Laura Roselle, Professor of Political Science, attended the International Studies Association meeting in Chicago this past week.
She was elected 2008 Program Chair, Vice-President, and President-elect of the International Communication Section of ISA. In addition, she presented a paper, ” Media Systems, Political Transitions, and Political Violence, ” on the panel War, Political Violence and the Media: Framing Public Opinion in Comparative Perspective. She also served as a discussant on the panel Contemporary Warfare, the (New) Media, and Questions of Legitimacy.
Finally, the International Communication section held a dinner to recognize new books published this year, including Roselle’s Media and the Politics of Failure: Great Powers, Communication Strategies, and Military Defeats.