Category Archives: Political Culture

Berlusconi Found Guilty

Posted on June 24, 2013 by briansandberg

Italian ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi has been found guilty of engaging in sex with an underage prostitute and of abuse of power. If the “Rubygate” conviction is upheld, Berlusconi would serve 7 years in prison and be banned from holding public … Continue reading →

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Paid Newspaper Coverage

Posted on June 21, 2013 by briansandberg

Don’t like the news stories about your organization?  Or, think that newspapers are ignoring your organization’s work? Apparently, now you can simply pay newspapers to cover your organization and control its public image. Several California universities recently signed contracts with … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Humanities, Education Policy, Globalization, History in the Media, Information Management, Political Culture | 1 Comment

Naming Wars

Posted on May 30, 2013 by briansandberg

Historians often face difficulties in naming events, including wars. Although many people assume that events simply occur, historians are acutely aware that “events” are socially and culturally constructed. Historians have to grapple with the difficulties of arbitrarily determining when an … Continue reading →

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Machiavelli’s Il Principe at 500

Posted on May 28, 2013 by briansandberg

Political theorists and Italian studies scholars are celebrating the 500th anniversary of Niccolò Machiavelli’s Il Principe (The Prince), which was written in 1513 and published in 1532. Machiavelli’s Il Principe is a brief treatise on the art of governing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, European History, Italian History, Laws of War, Political Culture, Renaissance Art and History, State Development Theory, Strategy and International Politics | Leave a comment

Gender Studies Under Fire in France

Posted on May 25, 2013 by briansandberg

The academic field of gender studies is under attack in France. The debate over gay marriage has prompted many French conservative politicians and Catholics to severely criticize gender studies for undermining family relations and traditional society. Conservative political and religious … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Education Policy, European History, European Union, French History, Humanities Education, Political Culture, Religious Politics, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Debate Over Guns on College Campuses

Posted on May 22, 2013 by briansandberg

A growing area of the gun control debate concerns the presence of guns on college campuses. Many colleges and universities have long had bans on the possession of guns on their campuses, but pro-gun political action groups would like to … Continue reading →

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Giulio Andreotti has Died

Posted on May 6, 2013 by briansandberg

Giulio Andreotti, one of the most powerful politicians in Italy following the Second World War, has died. Andreotti headed the Italian government as Presidente del Consiglio (Prime Minister) seven times and acted as minister in many other governments throughout the … Continue reading →

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Dutch Royal Coronation

Posted on April 30, 2013 by briansandberg

The Dutch people are getting a new monarch. Willem-Alexander is being crowned King of the Netherlands in elaborate coronation ceremonies today in Amsterdam. Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her son, Willem Alexander, ensuring the continuation of rule by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Union, European Wars of Religion, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Political Culture | Leave a comment

Graduate Student Research Revises Economic Advice

Posted on April 20, 2013 by briansandberg

Graduate student research ideally develops new analysis and criticism by employing new evidence and/or new methods. Thomas Herndon, a graduate student in Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, recently made a finding that has major significance for economic policies worldwide. … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Pre-emptive Strikes

Posted on April 13, 2013 by briansandberg

With tensions already running high on the Korean peninsula, many American policy-makers and advisers are talking tough. Now historian Jeremi Suri has weighed in, arguing in an op-ed in the New York Times that “the Korean crisis has now become … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Human Rights, Laws of War, Political Culture, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | 1 Comment