The 51st Peace Science Society International North American Meeting will be hosted by Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona from 2-4 (Thur – Sat) November, 2017. Click here to download the local guide.
The School of Politics and Global Studies benefited in 2013 from a generous gift from 1980 alumnus, Brian A. Kopf. Kopf earned his B.S. in Political Science from Arizona State University. He also attended DeVry Institute, becoming an expert on information technology. He retired from J.P. Morgan Chase Bank as vice-president in 1952.
Questions of political violence and rights have motivated scholars, thinkers, and policy-makers for generations. This working group represents several different perspectives of this important area of research. Our researchers come from several different methodological perspectives and conduct research on topics ranging from why states go to war, the dynamics of civil conflict, the scope of repression in states, the development and dynamics of Human Rights institutions, how conflict shapes state development, and the role of gender in conflict.
A major source of political activity, as well as violent conflict, is generated by nationalist movements, ethnic and religious-based groups. Our working group, Nationalist and Ethno-religious Dynamics (NERD), seeks to better understand the role of religion and ethnicity in collective political action, variations in patterns of behavior by such groups, their interactions with states and other international actors, their influence on the promotion or violation of human rights, and the sources and impact of their motivations and capacities for organization and any subsequent political action.
To be accepted as a student at The School of Politics and Global Studies, you must first apply to Arizona State University.
The School of Politics and Global Studies awards each year the William D. Kavan Scholarship. The scholarship is for an undergraduate junior or senior Political Science major in the School of Politics and Global Studies within the College of Liberal Arts and Science for the next Academic Year. This award will be approximately $1000.
Each year the School of Politics and Global Studies offers up to four Director’s Scholarships in the amount of $1500, to be awarded to at least one Political Science and one Global Studies undergraduate major. The scholarships are competitive and are based upon an evaluation of the applicant’s personal statement, academic performance, extracurricular and/or work activity, and faculty recommendation. To be considered, an applicant must have earned at least 45 credit hours at ASU with a minimum cumulative ASU grade point average of 3.0.
The family of Zachary Marco established this endowed scholarship to support an excelling undergraduate student who is participating in the Capital Scholars Program. This award will be approximately $500.
Sarah Anne McNeil was killed in a car accident on December 17th, 2004. She was 21 years old. At the time of her death, Sarah had a double major in Political Science and Kinesiology and carried an overall GPA of 3.9. As a way of honoring her industry, her spirit, and her character, Political Science established this memorial scholarship in January 2005. Each spring one Political Science major will be designated a "McNeil Scholar." The Scholarship carries with it a minimum award of $500.
The applicant who receives this award may reapply in subsequent year.
The family of Ross Rice established an award in his honor.