Comparative Politics Blog
My blogs
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Lecturer |
| Location | Tuscaloosa, Al, United States |
| Introduction | Hi, I am the Assistant Professor of Political Science at the historic Bennett College in Greensboro, NC. I earned (and I mean earned) my PhD from the University of Alabama.My area of focus is post-war German politics and pledge fulfillment by German political parties.I have a BA from Northwestern State University, La. (2000)and a MA from Mississippi State University (2005).I studied Deutsch als Fremdsprache/Deutsch für den Hochschuleingang at the University of Trier, Germany (2002) and remained at the university until 2003. Comments are welcome, but keep them civil. Hallo, Ich bin der Assistant Professor of Political Science bei Bennett College in Greensboro, NC, USA. Ich besuchte die Universität von Alabama (PhD) in deutscher Nachkriegspolitik und auch im Gehalten der Wahlversprechen von den deutschen Parteien.Ich habe mein Vordiplom in Politik an der NSU (2000) and Magister in Politik an MSU (2005) gemacht. Kommentare sind gewünscht, aber fair halten! |
| Interests | German Politics, History, Church Politics, Democratization, Consolidation, |
| Favorite books | Since there isn't a place for favorite quotes, I will provide two of my "favorite" statements ever! „Niemand hat die Absicht, eine Mauer zu errichten.“ DDR-Staats- und Parteichef Walter Ulbricht am 15. Juni 1961 „Es bleibt definitiv dabei: Mit der Linkspartei wird es keine Zusammenarbeit geben – weder so noch so.“ Hessens SPD-Spitzenkandidatin Andrea Ypsilanti (SPD) am 17. Januar 2008 in BILD Translation: "There is one thing remaining certain: There will be no cooperation with the Leftist Party under any conditions." (AND in the biggest example of breaking her campaign promise, she started to negotiate with the Linke Partei to form the next Hessen government. Her own members rebelled, she was forced to step down, no new state government was formed, new state elections were held, and the SPD lost big time! "Ich weiß - wir Deutschen wissen -, wie viel wir Ihnen, unseren amerikanischen Freunden, verdanken. Niemals werden wir - niemals werde ich Ihnen ganz persönlich - das vergessen." German Chancellor Angela Merkel's speech before the Joint Session of Congress, November 3, 2009. Translated: "I know - we Germans know - how much we have to thank you for, our American friends. We will never - I will never personally (forget) - forget that." |