The New Yorker: State legislatures are torching democracy
August 8, 2022
UC's David Niven interviewed by The New Yorker on how the Ohio legislative body has a Republican foothold due to gerrymandering.
August 8, 2022
UC's David Niven interviewed by The New Yorker on how the Ohio legislative body has a Republican foothold due to gerrymandering.
July 19, 2023
David Niven gave commentary to The Columbus Dispatch with regard to Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D). The editorial lauds Russo as a stellar politician who would have a better chance in rising through the political ranks in any other state, due to the Republican stronghold in Ohio politics.
May 25, 2023
For a full hour of all things political, David Niven, associate professor of political science in UC's School of Public and International Affairs, is a guest on WVXU's Cincinnati edition. The topics range from the debt ceiling negotiations to the 2024 presidential race.
August 14, 2023
Whenever there is a question pertaining to Ohio politics, media are quick to seek out the opinion of David Niven, a political science researcher and associate professor in UC’s School for Public and International Affairs. In the days leading up to, and after the failure of Ohio's Issue 1, Niven weighed in with local media outlets.
July 28, 2023
A 2023 coup in Niger seemed to take diplomats by surprise, but political scientist Alex Thurston says there were red flags that went unnoticed. Thurston, an associate professor in UC’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), studies Islam and politics in northwest Africa, with a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
March 22, 2023
A proposed Ohio senate bill is viewed as a complete overhaul of higher education, according to media. Legislation is not typically as all encompassing as this bill, says David Niven, an associate professor of public and international affairs.
March 24, 2023
TikTok has 1.5 million users in the United States, and is currently under review by the U.S. congress. The Chinese company has been accused of aggregating data for nefarious purposes, as it is ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Cyber security expert Richard Harknett was a guest speaker on "Cincinnati Edition" to discuss measures that might be, or should be, taken to protect Americans privacy and national security
April 3, 2023
Richard Harknett, head of UC's School of Public and International Affairs, was the initial scholar in residence at the U.S. Command. The U.S. Cyber Strategy for 2023 was recently announced, with Harknett recognized by cyber expert and colleague Gregory Winger.
November 23, 2022
UC's cyber security expert Gregory Winger speaks to WVXU on the increase of cyber hacks in K-12 schools and higher education. These institutions, experts say, are more vulnerable than corporations because the risk doesn't seem as obvious.
October 13, 2023
University of Cincinnati Professor Richard Harknett, director of the School of Public and International Affairs, tells 700-WLW that latest conflict in Israel started with a 'massive surprise attack.' Israel has declared war on Hamas.