Author: Dinorah Azpuru

Dr. Dinorah Azpuru, professor of political science, was invited as the Keynote Speaker at the X Central American Congress of Political Science Sept. 13 in Panama City, Panama.

Azpuru delivered a 45-minute conference called “Democratic Deficits and Contemporary Political Regimes in Central America” (title originally in Spanish). Political science scholars and students from several countries in Latin America and Spain attended the congress.

Professor Dinorah Azpuru published an analysis article in the Washington Post about the Summit of the Americas and the opinion of citizens of the Western Hemisphere about the United States.

The Department of Political Science will host a panel about the Ukraine-Russia conflict beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 22 at the Rhatigan Student Center Harvest Room (Room 142). The panelist will include the following members:

• Dr. Dinorah Azpuru, professor of political science
• Dr. Michael Hall, associate professor of political science
• Dr. Alexandra Middlewood, associate professor of political science
• Dominik Lett, political science major
• Moderator – Neal Allen, chair of political science

Audience questions and comments welcome

The panelists will address issues related to the underlying triggers of the crisis, NATO, the sanctions on Russia, democracy, autocracy, and the resolution against Russia at the United Nations General Assembly. The event is open to all Wichita State students, faculty and staff.

• Catholic University Andres Bello in Venezuela — Main speaker for the inaugural class of the 2021 program on public management and democratic governance. The event included more than 250 attendees.
• Catholic University Rafael Landivar in Guatemala — Sole speaker for the 60th anniversary of the college of political and social sciences.
• Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Germany — One of two speakers at a conference organized by the foundation. The audience was primarily in Germany.