English
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Dutch
Esperanto
French
German
Greek
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
UrduStarting in early summer last year, analysis finds that states with Republican governors had higher case and death rates
Tag: Political Science
Research shows that BSers are more likely to fall for BS
People who frequently mislead others are less able to distinguish fact from fiction, according to University of Waterloo researchers
The neoliberal city needs to change, argues Concordia professor Meghan Joy
A new policy agenda calls for progressive measures to restrict widening inequality
Strict environmental laws ‘push’ firms to pollute elsewhere
Study highlights need for global cooperation on policies
Assessing regulatory fairness through machine learning
The perils of machine learning – using computers to identify and analyze data patterns, such as in facial recognition software – have made headlines lately. Yet the technology also holds promise to help enforce federal regulations, including those related to…
The Holberg Prize names public philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum as 2021 Laureate
(Bergen, Norway): Today, the Holberg Prize–one of the largest international prizes awarded annually to an outstanding researcher in the humanities, social sciences, law or theology–named American philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum as its 2021 Laureate. Nussbaum is the current Ernst Freund…
Tracking data reveals shared political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and petrel
Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels
The selection of leaders of political parties through primary elections penalizes women
Researchers at the UPF Department of Political and Social Sciences, published in the journal Party Politics , concludes that the odds of women candidates winning in primary processes fall relative to other selection methods
Why COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods fall short and 3 ways to improve them
BINGHAMTON, NY – Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team including Binghamton University professor Nicole Hassoun suggests three ways to more fairly…
‘Overwhelming’ international support for more government action on environment, message-testing experiment finds
With eight months to go before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), an international survey experiment has found evidence of “overwhelming” support across seven major countries for governments to “do more” to protect the environment. The survey directly asks the…
Republican and Democratic voters agree on one thing–the need for generous COVID-19 relief
Yet, Bright Line Watch finds strong partisan divides over election and impeachment.
University of Guam research conference to feature traditional Pacific solutions to modern issues
The public will have an opportunity to hear about research and experiences unique to Oceania at the 42nd Annual Research Conference of the University of Guam’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, being held virtually from 9:30 a.m. to 4…
Human rights law can provide a transparent and fair framework for vaccine allocations
Researchers say that governments should look to human rights principles and commitments to help them decide who should get priority for the first available doses of COVID-19 vaccine
How women, migrants and workers are represented in the German Bundestag
Members of the German Bundestag who belong to underrepresented groups are more active in the legislative process and, early on, typically tend to advocate more for the interests of their groups. However, a current study by the universities in Konstanz,…
Taking an in-depth look at Americans’ opinions on climate change
The Climate Insights 2020 survey, a joint effort by researchers at Stanford University, Resources for the Future, and ReconMR, provides insight into American opinions on climate change, natural disasters, and more
Campaign promises more likely to be kept by governments run by women, research shows
HOUSTON – (Feb. 22, 2021) – Governments with strong female representation are more likely to deliver on campaign promises, according to new research from Rice University. “The Effects of Women’s Descriptive Representation on Government Behavior” by author Jonathan Homola, an…
Politics and the brain: Attention perks up when politicians break with party lines
fMRI study shows stronger neurological responses for politically incongruent positions
(Re)Shaping cities to combat inequality
Geography can become a root cause for inequality when cities are built in a way that fragments social networks.
Deep seabed mining must benefit all humankind
Policy brief ‘A comprehensive approach to the payment mechanism for deep seabed mining’
It’s morally wrong for rich nations to hoard COVID-19 vaccine
“Vaccine nationalism” fails to respect human rights
Nursing home staff responses to pandemic reveal resilience, shortcomings: Concordia study
Patrik Marier and PhD student Daniel Dickson compare how US and Canadian workers handled outbreaks in long-term care facilities
Insights from complexity science: More trust in self-organization needed
Study ‘Systemic Risk: The Threat to Societal Diversity and Coherence’
50 years since decimalisation: A very British compromise
Researcher Andy Cook says that European considerations played little part in the UK’s move to decimal currency in 1971
Diversity in policing can improve police-civilian interactions
Officers from marginalized groups in Chicago made fewer stops and arrests, used less force than white and male officers
The politics of synonyms
Researchers examine how the subtle choice of synonyms may tip your hand as to which political party you support
How shared partisanship leads to social media connections
Twitter experiment shows clear self-selection into social media “echo chambers” due to political preferences.
