Stories about "Politics"
The ‘limitless curiosities’ of Bates’ Watson finalists
Thursday, February 26, 2026 3:57 pm
Four Bates seniors are hoping to get the chance to spend the next year seeking answers to some big questions. Finalists for the Watson Fellowship, these students are exploring differing approaches to work across cultures, persistent traditions amid changing political boundaries, how meaning can be made from movement, and community-driven approaches to power grids.
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, professor of politics, receives Kroepsch Award
Thursday, October 30, 2025 4:01 pm
Before she joined the U.S. Foreign Service, Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, professor of politics, was certain that she would never make a career out of studying Latin America. But, when she was assigned to Mexico for her first post as a Foreign Service officer, everything changed.
Meet new faculty: Lisa Gilson and political words that fit the need
Friday, September 25, 2020 9:18 am
A political theorist, Gilson explains why activists need to use language that is "adapted to their specific situation" — even if the language is off-putting to voters.
Meet new Bates faculty: Seulgie Lim and gender equality in West Africa
Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:54 am
Born in South Korea and raised in Mauritania, Lim researches gender equity efforts in West African nations. At Bates, she anticipates learning her students' "experiences and stories."
The lesson I look forward to: Giving democracy a number
Friday, February 28, 2020 9:28 am
If scholars can't agree on what democracy even is, can democracy in a given nation be ranked? Students of politics professor Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz give it a shot.
Want some insight into the 2018 midterms? Look through the lens of gender.
Friday, November 2, 2018 3:05 pm
Associate Professor of Politics Leslie Hill on the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, the politics of gender in the midterm elections, and a class project on voter engagement
2018 Kroepsch awardee Engel shows ‘overriding concern for his students’ progress’
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:44 pm
“That’s probably the single best lesson I learned in college,” says one of Engel's former students. "He inspired my own thinking."
Look What We Found: Leslie Hill’s prized document of protest by African American women
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4:12 pm
Hill, a Bates politics professor, explains a historic act of protest during the infamous 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings — and what it means for her students today.
Bates at Night: Watching election results
Friday, November 11, 2016 11:54 am
Election night delivered a surprise to students, faculty, and staff who gathered in Chase Hall Lounge to watch election results.
Slideshow: Presidential politics vs. (not-real) smallpox crisis, hour by hour
Friday, November 4, 2016 11:35 am
A mock White House campaign that's been going full tilt on campus since September went to warp speed on Oct. 25: There's a crisis in America!