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COSSPP Civility and Civic Engagement Week October 27-30

Published: | 8:57 am | Posted in: Alumni News, Faculty/Staff, News, Students

Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy is celebrating Civility and Civic Engagement during the week of October 27-30. Join us for a great lineup of events! Careers in Politics Monday, October 275 – 7:30 p.m.Miller Hall, Room 3300, University Center CJoin us for Careers in Politics Networking Night on Monday, October […]

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Student Spotlight: Nike Campbell

Published: | 2:50 pm | Posted in: News, Research That Works, Students

Nike Campbell – Ph.D. student studying public administration and policy – was selected for the 2025 Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Equity and Inclusion Student Fellowship.

“FSU’s Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy is well-known for academic excellence and rigor. The school has helped in shaping and refining my research focus, skills, and interests,” Campbell said. “The faculty’s knowledge, experience, and insights have been instrumental in my research journey.”

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COSSPP Friendly Disagreement Series – A More Perfect Union is Always Debatable

Published: | 1:01 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Students

Political Rivals, Real Friends The COSSPP Friendly Disagreement Series will welcome Phil Neisser and Jacob Hess on Tuesday, October 28, for a 4 p.m. reception and a 5 – 6:30 p.m. event entitled, “A More Perfect Union is Always Debatable,” in the William Johnston Building (WJB 2004). Meet Phil (an atheist, Marxist professor), who introduced himself […]

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Dr. Hongtao Yi Elected President of APSA Public Policy Section, Honored with Haldane Prize

Published: | 9:47 am | Posted in: News, Research That Works

Hongtao Yi, Ph.D., professor of public administration at Florida State University and the Reubin O’D. Askew Eminent Scholar Chair in Florida Government and Politics, has been elected president of the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Public Policy Section and received the Haldane Prize for his outstanding scholarly contributions and leadership in public policy. 

“I’m honored to serve as president of the Public Policy Section of APSA and humbled to receive the Haldane Prize for best article published in Public Administration,” said Dr. Yi. “I look forward to advancing our shared mission of rigorous, impactful public administration and policy scholarship.”

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Research Spotlight: The Minimum Marriageable Age Policy Process in the United States: An Advocacy Coalition Framework Analysis

Published: | 11:03 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, Research That Works

Florida State University Assistant Professor of public administration Ene Ikpebe, Ph.D., authored “The minimum marriageable age policy process in the United States: An advocacy coalition framework analysis.”  

“By identifying the subjects of debate, the paper helps us understand why the formal discussion of child marriage and minimum marriageable age policy in the US has had a relatively late start, compared to similar developed countries. The article also contributes to our understanding of advocacy coalition formation, i.e., the types of beliefs that allow policy actors to organize productively as they seek to influence policymaking,” said Dr. Ikpebe. “Finally, by applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) to a policy area to which the lens had not previously been applied, the paper deepens scholarly confidence in the usefulness of the theory.”

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COSSPP Celebrated Jim Apthorp Endowed Professorship Honoring Former LeRoy Collins Institute Director

Published: | 11:09 am | Posted in: Alumni News, Faculty/Staff, News

Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) held a ceremony to honor a new professorship established in honor of former LeRoy Collins Institute Director Jim Apthorp on May 30, 2025.

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