Called the "queen of the sciences" by Aristotle because of its impact on law, society, philosophy, ethics, economics, and religion, political science is more than the study of government, political attitudes and behavior, and public policy. It is the study of people, their motives, their values, their relations with others, and the best way for individuals and groups to achieve their goals while improving society. Moreover, as Christians, the study of politics increases our understanding of God by learning how He wants us to live with others and how our faith leads us to be good stewards of our local, national, and global community. (READ MORE)

Kevin Cooney traveled to Japan last summer on a PEW research grant. He conducted research on the foreign policy decision making process of Japanese government officials. While in Japan he traveled to the city of Fukuoka to present a paper at the 20th International Political Science Association World Congress. The paper was entitled “Measuring Foreign Aid: Public vs. Private.” In February he presented a paper entitled “How the Powerful Think: Foreign Policy Making in Democratic Japan,” at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Chicago based on his summer research. In August he was elected treasurer of Christians in Political Science and attended the American Political Science Convention in Philadelphia. In October his second book Japanese Foreign Policy Since 1945 was published by M.E. Sharpe Publishers and in November he signed a contract with Routledge Publishers for an edited volume tentatively entitled Rising China: America and East Asia Respond.