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.
September Tue, 2013
More Women Can Run: Gender and Pathways to the State Legislatures
“This book advances a new approach for understanding women’s election to office, challenging assumptions of a single model of candidate emergence and the necessity for women to assimilate to men’s pathways to office.” Written by Center for American Women and Politics senior scholars Susan J. Carroll and Kira Sanbonmatsu.
July Wed, 2013
Women’s Election to Office in the Fifty States: Opportunities and Challenges
Center for American Women and Politics scholar Kira Sanbonmatsu wrote a chapter in Gender and Elections discussing the barriers and opportunities women face in seeking state legislative and statewide executive office and the differences across states in women's officeholding. Party is a key factor in understanding women's candidacies and women's representation.