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What does impeachment mean? 4 things you might not know
Impeachment is a loaded word. It's also a complicated process, one that most of us probably don't fully understand. Did you know, for instance, that a president who is impeached and removed might…
Box-Steffensmeier elected next president of APSA
Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal G. Riffe Professor in Government and Politics in the Department of Political Science, has been elected as the next president of the American Political Science…
Valdez receives two American Political Science Association awards
Inés Valdez, associate professor of political science, recently received the Stanley Hoffman Award by the American Political Science Association's French Politics section for her article …
What’s preventing the next world war? Random luck
Contrary to popular belief, war is not declining, according to a new analysis of the last 200 years of international conflict. In fact, the belief that war is disappearing has lulled us into a false…
Meet the postdocs
This year the Mershon Center is pleased to restart its postdoctoral fellows program with two new postdocs. Hye Yun Kang's research investigates the intersection between law and security in security…
Mershon affiliate organizes theatre series on Afghanistan
Mershon affiliate Lesley Ferris, Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Theatre, is the powerhouse behind On the Front Lines: Performing Afghanistan, a new series of performances designed to…
What caused 9/11 — and the consequences that linger
The images from that day still haunt us. The Twin Towers plummeting to the ground, one following the other, smoke snaking through streets, billowing for blocks, fear and confusion spreading like…
Valdez to direct new Latina/o studies program
Mershon faculty affiliate Inés Valdez, associate professor of political science, has been named director of the new Latina/o Studies Program at The Ohio State University. In this capacity she will be…
Wendt to be featured speaker at TEDxColumbus
Alexander Wendt, Ralph D. Mershon Professor of International Security, will be a featured speaker at this year's TEDxColumbus, to take place Friday, November 15, at Jo Ann Davidson Theatre in the…