2019 Faculty Notes

Awards

2019 International City/County Management Association Academic Award for Excellence in Teaching in Memory of Stephen B. Sweeney.

Presentations & Panels

"Resistance, Pushback, and Backlash? Analyzing the African Union’s Resistance against the International Criminal Court," International Studies Association, Toronto, Canada. March 26, 2019.

Presentations & Panels

"The Interplay of Popular Sovereignty and Natural Right in Chief Justice Taney." American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 30, 2019.

"Magnanimity and Friendship in Aristotle's Ethics." Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX, January 18, 2019.

Awards

Sidney Richards Moore Fellowship in Political Philosophy.

Articles

"The Special Purpose District Reconsidered: The Fifth Circuit's Recent Declaration that the Edwards Aquifer Authority is a Special Purpose District under the Voting Rights Act, and the Tortured History that Led to That Decision." Hastings Environmental Law Journal 26 (Fall 2019).

Presentations & Panels

“It Can’t Happen Here.” Echoes of Flint: Water Quality Threats to Texas Cities. Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, September 24, 2019.

Awards

Favorite Professor, Alfred H. Noelle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society.

Articles

"The Utah Licensed Paralegal Practitioner Program Becomes a Reality in 2019." The Legal Educator (2019): 34-38.

Articles

“Why ‘Why Liberalism Failed’ Fails as an Account of the American Order.” The Catholic Social Science Review 24 (2019): 19-31.

“The Rise and Fall (and Restoration) of Western Civilization.” Public Discourse (October 20, 2019): Online

Book Chapters

“Wise Politics.” In Edward P. Meadors, ed., Where Wisdom May Be Found. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2019: 67-80.

Presentations & Panels

“The Return of the Sacral King: Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau and the Modern Resacralization of Political Order.” American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1, 2019.

"Can Social Contract Theory's De Facto Problem Be Overcome." Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX, January 18, 2019.

"The Christian Subversion of the State." Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX, January 17, 2019.

"American Founding Thought.” Panel Chair. Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX, January 17, 2019.

Articles

“Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use Among Latino College Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution.” Journal of Latinos and Education (2019): Online

Presentations & Panels

“How Do Ethnic Minority Citizens View Police in the U.S.” British Society of Criminology, Lincoln, United Kingdom. July 4, 2019.

"Gender and the Opioid Crisis." Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX. January 18, 2019.

Presentations & Panels

"Morally Justified Responses to North Korean Nuclear First-Use: Reflections on the Nuclear Taboo." Workshop on Responses to North Korean Nuclear First-Use, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, April 22, 2019.

"The Rise of the Nuclear Ban Treaty and the Fall of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT)." International Studies Association Conference, Toronto, Canada. March 27, 2019.

Awards

Favorite Professor, Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society at Texas State University.

Articles

"Criminal Penalties under the Economic Espionage Act (1996 -2017)." Southern Law Journal 29 (2019): 145-156.

"Criminal Trade Secret Theft Cases against Judgment Proof Defendants in Texas and California." William & Mary Business Law Review 10 (2019): 579-613.

"Trade Secret Status for Business Customer Lists under the Defend Trade Secrets Act." Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property 21 (2019): 21-33.

Presentations & Panels

"Criminal Penalties under the Economic Espionage Act (1996-2017)." Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, San Antonio, TX, March 1, 2019.

Books

An Anti-Federalist Constitution: The Development of Dissent in the Ratification Debates. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2019. 

Book Chapters

"Organized Opposition: The Anti-Federalist Political Network." In Public Choice Analyses of American Economic History. (Eds.) J. Hall and M .Witcher, eds. New York, NY: Springer, 2019: 51-71.

Book Chapters

"Post-Disaster Amenity Politics: Livability, Gentrification, and Recovery in Post-Katrina New Orleans." in Community Livability, 2^nd Ed. London, UK: Taylor and Francis, 2019: 123-136.

Presentations & Panels

"Adaptation Urbanism." Lecture at University of Texas San Antonio Transportation Studies Class. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, October 22, 2019.

"Rotterdam to San Marcos." From Rotterdam to San Marcos. Department of Political Science, Texas State, San Marcos, TX, October 21, 2019.

