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GEOGRAPHY AND POLITICSA publication of the Department of Political Science and GeographyHIGHLIGHTSA Welcome to ourNEW FACULTY!Thank you to ourretiring FACULTY!Alumni Panel DiscussionRecent Graduate InterviewModernizing Democracyand VotingWhy should Monarchs vote?Alumni ProfilesHow Elite PolarizationShapes Mass BehaviorWELCOME FROM THE EDITORIt is a pleasure to welcome you to the second issue of theDepartment of Political Science and Geography Newsletter. Iam glad that we can send this newsletter out to you despite theextraordinarily challenging times that we are all experiencing.Last semester, ODU transitioned to all online instruction as aresult of Covid-19 pandemic control measures. And the in-persongraduation ceremony to recognize our newest graduates was beenpostponed. During the Fall 2020 semester, some classes were heldface-to-face on campus, while other classes were held online, andstudents and faculty alike had to adjust to doing much more of theday-to-day work of the campus using remote networking tools.And yet despite the challenges, there is much to remember,celebrate, and look forward to. I am grateful that students, faculty,and staff have effectively collaborated to make this a successfultransition to online teaching, and I look forward to the time,hopefully in the not-to-distant future when more students andfaculty can once again meet on campus.Dr. Jesse RichmanAssociate Professor of Political ScienceEditor: Geography and Politics NewsletterPolitical Science & Geography7000 Batten Arts and LettersNorfolk, VA 23529PH: 757-683-3841www.odu.edu/pols-geogAUTUMN 2020NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S UP WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES? APANEL DISCUSSIONDR. MICHELLEKUNDMUELLERPUBLISHES NEW BOOKABOUT HOMERIn her new book, “Homer’s Hero: HumanExcellence in the Iliad and the Odyssey”,ODU Political Science Professor Dr.Michelle Kundmueller shows how Homerelevated private life as the locus of truefriendship, human excellence, justiceand political honor.The Department of Political Scienceand Geography hosted a paneldiscussion on the PresidentialPrimaries on Tuesday 3 March, the dayof the Virginia Presidential Primary,featuring ODU professors MichelleKundmueller, Benjamin Melusky,Jesse Richman and Joshua Zingher,with moderation by DepartmentChair Jonathan Leib. The eventroom was standing-room only,and was an insightful discussionLearn more at SUNY PressDEMOCRAT LOGAN KAPIL:STOP YELLING AND START LISTENINGSome teenagers get more strident in their political views when they get to college.Logan Kapil toned it down.“HE’S NO FAN OFPRESIDENT TRUMP,BUT ‘THERE AREPEOPLE ON BOTH ENDSOF THE POLITICALSPECTURM’ WHOCROSS THE CIVILITYLINE.”2In high school outsdie of Richmond, he’dsometimes fall into personal attacksagainst his conservative opponents.But as Kapil explored other viewpointsat Old Dominion University and heardthe angry rhetoric from Washington, hemoderatered his approach.Full article available ature.pdfof the events and possibilities inthe primary season. That eveningprofessors Richman(Chanel 3) andMelusky (Chanel 10) both spenthours at local television stationsproviding commentary and discussionconcerning what ended up beingthe decisive night that reshapedand determined the outcome of theDemocratic primaries.
