Political Science Department, Widener University

Check out this cool data visualization on partisan identification within different professions.

Congrats to everyone that presented on Student Project Day. A special shoutout goes to Michaela Mertz, who gave an additional poster presentation today at the 2021 Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Conference!

Please join us for the Virtual Student Project Day tomorrow. We have three POLS majors making presentations: 9:30-10:25: Convention of the States: Emerging Leaders Program Michaela Mertz ... Delaware County District Attorney’s Office Internship Experience Rebecca Westrom 10:05 10:25 Restorative Justice and the Court System Jack Heavner Links to their presentations can be found here: https://www.widener.edu//social-sciences-virtual-student-p

Congrats to #Widener POLS majors Jack Heavner & Cloe Di Flumeri. They presented their research on Governors' Policy Agendas today @ the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Well done! #NCUR2021

TONIGHT! A quick reminder that the virtual panel on The State of Higher Ed is at 7:30pm. You can register here: https://widener.zoom.us//tJ0lcuioqz8jHd2Q3PQB_RPfjkuATTFBO

Join us for this exciting virtual panel tomorrow at 7:30! Register here: https://widener.zoom.us//tJ0lcuioqz8jHd2Q3PQB_RPfjkuATTFBO

You’ll learn about this and more in POLS 306: Modern Political Theory which will run next fall!

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Happy Safe Harbor Day everyone. What? You don't celebrate? Learn more below.

Things were a little different this year - but congrats to the students who presented their Senior Research Posters last night! The POLS faculty are very proud of all of your hard work.

Snowed in with nothing to do? Join this event at 7! Zoom: https://widener.zoom.us/j/95904865588

Just a reminder that the Senior Research Poster Session is tonight!

Alumns, Majors & Friends: The POLS/IR Senior Research Poster Session is this Thursday. Please join us on Zoom for one or more poster presentations! https://widener.zoom.us/j/99691731570

POLS 101A Blog Post #1 for 11/20 Maddy Ventureira During this year's election, New Jersey voters voted yes to the legalization of recreational... use of marijuana. Even though this law has been passed, it can take up to 2 years as it did for other states where marijuana is legal to open up dispensaries for recreational use. With New Jersey passing this law it is pressuring neighboring states like New York and Pennsylvania lawmakers who support the legalization of marijuana to take action in passing this law as well. It is interesting to me to see that there are many lawmakers in other states who also support the legalization of marijuana and are just waiting for that one little push to also be where New Jersey has gotten. In the article that I had read for this blog post there was a lot of information that I read that was surprising to me that I feel as though others would be surprised by as well. For example, Arizona and Montana approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana, as well as South Dakota voters who also faced a similar question not far behind. If these questions pass in these states a third of the country will soon live in a city or state where it is legal to smoke pot without medical justification. I feel as though there are many who do not know this and that is why the use of marijuana is looked so down upon. There are many medical benefits for those who use marijuana for a legitimate reason and there are people out there who actually need it but can’t afford it due to all that they are paying for already in medical bills. I believe the legalization of marijuana would benefit many people however there are rules that I believe that should be put in place when it actually comes down to getting and smoking marijuana. There are obvious rules that need to be set in place such as how to obtain the drug, how much you can have at a time, and so on and so forth. The legalization of marijuana is also said to not only benefit those medically, but it can serve new jobs to those who are unemployed and the measure is expected to generate $126 million a year once the market is established. See more

POLS 101A Blog Post #2 for 11/20 Maya Warner With Corona virus cases spiking all throughout the United States, it is without a doubt that a majority of the country will go back into lock down. So many Americans took a hit to their income this pandemic, and with the stimulus checks during the first lockdown, most people were able to make do. With the new rise in cases, lawmakers have failed to give out new aid during this crisis. The divide between Republicans and Democrats re...mains the same because the Republicans have seeked out a $500 billion package, while Democrats pushed for a package costing $2.2 trillion. Senator McConnell and speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi have made it clear that they want to pass legislation this year, before Biden can take office. With President Trump focusing more on the election results than the well-being of this country, no one knows for sure what to expect in the next few months. Republicans are blaming Democrats for blocking bills the GOP tries to approve in recent weeks (Pramuk). Republican legislators want to include a $300-per-week benefit, and more paycheck protection program loans to small businesses, and liability protections for most companies, but where does this leave most Americans? President-elect Joe Biden is strongly urging Congress to approve legislation before he takes office, but congress has yet to budge. See more