"Urbanism Safe System Streets and Improved Water Management." From Rotterdam to New Orleans: Knowledge Sharing to Improve Resilience Through Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, University of New Orleans Transportation Institute, New Orleans, LA, October 16, 2019.

"Safe Systems Transportation: Safety Comparison Between the U.S./Netherlands and Opportunities For San Marcos." Truth in Transit: Cultivating a Walkable, Bikeable, & Inclusive San Marcos, Texas State Honors College, San Marcos, TX, October 7, 2019.

Articles

“The New Politics of the American Public Orthodoxy.” In Diversity, Conformity and Conscience in America. (Ed.) Bradley C.S. Watson. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books (2019): 11-32.

 “Getting Liberalism Right.” Catholic Social Science Review 24 (2019): 43-54.

Editor, “Symposium: Patrick Deneen’s Why Liberalism Failed.” Catholic Social Science Review 24 (2019): 3-54.

Presentations & Panels 

“Roundtable: Steven D. Smith’s Pagans and Christian in the City.” Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Franciscan University, Steubenville, OH, October 26, 2019.

Presentations & Panels

"The Challenge of Technology: Sovereignty, Identity and Governance." 26th International Conference of Europeanists, Council for European Studies, Madrid, Spain, June 21, 2019.

"Activism: Creativity from Micro to Macro." Immediate Fashion School, #BBATX Headquarters, Austin, TX, June 5, 2019.

Articles

"Decency, Hope, and the Substitution of Memory in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go." Political Science Reviewer 43 (2019): 201-229.

Presentations & Panels

"That Time the Devil Beat Daniel Webster." Shawnee Trail Conference, University of Missouri, March 7, 2019.

"The Religious Liberty of Catholic Orphans: Orestes Brownson on Girard College." Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Franciscan University of Steubenville, October 2019.

"Plutarch on Rhetoric Against Fortune." Montgomery Liberal Arts Foundation, February 2019.

"The Political Economy of Abraham Lincoln." Montgomery Liberal Arts Foundation, February 2019.

"That Time the Devil Beat Daniel Webster." Waynesburg University, October 2019.

Articles

“Conquering and coercing: Nonviolent anti-regime protests and the pathways to democracy.” Journal of Peace Re-Search 56 (2019): 650-666.

Awards

Distinguished Public Administration Educator Award, CenTex American Society for Public Administration.

Articles

“Predatory Politics: Sex, Domination, and Freedom in Machiavelli’s Mandragola.” Political Science Reviewer 43 (2019): 67-106.

"Marriage, Courtship, and Aristotle’s Spouidaia in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice." Perspectives on Political Science (2019): Online

“El Paso, The President, and the Invaders.” Public Discourse (August 11, 2019): Online

"Who is "Like Us": American Diversity as Heritage." Public Discourse (April 16, 2019): Online

Book Chapters

“Deeds and Words: Latreia, Justice and Mercy in Augustine’s Political Thought.” In Richard J. Dougherty, ed., Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought: Augustine’s Political Teaching. Suffolk, UK: Boydell & Brewer, 2019: 74-105.

Presentations & Panels

"Women and Work." Austin Institute, Austin, TX, December 4, 2019.

"Race and Economic Inequality." Texas Network for the Study of Political Issues, Baylor University, Waco, TX, April 13, 2019.

Media

“After El Paso, Some Latinos Divided on Trump.” Radio Interview, National Public Radio, August 10, 2019.

Books

“The State of Texas: Government, Politics, and Policy.” 4^th Ed. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019.

“Invitation to Political Science.” Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt, 2019.

Presentations & Panels

“Does Congress’ Power Trump Presidential Power: An examination of the Constitution and its application.” Democrats of Comal County Business Meeting, New Braunfels Public Library, New Braunfels, TX, August 13, 2019.

Articles

"American Grand Strategy and the Rise of Offensive Realism." Political Science Quarterly 134 (September 10, 2019): 375-405.

"Pragmatism and Practicality: Rethinking U.S. Civil-Military Relations Models for a Turbulent Era." Armed Forces & Society 45 (April 1, 2019): 198-205.

