Post Inauguration Day Analysis: Where do we go from here?

A live, virtual roundtable with Lander University political science faculty Dr. Matthew Malone, Dr. Lucas McMillan, Dr. Kimberly Richburg, and Dr. Ashley Woodiwiss. In addition to election analysis at the national and state levels, panelists will discuss the roles of women in politics, crisis management in a time of polarization, and the view of the United States from abroad.

This event is part of the SC Humanities Electoral Initiative and is funded by the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Learn more at https://schumanities.org/electoral-initiative/.

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Readings:

• Election 2020 results at state and national levels 
  https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2020
• Center for American Women in Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University 
  https://cawp.rutgers.edu/current-numbers
• “Either Trump or Biden Will Win. But Our Deepest Problems Will Remain” by Yuval Levin; The New York Times (Nov. 3, 2020)
  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/opinion/2020-election
• “All or Nothing: How State Politics Became a Winner-Take-All World” by Alan Greenblatt, Governing (Jan 2019) 
  https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-state-politics-governors-2019
• Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2020: A Leaderless Struggle for Democracy 
  https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2020/leaderless-struggle-democracy
• American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21^st Century 
  https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/report
• “Here’s a cost-effective national service proposal that could bridge our deep divisions” by Isabel Sawhill and John Bridgeland, Brookings Institution (Mar. 9, 2020) 
  https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/heres-a-cost-effective-national-service-proposal-that-could-bridge-our-deep-divisions/

Students seeking FALS credit must provide a valid Lander ID when attending this event.  
Faculty Sponsor: Lucas McMillan