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Urdu“Women of color have driven the remarkable success of Democratic women in elective office,” says Elder. “Women of color are also the most loyal supporters of Democratic candidates–and recent Democratic presidents including Joe Biden and Barack Obama owe their success to this group of voters,” she adds.
Tag: Political Science
Expert Available: Millions of Voters in the U.K. Will Head to the Polls Thursday, Where Britain’s Conservatives Face Defeat
Millions of people in the U.K. will be voting tomorrow to choose a new House of Commons and a new government. …
FAU and Mainstreet Research Poll of Battleground States Highlights Partisan Divide on Top Issues, Trump Conviction
A new poll of voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, often considered battleground states, highlights the partisan divide on important issues and on the legal case against former U.S. President Donald Trump.
New FAU and Mainstreet Poll Shows Battleground States Nevada and Arizona Too Close to Call
With the 2024 election cycle fast approaching, new polling data from Nevada and Arizona reveal a deeply engaged and starkly divided electorate in these pivotal battleground states.
Worker rights are one of the least protected human rights, new research reveals
Worker rights are among the least protected human rights in the world, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Brian Schaffner Named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Brian Schaffner, a political science professor and Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, has been named to the 2024 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Essays on democracy draw attention to critical threats, explore safeguards ahead of Jan. 6
Shortly after Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building, the University of Notre Dame’s Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy established the January 6th, 2025, Project, which includes 10 Notre Dame faculty who are preeminent scholars of democracy.
Political scientist Don Abelson available to discuss the legacy of one of Canada’s most consequential prime ministers
EXPERT ADVISORY Political scientist, leadership expert and first director of Mulroney Institute Don Abelson available to discuss former PM’s legacy As one of Canada’s most consequential prime ministers, Brian Mulroney was both admired and excoriated, Abelson says Hamilton, ON, March…
Expert available to speak on Americans’ attitudes toward military aid to Ukraine
Florian Justwan is an associate professor of political science at University of Idaho. His work focuses on political psychology. In particular, his core research agenda is devoted to the study of foreign policy attitudes and political misperceptions. Recently, he and…
Prof. Dr. Chaiyan Chaiyaphorn Awarded National Outstanding Researcher Award 2024 in Political Science and Public Administration with Research Benefitting Society and Politics
Prof. Dr. Chaiyan Chaiyaphorn from the Department of Government, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, was recognized by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) with the National Outstanding Researcher Award 2024 in the field of Political Science and Public Administration.
FAU and Mainstreet Research National Poll Reveals Immigration and Incivility Key Issues for Voters
Immigration and incivility are two major issues that continue to inform voter behavior and expectations in U.S. politics and the 2024 the presidential election, according to the latest national poll by the FAU Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab (PolCom Lab) and Mainstreet Research.
In online news, do mouse clicks speak louder than words?
In a polarized country, how much does the media influence people’s political views? A new study co-authored by MIT scholars finds the answer depends on people’s media preferences — and, crucially, how these preferences are measured.
Cal State Fullerton Faculty Member Scott J. Spitzer Available to Discuss Humanitarian Crisis of the Israel–Hamas war
Scott J. Spitzer, associate professor of political science at Cal State Fullerton, can speak to the humanitarian crisis resulting from the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. Spitzer, who teaches the political science course “Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” can speak to the…
Study reveals the persistent effects of corruption on trust and voting
The short-term effects of corruption are often obvious. Numerous sources, both in Russia and in the West, consider the military’s endemic corruption one of the main reasons of the logistical problems, very low troop morale, and massive casualties of the Red Army in Ukraine.
Will the Fox News Settlement with Dominion Change the Network?
Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts political science professor and author, is interviewed about the implications of the Fox News – Dominion settlement and its likely impacts on Fox’s business model and coverage of future elections.
