The Politics Classroom Podcast
1) 2023.15: An American in Lagos
In the Classroom: Raymond Baker, Global Financial Integrity Topics: Operating businesses in Lagos, Nigeria; Biafra War; Coups in Nigeria; illicit financial flows; Global Financial Integrity Episode Tr...Show More
2) 2023.14: It's Kind of Bananas - The End of Affirmative Action
In the Classroom: Professor Steven Schwinn, UIC School of Law Topics: SCOTUS; 2023 affirmative action cases; Equal Protection Clause; reinterpreting Brown v. Board (1954); achieving diversity without ...Show More
3) 2023.13: The Collapse of Tunisia's Democracy
In the Classroom: Professor Sharan Grewal, Department of Government, College of William and Mary Topics: Tunisian revolution; democratic backsliding; self-coup; hyper-presidential political system; co...Show More
4) 2023.12: Racism is Over - SCOTUS
In the Classroom: Evan McKenzie, UIC Political Science Topics: US Supreme Court; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; writ of certiorari; Rule 10; rule of four; Voting Rights Act, Sec. 2; Independent State ...Show More
5) 2023.11: Constitutions, Candidates, and Coups, Oh My!
In the Classroom: Semih Patan & Petia Kostadinova, UIC Political Science Topics: Tunisia clarification and update; regimes, political systems, and voting rules 101; political party ideology; 2016 fail...Show More
6) 2023.10: Competitive Authoritarianism in Turkey
In the Classroom: Semih Patan, PhD Candidate, Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago: https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/patan-semih/; https://pols.uic.edu/ Topics: Competitive authoritariani...Show More
7) 2023.09: How Did the West Get Russia So Wrong?
When the USSR collapsed, the West had so much hope for an integrated, peaceful Russia. What went so wrong, and how did the West actually embolden Putin to become a "serial aggressor"? In the Classroo...Show More
8) 2023.08: The Security State is Everywhere and Anywhere All at Once
In the Classroom: Professor Nicole Nguyen, UIC (Criminology, Law, and Justice; Educational Policy Studies) Topics: Homeland Security curriculum in US schools; Countering Violent Extremism; role of tea...Show More
9) 2023.07: Happy Birthday, UIC Radio!
In the Classroom: Max, Sam, and Meghna Topics: 23 events in 23 years (2000-2023) to celebrate 23 years of UIC Radio. For more information about each event, check out The Bookshelf! (Under ...Show More
10) 2023.06: Ja'Mal Green Runs for Mayor
In the Classroom: Chicago mayoral candidate Ja'Mal Green Topics: Chicago elections (in February!); E.P.I.C. agenda; activism arrests and bans; experience over age; creating a public bank; investing in...Show More