New CSU initiative provides faculty training in public policy
A cohort of seven Colorado State University faculty members are the first of a new initiative by the Office of Vice President for Research to help faculty influence public policy.
Voter Engagement on Campus: Bringing Together Students, Community, and City Leaders
By Elise Dietrich As part of a continuing effort to bring community members and city leaders on campus to engage with students, the Straayer Center for Public Service Leadership along with the CSU Political Science department hosted a series of events to support and educate members of the campus community prior to the November 8 election. The […]
Q&A: CSU expert on death of Queen Elizabeth II and future of British monarchy
Many people in the U.K. don’t remember what life was like before Queen Elizabeth II took the throne. Peter Harris, an associate professor of political science at CSU, discussed what her death will mean for international relations and what’s next for the British monarchy.
A Q&A with CSU experts about the Russian invasion of Ukraine
SOURCE asked several CSU faculty experts to contribute to this Q&A about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Video: CSU professor explains his research on COVID conspiracy theories
Assistant Professor of Political Science Dominik Stecula’s research interest has always been centered around how the media shapes what people believe. In 2020, the global pandemic provided a rare opportunity to study an international emergence of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and the role media plays in shaping people’s political and personal beliefs.
CSU study aims to increase resilience, unity in Colombia’s Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities
In 2018 and 2019, CSU Associate Professor of Political Science Marcela Velasco led a study to understand the complex relationships evolving among Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities along Colombia’s Pacific coast that have endured decades of violent conflict.