December Wed, 2014
Navigating Gendered Terrain: Stereotypes and Strategy in Political Campaigns
“From the presidential level down, men and women who run for political office confront different electoral realities. In her study, Navigating Gendered Terrain, Kelly Dittmar investigates how gender influences the campaign strategy and behavior of candidates today.” Written by Center for American Women and Politics scholar Kelly Dittmar.
July Thu, 2014
Malcolm X at Oxford Union: Racial Politics in a Global Era
“In 1964 Malcolm X was invited to debate at the Oxford Union Society at Oxford University. The topic of debate that evening was the infamous phrase from Barry Goldwater's 1964 Republican Convention speech: ‘Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.’" Written by Eagleton faculty and Eagleton Center on the American Governor scholar Saladin Ambar.
July Thu, 2014
A Companion to Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover
“With the analysis of the best scholars on this era, 29 essays demonstrate how academics then and now have addressed the political, economic, diplomatic, cultural, ethnic, and social history of the presidents of the Republican Era of 1921-1933 - Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.” The seventh chapter titled, “ The Opposition: Labor, Liquor, and Democrats,” is written by Eagleton Center on the American Governor scholar Kristoffer Shields.
February Mon, 2014
Meet the Neighbors: Organizational and Spatial Dynamics of Immigrant New Jersey
Absent comprehensive reform, sizable growth and demographic change have wrought a complex set of circumstances in communities nationwide. This report measures and characterizes the new reality in just one state.