AARON KARP’S GLOBAL FIREARM OWNERSHIP STUDYGAINS INTERNATIONAL ATTENTIONBetsy HnathAmericans make up 4 percent of theworld’s population but owned about46 percent of the estimated 857 millionweapons in civilian hands at the endof 2017, according to research by OldDominion University’s Aaron Karp. Hisstudy is getting international attention.Karp, a lecturer in political science,authored The Small Arms Survey, anindependent global research projectbased in Geneva, Switzerland, for whichhe also serves as a senior consultant.Karp recently presented his findings-- which included estimates of thenumbers of guns owned by the military,law enforcement and civilians -- at theUnited Nations in New York. It was thefirst time the data had been updated ina decade.His research also found there weremore than 1 billion firearms in theworld. Civilians owned 85 percent, whilethe rest were held by militaries or lawenforcement agencies.The number of guns owned by civiliansglobally rose to 857 million in 2017 from650 million in 2006, the survey said.There were 120 guns for every 100 U.S.residents in 2017. The country withthe next-highest ratio was Yemen, withnearly 53 firearms per 100 people.“The biggest force pushing up gunownership around the world is civilianownership in the United States,” Karpsaid. “Ordinary American people buyapproximately 14 million new andimported guns every year.”“Why are they buying them? That’sanother debate. Above all, probablybecause they can. The American marketis extraordinarily permissive,” he told anews conference at the United Nations.The survey said civilian firearmsregistration data was available for 133countries and territories, but only 28countries released information onguns owned by the military and lawenforcement agencies.POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR WINS ODUHONORS COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATERESEARCH & CREATIVITY FELLOWSHIPPolitical Science major Jeff Davis wonan ODU Honors College UndergraduateResearch & Creativity Fellowship forsummer 2019. Jeff’s summer research,with his advisor, ODU Senior LecturerAaron Karp, focused on trends inhomicide and firearms in China andIndia, examining how ordinary peopleare affected by the proliferation offirearms, and how assessments offirearms trends can provide policymakers with the information to addressthe forces fueling conflict and crime inotherwise stable regions.The Small Arms Survey is intended toprovide governments with a clearerpicture of gun ownership.Though Karp said every figure publishedin the survey of 230 countries andterritories comes with a level ofestimation, new tools help increase thedegree of accuracy.“The difficulty with registration data isthat it’s not comprehensive,” he said.“There are a whole lot of guns outthere that people haven’t declared, andfiguring that out is difficult. Fortunately,a new resource has become availablein the last few years covering a lot ofcountries, and that’s public surveys.They formed the basis for morecomprehensive estimations.”PLEASE CONSIDERSIGNING UP FOR THEALUMNI MENTORSHIPPROGRAMThe Department of Political Science andGeography Alumni Relations Committeeoffers an alumni mentor programwith an aim to foster meaningfulrelationships between zalumni andcurrent students. The connectionsmade in this program help prepare ourstudents for career success in the future.The mentoring areas can include, butare not limited to, job search, careerguidance and recommended coursework. Interested students need to fill outthe Online Enrollment for Protégés form.Please visit the Department AlumniRelations webpage (https://www.odu.edu/pols-geog/alumni) for more details.3
A WELCOME TO OURNEW FACULTY!Dr. Michelle Kundmueller is a tenuretrack assistant professor of politicalscience and Pre-Law Advisor. Dr.Kundmueller earned a Ph.D. in politicalscience and a J.D. from the University ofNotre Dame. Michelle’s researchinterests are in constitutional law andpolitical thought. Prior to coming toODU, Dr. Kundmueller was a practicingattorney for five years, and for the pastfour years has been an assistantprofessor and pre-law advisor in theDepartment of Leadership and AmericanStudies at Christopher NewportUniversity.Dr. Jennifer Whytlaw is a tenure-trackassistant professor of Geography andGIS. Dr. Whytlaw earned an M.S. inGeographic and Cartographic Sciencesfrom George Mason University, and aPh.D. in Geography from Rutgers, TheState University of New Jersey. Jennifer’sresearch specialties focus on thedevelopment and use of GIS tools andapplications as components to the studyof environmental health, resilience, andnatural hazards. Before coming to ODU,Dr. Whytlaw was a Senior ResearchSpecialist in the Bloustein School ofPlanning and Public Policy at Rutgers.4
THANK YOU TO OURRETIRING FACULTY!GOODBYE BILL WHITEHURST!G. William Whitehurst used to tell me in the hall that he hoped to pass into the nextworld just after teaching an excellent lecture. Eventually, in his mid 90s, he decidedto retire instead. Dr. Whitehurst was one of the longest serving faculty membersat ODU, first hired in 1962. He spent a nearly two decades in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives, and then returned to campus to teach as the Kaufman Lecturer inPublic Affairs. Students joked about “majoring in Dr. Bill” and flocked to his classes,including a popular political science course on lobbies and interest groups, and acourse on 20th Century dictatorships. We wish him a long and fruitful retirement.THANK YOU GLEN SUSSMAN!Glen Sussman began teaching at ODU in 1992 and rose to the rank of Professor,and was designated a University Professor in 2001. He retired in 2019 afteralmost three decades of service. Glen served two terms as Political Science andGeography Department chair, and taught courses on American politics, public policy,environmental politics, political participation, the presidency, climate change, andmore. He published six books and more than 100 journal articles, book chapters,professional papers and research essays. He won many awards and honorsincluding the Burgess Faculty Research and Creativity Award, The Arthur SchlesingerJr. Fellowship, the Pi Sigma Alpha Outstanding Teaching in Political Science award,and the Robert L. Stern Award for excellence in teaching. When he taught gradstudents he worked to make sure that each student got a publication out of theirseminar papers. Glen’s fondest memories of his time at ODU include “Seeing thecampus develop and the university expand, and seeing football come to ODU.” Ifhe could give one word of advice to current and former students it would be to ”Dowhat you like. Always do what’s in your heart.” He tried to always make sure studentsdidn’t know what political party he belonged to because he wanted them to “learnhow to think not what to think.”5
