Professor
Professor Novotny received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995 and has been a faculty member at Georgia Southern since then. He teaches and researches in the field of American politics, with a general focus on Georgia political history, political parties, and politics and the media. Novotny’s research has been published in journals such as the Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, The Georgia Historical Quarterly, and Social Science Computer Review. His latest book, This Georgia Rising: Education, Civil Rights, And The Politics Of Elections In Georgia In The 1940s, was published with Mercer University Press in 2007. He has recently completed a book manuscript on the study of qualitative research methodology in Political Science and is currently completing another book manuscript on the history of politics and the media in American political history from the 18th Century through the present.
Research and Teaching Interests: American government, American political institutions, qualitative research methodology, political parties, politics and the media
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About Patrick Novotny
Professor Novotny received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995 and has been a faculty member at Georgia Southern since then. He teaches and researches in the field of American politics, with a general focus on Georgia political history, political parties, and politics and the media. Novotny’s research has been published in journals such as the Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, The Georgia Historical Quarterly, and Social Science Computer Review. His latest book, This Georgia Rising: Education, Civil Rights, And The Politics Of Elections In Georgia In The 1940s, was published with Mercer University Press in 2007. He has recently completed a book manuscript on the study of qualitative research methodology in Political Science and is currently completing another book manuscript on the history of politics and the media in American political history from the 18th Century through the present.
Research and Teaching Interests: American government, American political institutions, qualitative research methodology, political parties, politics and the media
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Political Science and International Studies | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2010 - Present | Member, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) | 2018 - 2019 | Chair, Department of Political Science and International Studies Tenure and Promotion Committee | 2018 | Faculty Panel, Conversations with Professors, “Dialogue on Student Success,” 1st Year Experience Program | 2018 | Member, Mission Statement Committee, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS) | 2016 - 2018 | Executive Board Member, Secretary, Bulloch County Historical Society | 2015 - 2018 | Member, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Promotion and Tenure Committee | 2016 | Host, Live Election Night Television Coverage of Statewide and National Election Returns, GSU | 2016 | Faculty Panel, Third Party and Independent Candidates in 2016 Election, 1st Year Experience Program, GSU | 2014 - 2015 | Chair, American Politics Tenure Track Faculty Search, GSU | 2013 - 2014 | Member, Department Chair Search Committee, Department of Political Science and International Studies | 2013 | Faculty Lecturer, Eagle QuaRC Working Qualitatively Conference, Center for Teaching and Technology, GSU | 2012 - 2013 | Member, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Promotion and Tenure Committee | 2010 - 2011 | Elected Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University Strategic Planning Council (SPC) | 2006 - 2009 | Elected Faculty Senator, Faculty Senate for College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) | 2002 - 2005 | Elected Faculty Senator, Faculty Senate for College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) | 2003 - 2004 | Member, Faculty Senate Library Committee | 2002 - 2003 | Member, Faculty Senate Library Committee | 1999 - 2001 | Elected Faculty Senator, Faculty Senate for College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) | 1999 | Panel Chair and Discussant, Political Parties in America Section, Annual Meeting of the Georgia Political Science Association | 1996 | Panel Chair and Discussant, Political Parties and Elections Section,Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association |
Honors and Awards
- Georgia Southern University Gamma Beta Phi 2004-2005 Wells Warren Professor of the Year, Honors Day, Wednesday, April 6, 2005
- Award for Excellence, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), Georgia Southern University, 1999-2000
Courses
- Introduction to American Government (Undergraduate)
- Introduction to Political Science (Undergraduate)
- Introduction to Political Analysis (Undergraduate)
- Qualitative Research Methods (Undergraduate)
- Political Parties (Undergraduate)
- Politics and the Media (Undergraduate)
- Film and Politics (Undergraduate)
- Seminar in American Politics (Undergraduate)
- Seminar in American Presidential Elections (Undergraduate)
- Honors Introduction to American Government (Undergraduate)
- Seminar in American Politics (Graduate)
- Presentations for Public Managers (Graduate)
- Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods (Graduate)
| August 1995 | Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
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| December 1990 | M.A. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
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| May 1989 | B.S. with Honors in Political Science, Illinois State University | |
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Contact Information
Department of Political Science & International Studies
Georgia Southern University
P.O. Box 8101
Statesboro, Georgia 30460
912-478-5698
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