Askew Lecture Series
The Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government presents the Askew Lecture Series.
Askew Lecture Series
The Askew Lecture Series is a downtown community talk on current political issues and public policy topics. The lecture honors the legacy of the late Governor of Florida, Reubin O’D. Askew, the department’s namesake. Governor Askew was known for tackling vital public policy issues of the day and as a champion of civic engagement in politics. Each lecture brings in a renowned scholar to discuss a contemporary topic with a member of the UWF faculty from the department.
April 1 | After Liberalism - Patrick J. Deneen
Deneen's recent work criticizes the political theory that has been the backbone of the international order for the last 500 years. If liberalism as our guiding political theory is now failing, what will emerge to take its place? This event promises to deliver a thought-provoking and timely discussion that will appeal to people from all walks of life. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with one of our time's most insightful political commentators.
This event is free and open to the public. Please register here. It will also be live-streamed and recorded. Please use this link for the April 1, 2024 live stream at 6:00 p.m.
There will be a reception at 5:30 p.m. The event will conclude with a Q&A and a book signing. Deneen's recent books, Why Liberalism Failed and Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future, will be available for purchase and signing.
To listen to a brief interview between WUWF's Bob Barrett and Patrick Deneen, please click here.
This installment of the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series is sponsored by the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, the Reubin O’D. Askew Department of Government, the John C. Pace Symposium Series, the Askew Lecture Series, and the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club.
*The Askew Lecture Series is a downtown community talk on current political issues and public policy topics. The lecture honors the legacy of the late Governor of Florida, Reubin O’D. Askew, the department’s namesake. Governor Askew was a champion of civic engagement known for tackling vital public policy issues of the day.
For ADA Accommodations, please advise UWF at 850.474.2694 or 850.857.6158 (TTY), or visit uwf.edu/ADAforEvents.
Biased Coins, Cruises and Crashes: A Study of Elections in Four Countries
June 23, 2023, the department welcomed Distinguished University Professor Alfred G. Cuzán and two guest scholars to present "Biased Coins, Cruises and Crashes: A Study of Elections in Four Countries."
Using concepts from statistics (the normal curve), physics (exponential decay), and politology (cost of ruling), professors Alfred G. Cuzán and Richard J. Heggen developed models that approximate the results of 2,000 state or provincial elections in Australia, Canada, Germany and the United States. Professors Cuzán and Heggen have a long history of unusual collaboration across two disciplines, political science and civil engineering, respectively. It began in the 1970s, when they were teaching at universities in New Mexico, Heggen in Albuquerque and Cuzán in Las Cruces. In close to half a century, they have made original contributions to the study of socially efficient government, the Nicaraguan Revolution and U.S. presidential elections (a subject in which professor C. Mike Bundrick of UWF also collaborated). In the last two years, Heggen and Cuzán have turned their attention to “the cost of ruling,” the loss of support that the political party in control of government incurs during its time in office.
During this talk, they presented partial results of these on-going investigations. Professor Josep Colomer of Georgetown University critiqued the presentation in light of his own work.