Presentations & Panels

"An Offensive Realist Grand Strategy for the Era of Great Power Competition," International Security Studies Section of ISA and the International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA (ISSS-IS) Annual Conference, International Studies Association/American Political Science Association, Denver, CO, October 19, 2019.

Presentations & Panels

"Carbon Dioxide Reduction Strategies:  An Evaluation of Costs, Timeliness, and Potential Effectiveness." International Journal of Arts and Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, June 4, 2019.

Awards

Favorite Professor, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society.

Articles

"Sustainability Education in Public Administration and Policy: A Multi-Method Study of NASPAA Accredited Programs." Journal of Public Affairs Education 25 (2019): 343-363.

"It is a Working Hypothesis: Searching for Truth in a Post-Truth World: Part 1." Shields, Patricia M, Nandhini Rangarajan, and Mattia Casula. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniia [Sociological Studies] 10 (May 2019): 39-47.

Awards

Favorite Professor, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.

Articles

“Elecciones 2019 en Guatemala:  Oferta Electoral Truncada.” Foro Cubano 2 (November 2019): Online.

Book Chapters

"The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America." Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics, (July 2019): Online.

Articles

“Eric Voegelin and the Natural Law Tradition.” Perspectives on Political Science 48 (June 2019): 210-217.

Presentations & Panels

"Oliveira Vianna, Gilberto Freyre, and Eric Voegelin on the Idea of Race and its Political Consequences." American Political Science Association, Washington, DC., August 2019.

"Carl Schmitt’s Strange Christianity." Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2019.

"Roundtable: Empathy’s Role in Community Cohesion." Panelist. Discourse in Democracy and Department of Political Science, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, April 2019.

“Roundtable: The Initial Reception of Eric Voegelin in Brazilian Thought.” Panel Chair. American Political Science Association, Washington, DC., August 2019.

“Roundtable: Regions of the Political: Territoriality, Sovereignty, and the Body Politic.” Discussant.  American Political Science Association, Washington, DC., August 2019.

Articles

"The Art of Peer Reviewing: Toward an Effective Development Process." Journal of Public Affairs Education 25 (May 2019): 296-313.

"It is a Working Hypothesis: Searching for Truth in a Post-Truth World: Part 1." [Sociological Studies] 10, (May 2019): 39-47.

Presentations & Panels

"Women's Historic Public Engagement: Finding Public Administration in the Peace and Suffrage Movements," National Academy of Public Administration Annual Conference, Washington, DC., November 7, 2019.

Articles

“Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use Among Latino College Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution.” Online, Journal of Latinos and Education (July 11, 2019).

Books

“Invitation to Political Science.” Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt, 2019.

Articles

“In Defense of Catholic Fusionism.” Catholic Social Science Review 24 (2019): 11-18.

Presentations & Panels

“In Defense of Christian Exceptionalism.” Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH, October 26, 2019.

“The New Catholic Moment.” Society of Catholic Social Scientists, Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH, October 26, 2019.

Chair, “The Catholic Supreme Court Justices.” Panel Chair. American Political Science Association, Washington DC., August 29-September 1, 2019.

Presentations

"A Preliminary Examination Black Mayors’ Efforts to Navigate Forward through the Rearview Mirror." Northeastern Political Science Association, Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District, Philadelphia, PA., November 2019.

Presentations & Panels

"Roundtable: Free Speech and the University." American Political Science Association, Washington, DC., August 30, 2019.

Articles

"El uso de la mediación para hacer cumplir los derechos civiles en los Estados Unidos." Revistaón de Mediación 12 (July 2019): 1-13.

Presentations & Panels

"Getting Past Impasse," Central Texas Dispute Resolution Center Continuing Education Program, Westside Community Center, New Braunfels, TX, October 3, 2019.

"Alternative Dispute Resolution," Certified Public Manager Program, Texas State University, Round Rock Campus, Round Rock, TX, August 2, 2019.

Media

The American Bar Association Promotes Mediation in Mexico Through its Rule of Law Initiative. Texas: The Texas Mediator, August 2019, 12-14.

Awards

Favorite Professor Award, Alfred H. Noelle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.

Articles

"Beyond Political Capital: Do Social Capital and Economic Capital Matter?" Presidential Studies Quarterly (Spring 2019):­ 1-22.