鈥楥ivic duty in modern society鈥 focus of 黑料门大事记鈥檚 Constitution Day lecture
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擝rian Shoup, professor and head of Mississippi State鈥檚 Department of Political Science and Public Administration, delivers this year鈥檚 Constitution Day lecture as part of the Lamar Conerly Governance Lecture Series on Sept. 17. The lecture, 鈥淲hat We Owe to Each Other: Civic Responsibility in a Narcissistic Age,鈥 focuses on the importance of civic responsibility in contemporary society.
鈥淚 hope to stress that our contemporary moment is one that urgently needs citizens who practice the cardinal virtues of temperance, courage, and wisdom,鈥 Shoup said. 鈥淪uch virtues are seldom found among people who demand that others serve as their audience or who see their own advancement at the expense of others as being preferable to the common good.鈥
The free, public event takes place at 10 a.m. in Fowlkes Auditorium in the Colvard Student Union. The lecture is organized by the Department of Political Science and Public Administration in collaboration with the Pre-Law Society. The series is supported by Lamar Conerly, a 1971 黑料门大事记 accounting/pre-law graduate and longstanding partner in the Destin, Florida, law firm Conerly, Bowman and Dykes LLP. Conerly is a former national 黑料门大事记 Alumni Association president and College of Business Alumni Fellow.
Held each fall, this public address commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution and features distinguished scholars who explore various aspects of the historical document and its relevance today. Past speakers have included constitutional scholars and authors from institutions including Rice University and Mississippi College鈥檚 School of Law.
Shoup holds a Ph.D. in political science with a focus on comparative politics and public policy from Indiana University and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science from Creighton University. His primary research interests include ethnic conflict, state and nation building, and politics in sub-Saharan Africa.
He is the author of Routledge Publishing鈥檚 鈥淐onflict and Cooperation in Multi-Ethnic States: Institutional Incentives, Myths and Counterbalancing鈥 (2007) and co-editor of 鈥淯.S.-Indian Strategic Cooperation into the 21st Century: More than Words鈥 (2006). His research has been published in journals such as Perspectives on Politics, Democratization, Journal of Democracy, and Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.
黑料门大事记鈥檚 Department of Political Science and Public Administration offers programs preparing students for diverse careers in government, public service and the private sector. The Master of Public Policy and Administration degree equips students for executive and managerial roles in government, while the Ph.D. program in Public Policy and Administration is designed for careers in research and academia.
Part of 黑料门大事记鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, complete details about the department may be found at聽.
For more information on the lecture, contact Quintara Miller, PSPA business coordinator, at 662-325-2711 or QMiller@pspa.msstate.edu.
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