Israelis unwilling to risk two-state solution, new RAND report
Israelis across the political spectrum prefer the status quo to the two-state solution, and Palestinians are only willing to accept a two-state solution that Israelis will be unable to accept, according to a new RAND Corporation report that assesses whether…
New history of photography focuses on presidents
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — From the advent of photography to the age of social media, U.S. presidents have been among the most common subjects for the camera. So what better way to tell a story of the medium’s evolution than through…
Researchers find broad impacts from political polarization
Political polarization is having far-reaching impacts on American life, harming consumer welfare and creating challenges for people ranging from elected officials and policymakers to corporate executives and marketers. That’s one of the conclusions of a new scholarly paper by researchers…
1918 pandemic second wave had fatal consequences
In the event of a pandemic, delayed reactions and a decentralized approach by the authorities at the start of a follow-up wave can lead to longer-lasting, more severe and more fatal consequences, researchers from the universities of Zurich and Toronto…
Tom Hanks’ COVID-19 diagnosis likely shaped behaviors, thoughts toward virus
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– When actor Tom Hanks announced his COVID-19 diagnosis on March 11, 2020, many Americans were still learning about the virus and its severity. According to new research, Hanks’ announcement may have affected how some people understood the…
GW’s Program on Extremism tracking criminal cases linked to the attack on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 2021)–The George Washington University Program on Extremism has continued to update a project that is tracking individuals charged with crimes related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the Feb. 4…
“Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons”
New MIT Press Book Is A Powerful Call to action for Achieving Equality in Leadership.
What the Biden-Harris administration means for chemistry
The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris marks a new era for science policy in the U.S. and beyond. The new administration has inherited a global pandemic and worsening climate change, among other science-related issues. A cover story in…
What impact did police violence have on participation in the October 1, 2020 referendum?
An academic study by professors Toni Rodon (UPF) and Marc Guinjoan (UB) demonstrates that violence decreased participation at the places where it occurred, but increased participation in surrounding municipalities.
Majority skeptical healthcare costs will fall anytime soon as Biden begins presidency
In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden vowed that “help is on the way” to a nation grappling with a pandemic that has already claimed over 420,000 lives and counting.
Voters perceive political candidates with a disability as qualified for elected office
Worldwide, over one billion people live with a disability. Historically, they have been discriminated against and stigmatized by society. To improve their rights, they should be included in political decision-making, yet there is a lack of political representatives who are…
Leading expert calls for a new way to assess and deal with our national security
A leading academic expert on national security has called for a radical shake-up in how the UK deals with major crises on the scale of the current pandemic
SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, their parents in southwest Germany
What The Study Did: In this observational study, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection during a period of lockdown in southwest Germany was particularly low in children ages 1 to 10 years old. Overall, this large SARS-CoV-2 prevalence study in children is…
The idea of an environmental tax is finally gaining strength
An extra 290,000 pounds a year for lighting and cleaning because smog darkens and pollutes everything: with this cost estimate for the industrial city of Manchester, the English economist Arthur Cecil Pigou once founded the theory of environmental taxation.
Association of social, economic inequality with COVID-19 across US counties
What The Study Did: This investigation analyzed U.S. county-level associations of income inequality, racial/ethnic composition and political attributes with COVID-19 cases and mortality. Author: Tim F. Liao, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the corresponding author. To access…
Low-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households
Some of the low-carbon policy options currently used by governments may be detrimental to the households and small businesses less able to manage added short-term costs from energy price hikes, according to a new study. However, it also suggests that…
The end of domestic wine in 17th century Japan
September 1632 document likely shows the order for the last batch of Japanese wine in the Edo period
Changes in political administration come with increased danger of international conflict
A new paper including faculty at Binghamton University suggests that when democratic publics vote out an administration, this change comes with an increase in the danger of undesirable conflict.
Changes in political administration come with increased danger of international conflict
Research shows role of domestic politics in international conflict
Study finds NRA stakeholders conflicted in wake of shootings
A recent study finds that, in the wake of a mass shooting, National Rifle Association (NRA) employees, donors and volunteers had extremely mixed emotions about the organization – reporting higher levels of both positive and negative feelings about the NRA,…
Motherhood Does Not Drive Support For Gun Control
Moms are not more likely than other women to support gun control efforts. In fact, a new study finds that parenthood doesn’t have a substantial effect on the gun control views of men or women.
Delivering the news with humor makes young adults more likely to remember and share
In the early decades of televised news, Americans turned to the stern faces of newsmen like Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, and Dan Rather as trusted sources for news of the important events in America and around the world, delivered with gravitas and measured voices.
Traditional stereotypes about masculinity may help explain support for Trump
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — American politicians have long been expected to uphold a certain veneer: powerful, influential and never vulnerable. New Penn State research has found that these idealized forms of masculinity may also help explain support for Donald Trump…
Voluntary or compulsory? New evidence on motivation for anti-COVID-19 policies
Policies to contain the Covid-19 pandemic require widespread cooperation in order to be successful.