PGS Global Ed Series #4: Citizens Preferences in Divided Societies
Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University is pleased to invite all to join the PGS Global Ed Series #4: Citizens Preferences in Divided Societies. The talk will be held on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 at 4:30 PM Bangkok time (GMT+7) at PGS Main Classroom (M08) on M Floor, Building 3, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Study: Abortion Views Closely Tied to Views on Race, Religion
A new study finds public attitudes about abortion are closely tied to both religious beliefs and attitudes about race. The study provides the first empirical evidence of the strong relationship between racial attitudes and beliefs about abortion rights.
Incivility reduces interest in what politicians have to say, shows research
Nasty remarks by politicians against their critics are so common that we may not pay them much mind. That’s the problem of political incivility, say a pair of researchers who’ve studied the phenomenon among U.S. politicians.
Data project ranks how well countries around the globe protect human rights
The recently launched CIRIGHTS project — a collaboration between Binghamton University and the University of Rhode Island (URI) — ranks how well countries around the globe protect human rights.
The far right also knows how to exploit love
The rise of the far right in Western democracies in recent years has revived interest in how these movements and parties engage in politics.
URI professor’s new book looks at internal divisions in Ukraine that contributed to current conflict with Russia
On a Fulbright research trip to Ukraine in 2014, Nicolai Petro had a front row seat to the eruption of the Maidan revolution, which led to the ouster of the country’s president who sought closer ties to Russia. The revolution also exposed the deep domestic conflict over Ukraine’s national identity between those in the country’s east who honor their Russian heritage and welcome ties to their neighbor and those in the western region who reject everything Russian.
Blank pieces of paper at Chinese protests actually say a lot
Demonstrators in China have recently begun to hold blank pieces of paper at protests. While the paper might say nothing, protesters are sending a clear message, according to Dave Clark, an expert in global protest movements and professor of political…
Case study proposes framework for analyzing U.S.-China geo-political tensions in Indo-Pacific
Social sciences and international relations experts at Hiroshima University in Japan have proposed a new framework for studying the immensely complex power dynamics between China and the U.S., and its allies bordering the Pacific Ocean – “hybrid balancing.”
Online Taiwan Lectures on Chinese Studies “China-US Geopolitics in the 21st Century”
Chulalongkorn University invites all to attend the online Taiwan Lectures on Chinese Studies, “China-US Geopolitics in the 21st Century”, on Thursday, October 27th, 2022, from 14:00-16:00 Thailand time (ICT) via Zoom.
Study Shows When Society Worries About Covid Concerns About Climate Change Subside
In a study that analyzed nearly 19 million publicly available tweets from 2019 to 2021, researchers found consistently that as the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths increased, fewer tweets about climate change — another urgent global issue — occurred.
FAU’s ‘Fab Four’ Receive Prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Awards
The Fulbright program is devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program.
Virginia Tech experts: Jan. 6 hearings will continue with substance and stunts
Substantive or stunt? Productive or pandering? Two Virginia Tech experts say the proceedings this month of the House committee investigating the January 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are shaping up to include moments of import as well as moments…
University of Miami to establish The George P. Hanley Democracy Center
The George P. Hanley Democracy Center, set to launch this fall, will study the practice of democratic politics both in the United States and globally and will offer research grants and public programming.
Chula Virtual International Graduate Open House Academic Year 2021-2022
Join us at our Virtual Graduate Open House (International) to find out about the diverse range of international programs available and the benefits of studying at Chula. Organized by the Office of International Affairs and Global Network (OIA), during August 31 – September 3, 2021, at 1.00 – 4.00 PM (GMT +7) via Zoom webinars and Facebook Live, the event is an ideal way to explore the graduate programs, connect with faculty and staff, get answers to your questions about graduate school, and get details on deadlines, funding, career paths, specific requirements, and much more.
Shedding light on the dark side of firm lobbying
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Expenses for university R&D&I increase moderately in Spain
According to the IUNE Observatory’s 2021 Report
Communicating about climate change: What’s politics got to do with it?
