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The Institute of Government and Politics in the Department of Political Science at �鶹��ý introduces �鶹��ýs, faculty and the greater Kalamazoo community to scholars of politics and political actors from outside the University and to the current research of departmental faculty and �鶹��ýs. The institute teams with �鶹��ý groups throughout the University to arrange these campus visits and is an outreach arm of the Department of Political Science.

Focus of institute events

• American politics and government
• International and comparative politics
• Political theory

Expert speakers

• Diplomatic and consular officials
• Federal policymakers
• State and local elected officials

Featured series

• Sam Clark Lecture
• George Klein Lecture
• Distinguished Alumni Lectures

Past lectures

• April 2022: "State Supreme Courts: The Effect of Audiences"
  Dr. Todd Curry, University of Texas, El Paso and Dr. Michael Romano, Shenandoah University
• November 2021: "Beyond Ideal Theory: Foundations for a Critical Rawlsian Theory of Climate Justice"
  Dr. Paul Clements, �鶹��ý
• January 2020: "Civic Engagement Pedagogy"
  Dr. J. Cherie Strachan, Civic Engagement Division, College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, Central Michigan University
• September 26, 2018: "The International Criminal Courts and their Contribution to Peace and Reconciliation in Yugoslavia"
  Judge Vagn Joensen, International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
• September 11, 2018: "China's Belt and Road Initiative"
  Dr. ZHANG Shubin, Hebei University of Economics and Business
• March 13 2018: “Korea's Crisis, China's Problem"
  Dr. REN Xiao, Fudan University, Shanghai

• Nov. 2, 2017: “At the Precipice: The International Political Economy of Capitalist Crisis and Climate Change"
  Christian Parenti, John Jay College, CUNY
• Oct. 19, 2017: “Keeping the 'Public Option' for Low Income Housing"
  Dr. Susan Hoffmann, �鶹��ý
• Sept. 27, 2017: “Organizations that Participate in Local Politics"
  Derek Nofz, Director of Public Policy, Southwest Michigan First
• Sept. 25, 2017: "Organizations that Participate in Local Politics"
  Matt Lager, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services & Steve Walsh, Executive Director, Vine Neighborhood Association
• Sept. 19, 2017: Constitution Day Lecture: "When Women Won the Vote: Did the 19th Amendment Change Politics?"
  Dr. Keven Corder, �鶹��ý
• Sept. 13, 2017: “Organizations that Participate in Local Politics"
  Portage Mayor Peter Strazdas
• April 13, 2017: “Hungary and the New Financial Nationalism in Europe"
  Dr. Juliet Johnson, McGill University
• April 13, 2017: “Monumental Politics’ in the Post-Communist World”
  Dr. Juliet Johnson, McGill University
• April 4, 2017: “Micro-Finance and Social Inclusion: A Bottom-up Approach in Nepal"
  Dr. Man Bahadur Bishwakarma, Visiting Fulbright Scholar at Bradeis University
• March 31, 2017: “Roman Catholic African-American Politics"
  Dr. Darren Davis, University of Notre Dame
• March 30, 2017: "Is there really a 'Gap' between Political Science and Policy?"
  Dr. Ido Oren, University of Florida
• March 30, 2017: "WMD, WMD, WMD: How the Incantation of Ambiguous Phrases Creates Foreign Threats"
  Dr. Ido Oren, University of Florida
• Nov. 15, 2016: “What the Heck Just Happened? Where Do We Go From Here?" Panel Discussion on the 2016 Elections and their Consequences
  Drs. John Clark and Peter Wielhouwer, �鶹��ý, Thomas Bradley Kent, �鶹��ý
• April 5, 2016: "Changing Brazil: A Glass Half Full?"
  Dr. David Samuels, University of Minnesota
• April 5, 2016: "Inequality and Democratic Survival"
  Dr. David Samuels, University of Minnesota
• March 31, 2016: "Meritocracy and Democracy: China and the United States"
  Dr. William Keech, Duke University
• Oct. 20, 2015: "A Brief but Useful Guide to the 2016 Elections"
  Dr. Daron R. Shaw, University of Texas at Austin
• Oct. 20, 2015: "But That's Not How the Pros Do It! Testing the Effects of Multiple Forms of Practioner-Designed Campaign Out-Reach"
  Dr. Daron R. Shaw, University of Texas at Austin
• Sept. 29, 2015: "Safeguarding the Constitution: What You Can Do to Improve the American Criminal Justice System"
  Marla Mitchell-Cichon, WMU-Cooley Law School
• Sept. 17, 2015: "When Do Foreign Banks Cut and Run? Evidence from West European Bail-Outs and East European Markets"
  Rachel Epstein, University of Denver
• Sept. 17, 2015: "Catching Up in the Global Economy: Good and Bad Banks in East Central Europe"
  Rachel Epstein, University of Denver
• April 21, 2015: "Truth Justice and Reconciliation on the Ground: Normative Divergence in the Western Balkans"
  Jelena Subotic, Georgia State University
• April 21, 2015: "Crisis at The Hague: What Has Gone Wrong with International War Crimes Trials?"
  Jelena Subotic, Georgia State University
• April 7, 2015: "Expecting Poverty and Violence: How Expectations Shape Underclass Youth"
  John M. Bolland, University of Alabama
• Feb. 4, 2015: "Careers in Local Government Management in Michigan"
  Rebecca Fleury, Battle Creek City Manager and Mike Seldon, Wayland City Manager

Contact

For more information, contact Peter Wielhouwer.