The Department of Political Science at VCU College of Humanities and Sciences. #VCUPoli #PoliSciVCU
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Joined December 2015
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County Manager John Vithoulkas is noting the passing of Nelson Wikstrom, a longtime professor of political science and public administration at VCU. Dr. Wikstrom passed away last week at the age of 85. bennettfuneralhomes.com/obit…
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Join us in welcoming our new Senior Non-Resident Fellow, @MPaarlberg.
Michael brings deep expertise on Latin America, migration, and transnational security, with a focus on how U.S. foreign policy shapes conditions across the region.
Learn more about his work⬇️ internationalpolicy.org/abou…
Read this piece by POLI's own Dr. Jason Ross Arnold in AI Frontiers! ai-frontiers.org/articles/wh…
Check out this op-ed by POLI's own Dr. Jason Arnold in War on the Rocks!
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POLI's own Dr. Michael Paarlberg is quoted in this piece in The Guardian regarding Trump, Bukele, and MS-13. theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
POLI's own Dr. Michael Paarlberg wrote an article for the Center for International Policy about El Salvador's State of Exception. internationalpolicy.org/publ…
POLI's own Dr. Michael Paarlberg was a guest on The Fire These Times podcast discussing El Salvador's 'state of exception' and how President Trump sees that as a model.
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A number of VCU POLI professors are quoted in this Commonwealth Times article about Trump's tariffs
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POLI's own Dr. Alex Keena is featured in this article in USA Today about the Virginia gubernatorial race usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
New Ep! Dr Aughenbaugh and librarian Nia Rodgers discuss the rich and long history of the Children's Bureau, from its founding in 1912 to the modern era.
Link: Children’s Bureau (CB) acf.gov/cb
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New episode of CIVIL DISCOURSE! Dr John Aughenbaugh and librarian Nia Rodgers discuss the recent efforts of the Trump Administration to target the research efforts, curricula, and financial support of universities and colleges. guides.library.vcu.edu/disco…
POLI's own Dr. Jessica Trisko Darden is quoted in this piece in Articulo14 (Spanish) discussing the conscription of women in response to escalating military provocations in Europe. articulo14.es/internacional/…
POLI's own Dr. Michael Paarlberg is featured in this piece in Aftonbladet (Swedish), giving commentary about the invitation of journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat with U.S. officials about war plans in Yemen.
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Dr. Michael Paarlberg is quoted in El Diario de Hoy (Spanish) about his concept of the transnationalism of El Salvador's state of exception. elsalvador.com/noticias/naci…
POLI's own Dr. Michael Paarlberg is quoted in this LA Times article about the recent US deportations to El Salvador. latimes.com/world-nation/sto…
POLI's own Dr. Michael Paarlberg was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor, discussing the deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador. Read it here: El Salvador’s ‘state of exception’ goes global with migrants deported from US - CSMonitor.com
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📢 Trump "está igualmente dispuesto a castigar a sus aliados que a sus enemigos”.
Michael Paarlberg @Mpaarlberg, de la Universidad de la Mancomunidad de Virginia (UCV), analiza cómo la falta de coherencia política de Trump podría impactar a gobiernos como el de Bukele. ¿Está El Salvador preparado para esta relación inestable? 🤔
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Dr. Amanda Wintersieck was featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch discussing the profound effects that may occur upon implementation of Trump's agenda.
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Dr. Michael Paarlberg was interviewed about Donald Trump's proposed immigration policy and willingness to make deals with authoritarian leaders. (Spanish) focostv.com/trump-esta-dispu…
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Led by @VCU, the inaugural Virginia Government Simulation gives college students an exercise in engagement.
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