ALUMNI PANEL DISCUSSIONVirtualAn inside look at the real world!Zoom Link: us/j/92914459307Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 12:30-2:00 p.m.Presented byAlumni Relations Committee ofDepartment of Political Science and Geography &Barry M. Kornblau Alumni CenterOld Dominion UniversityGuestsencouragedto RSVPto hxliu@odu.eduGuestareareencouragedto RSVPto hxliu@odu.eduStay6Connected
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI PANELRonald HollowayRonald is a Veteran, community advocate, creative writer, speaker, and the coowner of Woofbowl . He graduated from ODU in 2012 with a BS in Political Science.Ronald has spoken to a variety of audiences ranging from small groups and largeconferences to speaking on topics for the Obama Campaign. Ron had incrediblereviews on all of his books. His fifth and latest book is titled, Leadership: A Long StoryShort, which is a humorous approach on embracing the fundamentals of leadership.Allan LambertReceived his BS in Geography from ODU in 1996. An internship with the EmergencyManagement Department with the City of Newport News led to a job in their PublicWorks GIS office. Allan took a GIS Specialist position with the City of Hampton in2000. He has been the GIS Manager there since 2004. Likes: ArcGIS Online and Usersthat train themselves. Dislikes: Poor symbology choices, North arrows that pointdown and people who don’t use coasters.Kristan M. PettifordShe received her BS in Political Science from ODU in 2007. She is an associateattorney at National Litigation Law Group. A graduate of Old Dominion University,Kristan obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law. Afterobtaining her license, Kristan worked at Thomas, Adams, & Associates, P.C., involvingherself with civil litigation, traffic, criminal affairs, divorce and estate planning. Shealso worked in a similar capacity for the Liberty Law Clinic. Prior to her arrival atNLLG, Kristan practiced with Scott & Associates, P.C. as the lead attorney of Virginiawhere she worked primarily in collections. During her years as a lawyer, Kristanhas developed exceptional skills in civil litigation, negotiation, legal writing, andmanagement. At NLLG, Kristan strives to ensure her clients are satisfied throughmeaningful negotiations and building strong relationships with members ofopposing counsel. She feels that the law firm’s strong community helps encouragegrowth and compels each individual to perform exceptionally.Sergio RodriguezHe graduated from ODU in 2014 with a BS in Geography, and a graduate certificatein Geospatial-Intelligence from George Mason University in 2019. While at ODUSergio conducted undergraduate research in LiDAR derived digital elevation model(DEM). After school he worked as a contractor for the City of Virginia Beach and as aPlanning Technician and later a GIS Analyst for Prince William County. Currently he isfor the National Geospatial Program at the USGS, working with the National Map andthe Board on Geographic Names.7
RECENT GRADUATEPROFILE: INTERVIEWWITH TROI DIXONPolitical Science BS,May 2020and a familial space. Every memberof the club pushed me to always stayon my toes and to present my best.One of my proudest moments in theorganization is when my fellow officersgave me the space to express my ideasand advocate for members of the societywho were not being heard. My biggestaccomplishment was jumpstartingthe Food Program and emphasizingthe study program. These programsaddressed societal needs and gaveme the confidence to speak in a spacewhere shyness became my biggestobstacle, I am grateful I overcame it.Q: What are you doing now? How did yourtime at ODU help prepare you for it?Q: What were some of your favoriteexperiences as an undergraduate at ODU?A: Going to conferences with the ModelUnited Nations team gave me theopportunity to find my voice on nationalstages and encouraged me to analyzeinformation and consider differentperspectives. Being a Preview Counseloremboldened me to become a leaderwithin the ODU Community. I gainedvaluable knowledge about the schooland myself. I really enjoyed workingwith new students! Of course, workingwith Housing and Residence Life allowedme to individually connect with a widearray of students and faculty. Engagingwith people at their “home” gives youan inside look at what’s going on intheir lives. The activities that weren’tnecessarily designed as deep learningsuch as going to football games, dinnerin the dining halls, and various ODUstudent events allowed me to engageand experience in ways that definitelyinfluenced my personal development asa young adult.Q: What was being part of the ModelUnited Nations Club like?A: This organization was a second hometo me. It was both healthy competition8A: I am a Field Organizer for theNorth Carolina Democratic Party. Myexperience in Model United Nationsplayed a vital role towards helping meprepare for this job. It gave me thevoice I did not know I had to advocatefor myself and others. This organizationhelped develop my strong work ethic,networking and public speaking skills,all of those are critical to be successfulin my job. The biggest skill I gained fromModel United Nations that is applicableto my job is learning to respect andvalue others’ opinions. I have to engagedaily with individuals who do not sharethe Democratic Party’s values. My jobis dependent on me finding a way toconsider and value their views whilehelping them find a space to considerand value my views. I sincerely hope thisworld gets back to this basic principle!Q: What advice do you have for currentstudents at ODU?A: Grow through what you go through.College is the period of time whereyou are finding yourself and there aregoing to be moments that will testyour identity and self worth. I learnedso much more about myself in thosemoments than the happiest momentsof my college experience. In life you willlearn from your biggest failures, upsets,disappointments, and setbacks. As mymom says, you can feel disappointmentbut you should not ever feel defeated.Grow so that the next time you will havethe strength and preparation to betteraddress these obstacles and overcomethem.
