Upcoming Program: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, 7 p.m.

This event is in-person only. It will not be livestreamed or recorded.

Open Forum on the 2024 Election

Dickinson Community Forum with Faculty Panel

Russell Bova, political science & international studies
Katie Marchetti, political science
Ed Webb, political science & international studies
Sarah Niebler, political science (will also serve as moderator)

Dickinson Faculty will discuss observations and analyses of the recent US Presidential election and take questions.

The program is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues.

Topic overview written by Kylie De La Cruz ’27

Biographies (provided by the panelists)

Russ Bova headshotRussell Bova is professor of political science and the J. William Stuart & Helen D. Stuart ’32 Chair in International Studies. Bova teaches a variety of courses on international relations and comparative politics. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on Russian politics and comparative democratization. He is also the author of How the World Works, an introductory international relations textbook.

 

Katie Marchetti is associate professor of political science. Professor Marchetti’s teaching interests focus on gender and U.S. politics, interest groups, intersectionality, political representation, and political methodology. Her research on these and other topics has been published in Politics & Gender; Journal of Women, Politics and Policy; Gender, Place & Culture; Interest Groups & Advocacy; Politics, Groups and Identities; State and Local Government Review; Political Science Research and Methods; Journal of Political Science Education; Politics and Religion and several edited volumes. Professor Marchetti’s research and commentary have also been published by The Washington Post, CNN, The Hill, and the London School of Economics, among other outlets.

 

Ed Webb is associate professor of political science and international studies. His teaching and research activities are mainly in the politics of South-West Asia and Africa. He contributes to Middle East studies, security studies, film and media studies, and Africana studies. He has particular interests in the interaction of religions and politics and the roles of media in politics, as well as comparative studies of authoritarianism and empire. A former diplomat, he has lived, worked, and traveled extensively in the Arab World, Europe, and elsewhere, and speaks a variety of languages.

 

Sarah Niebler is associate professor of political science. Professor Niebler’s research and teaching interests are in the area of American politics, specifically campaigns and elections, political behavior, and public opinion. She teaches courses on those topics as well as mass media and American politics, polarization and American politics, and research methods. Her scholarly work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Communication, the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties, American Politics Research, and the Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy. Additionally, her research and analysis has been featured on NPR’s “Hidden Brain”, and in The Hill and Roll Call, among others. Currently, Professor Niebler is working on a project examining the nationalization of American political campaigns, asking how much coordination and incidental compatibility is taking place between campaigns at the presidential, congressional, and state legislative levels in 2020.