In the United States, climate change is controversial, which makes communicating about the subject a tricky proposition. A recent study by Portland State researchers Brianne Suldovsky, assistant professor of communication, and Daniel Taylor-Rodriguez, assistant professor of statistics, explored how liberals…
DePaul University’s Kathleen Arnold discusses how Refugee and Forced Migration Studies examines climate change, COVID-19 and intersectionality
CHICAGO — Political science and immigration scholar Kathleen Arnold is a fervent advocate for migrant rights in Chicago. A faculty member at DePaul University for more than a decade, Arnold is the author of five books on displacement, poverty and…
Angry politicians make angry voters, new study finds
Politicians may have good reason to turn to angry rhetoric, according to research led by political scientists from Colorado–the strategy seems to work, at least in the short term. In a new study, Carey Stapleton at the University of Colorado…
The GovLab launches free online course on “Open Justice”
BROOKLYN, New York, Thursday, July 15, 2021 – Today, The GovLab in partnership with the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary of Mexico (TEPJF) , launched a first of its kind, online course on Open Justice through the edX MOOC…
Politecnico di Torino and Ithaca together for the production of maps for the European Agency Frontex
TURIN, 14 July 2021 – Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, since 2004 engaged in migration control, border management and whose responsibilities, extended in 2016 to the fight against cross-border crime and search and rescue services in the…
US congressional members struck a different tone along party lines in 8 months of COVID-19 social
Meaningful messaging: Sentiment in elite social media communication with the public on the COVID-19 pandemic
Off-cycle elections result in less representative local governments
Americans tend to be far more consumed with national politics than with local politics. As places like Utah, Arizona, Michigan and Maryland gear up to hold local elections this summer and fall, history predicts that they will see an average…
Even on Facebook, COVID-19 polarized members of US Congress
Tone of social media posts revealed partisanship, study finds
Populist anti-foreign aid rhetoric has an impact on the public – but only among fans of populist politicians, study shows
Populist anti-foreign aid rhetoric works – but only fans of populist politicians are convinced by hostile messages about charity abroad, a new study shows. Those who distrust populist politicians are significantly less susceptible to these messages.
Why we need to talk openly about vaccine side effects
We need to talk openly about vaccine side effects if we are to defeat the coronavirus pandemic
Digital government needs to better take women’s digital needs into account
Experts explore the persisting digital gender gap in digital government research and practice and present a vision for future research in this Special Issue of Information Polity
Gender pay gap means fewer female candidates on the ballot
A new study in the Journal of the European Economic Association , published by Oxford University Press, finds that electoral districts with a larger gender pay gaps show favoritism toward male political candidates in Parliamentary elections, with fewer female candidates…
Public diplomacy by a visiting national leader sways public opinion in host country
Study finds soft power can increase public approval and help shape global affairs
New book contends that local newspapers bear brunt of news media’s increasing elitism
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new book by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign journalism professor Nikki Usher examines the market failure of local newspapers in the context of larger U.S. problems such as rising social inequality, geographic polarization and political discord. In…
Political variables carried more weight than healthcare in government response to COVID-19
Political institutions such as the timing of elections and presidentialism had a larger influence on COVID-19 strategies than the institutions organizing national healthcare, according to a research team led by a professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Partisanship guided Americans’ personal safety decisions early in the pandemic
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — What motivated Americans to wear masks and stay socially distanced (or not) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic? More often than not, it was partisanship, rather than perceived or actual health risk, that drove…
OU professor receives Council on Foreign Relations fellowship
Samer Shehata receives international affairs fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations
Pandemic planning: Government should embrace uncertainty rather than confront it or shy away from it
New research shows the UK’s COVID-19 management decisions were based on an outdated pandemic modelling structure and suggests a more resilient approach would have been more effective. In the initial months of the pandemic, regular updates using graphs showing how…
How should governments offer subsidies for clean-energy heating?
New study from Finland shows heat pump benefits don’t necessarily go to those who benefit most