Feb
22
Tocqueville’s Association with Forment – Clarifying the Civic Picture of Historical Latin America
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(What is Tocqueville Capital? Read the welcome post for the series!) Two years ago, I visited Quito, Ecuador to conduct a site visit at a potential semester-long program partner for the college, in which our students could participate. However, even though I traveled in my then role of administrator, I could not subdue the Latin Americanist within […]
Feb
14
Lessons for Today from the Time of Hamilton (From the Field series: Political Parties in America)
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Zoe Smith “This nation had a two-party system” Hamilton The Broadway musical Hamilton likely made the first party system the most well-known. While much of the musical occurs before the first party system, it paints the key issues that colored the divide between the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists. As the United States first began […]
Feb
14
Welcome and Introduction to From the Field
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Welcome to From The Field! This blog series will feature student posts from the field of Political Science, during their “fieldwork” in their Politics classes and experiences at Messiah. From the Field Spring 2020 This spring, From the Field will highlight student posts that share findings from their research on US party system realignment, including […]