Faculty Research Projects Open to Student Participation
Faculty in the Department of Political Science are engaged in research projects that lend themselves to varying degrees of student participation. Here are some current examples of faculty research projects that may provide opportunities for student involvement:
| Professor | Project |
|---|---|
| Professor Farrier | Legislative history research on base closing commissions, delegation of trade authority to the president, and the creation of the Homeland Security department. Students could do on-line legislative history summaries of such documents as legislative hearings and reports. |
| Professor Payne | Project on “Building International Community” that examines innovative cooperative measures that “middle powers” (e.g. Australia, Canada, England) have pursued in their foreign policies. Students could help identify policy proposals, including speeches, white papers, and other documents. |
| Professor Weber | Projects on the psychological dimensions of leadership, faith-based initiatives, and legal decision-making. |
We would also like to note that several Political Science students in the McConnell Center for Political Leadership have been engaged in research projects initiated or supervised by Professor Gregg:
- “Nine from Kentucky” – a monograph of student papers on the state’s leaders
- “Political Symbolism and the Bush Presidency”
- “Electing the President in the 21st Century: A Survey on the Future of the Electoral College”
- “Healer-in-Chief: Presidential Leadership during Healing and Grief”
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