Political Science

Carolyn Holmes

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Carolyn Holmes

Carolyn Holmes

Assistant Professor

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CarolynEHolmes@utk.edu

Fields of Interest:

Comparative Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

Education: Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington

Dr. Carolyn E. Holmes is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Her research focuses on nationalism and post-conflict transitions to democracy in sub-Saharan Africa.  She earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2015.  She has conducted extensive field research in South Africa, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Fulbright-Hays Program.  She has also conducted preliminary work in Ghana, while teaching graduate students in Accra. 

Dr. Holmes teaches classes on African Politics, Politics of the Developing World, Comparative Politics, Qualitative Methods, and Nationalism.

Her research has appeared in African Affairs, Acta Politica, Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, Democratization, and the Journal of Southern African Studies.

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Events

  1. Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”

    Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”

    Rubber plantations have been sites of social and environmental injustice since their colonial expansion. Several initiatives have emerged in recent years to address these...

    Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”
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    Location
    Frieson Black Cultural Center
    Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism” 03:00 pm - Frieson Black Cultural Center

  2. “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region

    “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region

    DESCRIPTION OF EVENT The visit of Dr. Vincent Adams to give a keynote at the University of Tennessee Knoxville in October 2022. Dr. Alexander’s lecture will be “ “Oil Don’t...

    “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region
    Date
    Location
    Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
    “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region 05:00 pm - Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs

  3. “Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II

    “Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II

    Join us for the UT Global Studies Speaker Series as we proudly present a lecture titled “Palm Oil Diplomacy: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED...

    “Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II
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    Location
    International House
    “Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II 03:30 pm - International House

  4. Vols Making an Impact in Political Communications

    Vols Making an Impact in Communications

    The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, College of Communication & Information, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration, and Department of Political...

    Vols Making an Impact in Political Communications
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    Communications Building
    Vols Making an Impact in Political Communications 05:00 pm - Communications Building

  5. Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni

    Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni

    The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, College of Communication & Information, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration, and Department of Political...

    Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni
    Date
    Location
    Communications Building
    Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni 12:00 pm - Communications Building

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