On Friday, April 28th, two students from the political science department participated in the College of Liberal Arts’ Annual Research Expo. The expo is an online showcase of the research of the college’s undergraduate students, including oral presentations and an online poster session. Political science majors Atlanta Flower and Juliette Cortes participated in this event. Atlanta presented a poster titled “The Cost of Maintaining a Nuclear Future: How Lobbying Affects the Continuance of the Nuclear Arsenal,” and Juliette gave an oral presentation titled “Just Hanging On: The Rise of Euroscepticism and its Consequences.”
In regard to her research and presentation, Cortes said, “My paper was about the causes for the rise of both Euroscepticism and nationalism across Europe, as well as highlighting some of the consequences these ideologies could have on the EU. More specifically, I looked at the Eurozone crisis and the Immigration crisis as two events that increased the adoption of these ideologies and their impact on the EU.”
Cortes also added that “the Research Expo was a great opportunity to present my research on a topic that I have found fascinating to learn about! All presentations were done over Zoom, which was easy to manage and did help my nerves with presenting in front of an audience.”
The posters from the expo can be viewed here, and a list of all students who presented can be viewed online as well. A link to the online presentations is as follows: https://www.liberalarts.txst.edu/News-and-Events/College-of-Liberal-Arts-Research-Expo.html
