Department of Politics and International Relations

FIU grad student joins USF researcher in statewide public opinion survey on abortion and gun reform

Posted on July 19, 2022 at 1:34 pm.

Written by Green School of International and Public Affairs

A majority of Floridians disapprove of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, but there is little agreement about what Florida should do next when it comes to abortion policy.

Opinion | Macho, macho man: Russia’s politics of manhood drive Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Posted on March 10, 2022 at 5:29 pm.

Written by Green School of International and Public Affairs

Green School Professor Rebecca Friedman recently published this op-ed in The Miami Herald. The article has been reprinted below. In the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruthless push into Ukraine is often understood in the simple terms of reductionist history: Just another Russian strongman with dreams of expanding the empire. But surely the images of thousands of […]

COVID-19 casts a spotlight on global inequalities

Posted on June 23, 2020 at 10:36 am.

Written by Green School of International and Public Affairs

While the global pandemic has had far-reaching effects on most people, the impact on marginalized communities in the U.S. and around the world has been disproportionate – and even more overwhelming, say FIU experts. “Inequality has been with us for centuries. While there has been considerable progress in certain areas, we still have a really […]