Welcome to the Department of Political Science at the University of Oregon. The department offers a broad range of courses in political theory, United States politics, international relations, comparative politics, and methods of social science research. To add depth and context to academic offerings, the department sponsors an annual series of distinguished speakers—experts in fields such as foreign policy, political theory, and international relations. This level of contact with political leaders makes the UO political science department a unique place to learn and prepare for a variety of careers.
Events and Announcements
• May 14, 2012 - "Untying the Knot: Marriage, the State and the Case for Thier Divorce" by Tamara Metz, Reed College. Presentation co-sponsored by the the Tom and Carol Williams Fund for Undergraduate Education, Department of Political Science, Center for Study of Women in Society, and Law, Culture, and Humanities Initiative.
Knight Library Browsing Room, 106
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Tamara Metz (Associate Professor of Political Science and Humanities) is a political theorist at Reed College, Portland, OR. Her interests include history of political thought, classical and contemporary liberalism; feminist, critical and care theory. She is the author of Untying the Knot: Marriage, the State and the Case for their Divorce (Princeton University Press, 2010), in which she explores the history of the relationship between marriage and the state in liberal theory and practices, and concludes that marriage should be disestablished. Related work appears in Just Marriage (Oxford, 2004), Contemporary Political Theory (2007), Marriage and Family (Columbia, 2009), and Politics & Gender (2010). At Reed, in addition to courses in political theory, she teaches in the Humanities program.
• May 23, 2012 - "Lessons for the Tea Party: Neighborhood Mobilization in Post WWII Detroit, San Francisco and Portland" by Patrick McGovern, Carroll Visiting Professor of Urban Politics.
A presentation and discussion on the new scholarship on the impact of neighborhood level organization in thwarting residential segregation in Post WWII Detroit, and comparisons to the neighborhood movements in San Francisco and Portland, along with comparisons to the recent successes of fringe political movements.
Patrick McGovern is a Carroll Visiting Professor of Urban Politics in the UofO Political Science Department. He has a PhD and MCP in City and Regional Planning and a JD in Law, all from UC Berkeley. He has taught Urban Planning and Political Science at the University of Michigan, San Francisco State, Cal Poly and UC Santa Cruz. His research interests include regional growth of urban regions, edge city employment centers and housing and employment segregation.
Professor McGovern practiced labor law, civil rights and land use law as an attorney in California and Nevada. He has worked as a planner in local government and for the Oregon DLCD. He is currently a land use and community planning consultant in the Portland area.
EMU Oak Room
1:00 - 2:30 PM
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