CONSTITUTION DAYSPEAKER DISCUSSESMODERNIZINGDEMOCRACY AND VOTINGModified from story by JoeGarvey by Jesse Richmanpolitical analyst for CBS News, discussed“Modernizing American Democracy”was the featured speaker for OldDominion University’s ConstitutionDay commemoration took place onSeptember 17,2020 with a lecture fromVirginia Beach native Jamelle Bouie. Afull recording of the discussion withBouie is available on YouTube.David Uberti, writing in the ColumbiaJournalism Review, describes Bouieas “one of the defining commentatorson politics and race in the Trump era.”When the Times added Bouie to itslineup of columnists in January 2019, itnoted that he has “consistently drivenunderstanding of politics deeper bybringing not only a reporter’s eye butalso a historian’s perspective and senseof proportion to bear on the news.”Before joining the Times, Bouie, aVirginia Beach native who graduatedfrom Kellam High School, was thechief political correspondent for Slatemagazine. He also worked at TheDaily Beast as a staff writer and heldfellowships at The American Prospectand The Nation magazines.Jamelle Bouie, a columnist for TheNew York Times’ Opinion section and aBouie used he speech to argue that akey flaw in the Constitution involvedits handling of political parties. Whilethe framers were concerned aboutparty polarization and the risk that rivalfactions could destroy their republic,the electoral system adopted (the onlymodel available at the time) facilitatedthe creation of two rival parties ratherthan a more diverse system.The risk in such a system is thatpolarization and conflict between theparties can create escalatory spirals inwhich each party begins to see the otheras an existential threat. This producedthe Civil War, Bouie argued, and anotherpartisan escalation spiral seems to be inplace again in recent decades.The solution, Bouie suggested, shouldfollow from Madison’s Federalist 10insight that a key way to tame the“mischiefs of faction” is to have moreof them. By reforming the electoralsystem to encourage multiple partiesthrough some form of proportionalrepresentation, the parties could bedivided, and hopefully the partisanescalatory spiral broken.ODU observes Constitution Day andCitizenship Day annually on Sept. 17to commemorate the signing of theConstitution in 1787 and to “recognizeall who, by coming of age or bynaturalization, have become citizens.”“ CONSISTENTLYDRIVENUNDERSTANDING OFPOLITICS DEEPER BYBRINGING NOT ONLY AREPORTER’S EYE BUTALSO A HISTORIAN’SPERSPECTIVE ANDSENSE OF PROPORTIONTO BEAR ON THENEWS.”9
WHY SHOULD MONARCHS VOTE? WHAT MAKES VOTING IMPORTANT?The 2020 presidential election is already setting records. With just shy of two months to go, presidential campaigns andassociated groups had already eclipsed the record fundraising of 2016 by hundreds of millions of dollars. It is also an unusualpresidential campaign, one taking place during a pandemic that forced the presidential conventions online, while creatingnovel challenges for poll workers. Despite these challenges, voter interest also appears to be high: registrars are seeingunprecedented increases in absentee ballot applications, the number of people registered to vote in Virginia in August exceededprevious election-day highs by hundreds of thousands, and Google search frequency nation-wide for voter registrationinformation was higher in August 2020 than in any August since 2004.The election also takes place at a moment of significant divergence between the campaigns in terms of style, policy,and approach. This is an election in which both sides argue that the election is of more than usual significance, and theconsequences of the
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