Political Science
The Department seeks to develop leaders who will improve their communities, nations, and the world. Whether you desire to make an impact domestically or globally in government/politics, business, education, the law, or non-profit work, political science at Union University can help you achieve your goals...
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Calendar
Senior Seminar Presentations
Dec 4, 1:00pm: PAC C-17 and PAC A-2 on Dec. 7
Seniors will present their capstone presentations on Friday, Dec. 4, from 1-3:30 in PAC C-17 and on Monday, Dec. 7, from 11-1 in PAC A-2.
PSC Xmas Party
Dec 8, 12:00pm
Come enjoy lunch with the Political Science Department on Tuesday, Dec. 8, from 12-2.
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 Blog
The Czar Has No Clothes
Sean Evans, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science
Oct 24, 2009
In Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale, an Emperor obsessed with clothes hires some swindlers to make him the most beautiful clothes in the world. In making the nonexistent clothes, the swindlers claim that the cloth is invisible to the unfit and stupid. Not wanting to be seen ... read more
Assumptions Hinder Civil Debate
Micah Watson, Assistant Professor of Political Science & Director, Center for Religion and Politics
Oct 9, 2009
Ezekiel Bulver, a 5-year old boy, sat at his breakfast table listening to his parents. His father, scribbling diagrams on a sheet of paper, was insisting to his mother that any two sides of a triangle will always be longer together than the third side by itself.
Mrs. Bulver's response struck young Ezekiel like a lightning bolt, "Oh, you say that beca... read more
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News
Evans Discusses Green Politics and Christianity
Nov 5, 2009
This past Monday, Dr. Sean Evans gave a lecture on "Green Politics and Christianity" for the Town and Gown Lecture Series on Christians and the Environment. In his lecture, Dr. Evans discussed how the combination of global warming, globalization, and overpopulation leads to five problems.
First, the rise of China, India, and the developing world are increasing the demand for sca...read more
Dr. Hunter Baker Discusses Secularism
Oct 23, 2009
On Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 pm Dr. Hunter Baker presented a lecture entitled "The Failure of Secularism" at Union University. Sponsored by the Center for Politics and Religion and attended by several PSC students, the event offered Dr. Baker an opportunity to offer an account of various approaches to political thinking throughout the Western Tradition.
Dr. Baker surveyed several signfiicant thinkers, beginni...read more
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