculty and students from various disciplines to study environmental issues in Asia. Neil Diamant, Associate Professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies, will be project director. 

CONGRATULATIONS to Professor Russell Bova, recipient of the 2011 Constance and Rose Ganoe Memorial Award. The Ganoe Award for inspirational teaching is presented annually to a Dickinson College faculty member selected by the senior class members through secret ballot. The award includes an honorarium which allows the faculty member to use these funds to support teaching and research interests. 

Media Turn to Professor Rudalevige for Analysis of "Imperial Presidency" Associate Professor of Political Science Andrew Rudalevige may not have coined the phrase, but he is a key expert on the "Imperial Presidency" and has become the favorite of media from The New York Times to PBS's venerable NewsHour. See press release 

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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS  

Professor Andrew Rudalevige,  “Obama et le Congres: un Chantier Inacheve,” trad. par Alix Myer. Le Bilan d’Obama, Olivier Richomme et Vincent Michelot (dirs.). Paris: Presses de la Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, 2012.

Professor Todd Makse, "Strategic Constituency Manipulation in State Legislative Redistricting," Legislative Studies Quarterly, Volume 37, Issue 2, 225-250, May 2012.

  Professor Kristine Mitchell, "From Whitehall to Brussels: Thatcher, Delors and the Europeanization of the TUC,"  Labor History, 53:1, 25-50.

Professor Andrew Rudalevige, "The Contemporary Presidency: Executive Orders and Presidential Unilateralism,Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 1, March 2012.

 Professor Ed Webb,  "Resisting Anamnesis: A Nietzschean Analysis of Turkey's National History Education,"  Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Vol. 19, Issue 4, 2011.

 Professor Crispin Sartwell, The Practical Anarchist: Writings of Josiah Warren, Fordham Univ Press (2012).

Professor Andrew Rudalevige, et al., The Obama Presidency: Appraisals and Prospects, CQ Press (2012). This book examines President Barack Obama's first two years in office. How is his presidency perceived?

Professor Russell Bova's most recent books, How the World Works: A Brief Survey of International Relations and Readings on How the World Works: Current Issues in International Relations (editor), were recently published by Pearson Longman (2010).

"How the World Works builds on students' instincts about current world events and develops them into a more systematic and enduring understanding."

 Readings on How the World Works presents writings on contemporary issues in international relations and provides examples of how the field's major theories explain real-world events.

Professor Neil Diamant's most recent book, Embattled Glory, was published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers in January 2009. "This groundbreaking book examines the treatment of veterans of the People's Liberation Army and military families as an illuminating window into Chinese patriotism, citizenship, and legitimacy. Using a wealth of recently declassified archival documents and employing a wide comparative perspective, Neil J. Diamant presents the first large-scale study of these groups in comparison to similar populations in other parts of Asia and in the West."

Professor Douglas E. Edlin's Judges and Unjust Laws was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2008. In his book, Professor Edlin "uses case law analysis, legal theory, constitutional hsistory, and political philosophy to examine the power of judicial review in the common law tradition. He finds that common law tradition gives judges a dual mandate to apply the law and to develop it. There is no conflict between their official duty and their moral responsibility. Consequently, judges have the authority--perhaps even the obligation--to refuse to enforce laws that they determine unjust. As Edlin demonstrates, exploring the problems posed by unjust laws helps to illuminate the institutional role and responsibilities of common law judges."

Professor H. L. Pohlman's most recent book, Terrorism and the Constitution: The Post 9/11 Cases, was published in 2008 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book "contributes to the ongoing national debate on civil liberties during the war on terrorism by providing easy access to relevant documents from major post-9/11 cases. The book's goal is to give students an opportunity to consider two fundamental questions and explore other issues related to them. First, is the war on terrorism a type of war that requires a shift in the balance between national security and individual rights? Second, following the 9/11 attacks, are the three branches of the federal government functioning properly?"

Professor Douglas T. Stuart's book, Creating the National Security State, was published by Princeton University Press in February 2008. "This is the definitive study of the intense political and bureaucratic struggles that surrounded the passage and initial implementation of the law. Focusing on the critical years from 1937 to 1960, Douglas Stuart shows how disputes over the lessons of Pearl Harbor and World War II informed the debates that culminated in the legislation, and how the new national security agencies were subsequently transformed by battles over missions, budgets, and influence during the early cold war."

Professor Stephanie G. Larson is the author of AP Achiever for American Governmentwhich was published in 2008 by McGraw-Hill. This book is "designed to help Advanced Placement students succeed in their studies and achieve a '5' on the AP Exam." Professor Larson has served as "content Advisor to AP Central for three years, and has graded AP exams since 1995."

Professor Andrew Rudalevige's most recent book, The New Imperial Presidency: Renewing Presidential Power after Watergate, was published by the University of Michigan Press in fall 2005 in the series on Contemporary Political and Social Issues edited by Alan Wolfe. "The book traces the Constitutional grounding of presidential power and its evolution over time, with particular emphasis on the aftermath of the "imperial presidency" era described in the 1973 book of the name by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. ..."

Professor Rudalevige's previous book, Managing the President's Program: Presidential Leadership and Legislative Policy Formulation, was awarded the American Political Science Association's Neustadt Prize as best book on the presidency published in 2002.

Professor James Hoefler created the web site to accompany Points of View: Readings in American Government and Politics (9th & 10th eds.), R. E. DiClerico and A. S. Hammock 2003, 2005, a McGraw-Hill Publication.

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