Be our guest at 10:30AM for a freshly brewed cup of coffee and the presentation Electoral Politics in 2024 by Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Bridgewater State University.
This presentation will examine the various state voting procedures that have been put in place to determine the party choice for national and state leadership positions. Also, it is important to address the issues of misinformation, threats to election workers and outright fraud that have recently surfaced regarding the 2020 election.
As part of this examination there will be a review of the public policy issues that are certain to drive voter turnout, the polling data that may reveal the views of the American voters and the deep-seated polarization that continues to reside at the heart of national politics. A key part of this presentation will be a discussion of the current status and popularity of the candidates running for the presidency, the important leadership positions within the Congress and the breakdown of party control in state capitals.
Dr. Michael Kryzanek’s presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period.
Attendance is free. Register below to attend in person or via Zoom.
Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Bridgewater State University
Dr. Kryzanek is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and currently Special Assistant to the President of Bridgewater State University for Global Engagement and University Priorities. He received his PhD from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. From 2016-2019 Dr. Kryzanek was the Academic Director in the Public Management Institute for the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that brought 25 Fellows to the campus as Mandela Fellows. Currently, Dr. Kryzanek is working on a civic education project associated with the Plymouth 400 celebration to begin in 2020. Dr. Kryzanek is formerly the Executive Director of the Minnock Center for International Engagement at Bridgewater State.
He is the author of eight books on U.S. foreign policy, American government and comparative politics. His latest book, written with his daughter Dr. Ann Karreth, is 25 Issues That Shape American Politics: Debates, Differences and Divisions. Dr. Kryzanek is the board chair of Fr. Bill’s and Mainspring, the largest homeless organization on the South Shore and Vice President of the Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters. He lives in Whitman with his wife Carol. They have three daughters and four grandchildren.
