About this Event
Event Details
The opinion polls through August, September and October 2024 have revealed an incredibly close Presidential election contest in the US. Indeed, by many estimates, this is looking to be one of the closest presidential contests in the modern era with the outcome potentially on a knife edge. And that fact should focus attention as it raises the very real possibility that the US could experience even more political strife and conflict after 5 November, depending on the vote in several crucial swing states. Please join Professor Carman one week before the US elections as he discusses the state of the contest and what we might expect when we wake up on 6 November (and beyond).
This event is taking place in-person the at the University of Glasgow or you can sign up to view the talk online.
Speaker Bio
Christopher J. Carman (Ph.D., 2000, University of Houston) is the Stevenson Professor of Citizenship at the University of Glasgow. He has previously taught at the Universities of Strathclyde and Pittsburgh. He research focuses on political representation and its alternatives (e.g., public petitions systems), elections and electoral processes, public opinion and pulic (environmental) policy. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as co-authored several books examining politics, elections and representation in the United States, Scotland and the wider United Kingdom.
At the University of Glasgow Professor Carman has served as the Head of Subject (Politics & International Relations), the Head of the School of Social and Political Sciences (the largest School in the University, made up of the subject areas of Politics; Sociology; Urban Studies & Public Policy; Economic & Social History; and Central & Eastern European Studies); the Deputy Head of the School and Research Convener of Social and Poltical Sciences and the Glasgow Academic Dean of the Glasgow-Nankai Joint Graduate School.
About Stevenson Trust
The Stevenson Trust was established in 1921 by a bequest to the University of Glasgow from Sir Daniel Macaulay Stevenson to fund a Lectureship in Citizenship.
Since 2006 the Trust has promoted a series of annual lectures on citizenship themes. These are held at the University of Glasgow and open to academics, students and the general public. Speakers have included Professor Sir Bernard Crick and other politicians, academics, political theorists, journalists, educators and cultural commentators. The Trust also supports a number of other activities concerned with citizenship, such as conferences and events for schools.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kelvin Gallery, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
