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In the News Faculty Political Science

WTTW: First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concerns, Prof. John Mearsheimer in conversation on Pres. Biden's foreign policy aims and diplomacy with Russia

In the News Faculty Sociology

Chicago Sun-Times: Apply social science to carjacking spike, Asst. Prof. Robert Vargas discusses the uptick in carjackings in Chicago

In the News Faculty Economics Political Science

NPR: 'Why Nations Fail' authors on what the Capitol Riot means for the future of the U.S., Prof. James Robinson in conversation on his book Why Nations Fail and the state of American democracy

In the News Faculty Political Science

France 24: Plus ça change: For much of world, Biden means continuity, Asst. Prof. Paul Poast comments on American foreign policy "[remaining] the same" under Biden

In the News Faculty Economics

Bloomberg: The most important number you’ve never heard of, Prof. Michael Greenstone on Biden's inauguration, Milton Friedman, and the social cost of carbon

In the News Political Science Faculty

International Business Times - Plus change: For much of the world, Biden means continuity, Assoc. Prof. Paul Poast comments on the continuity of U.S. international relations goals in the new administration

Faculty Sociology

A New View of Redistricting in Chicago

By Sarah Fister Gale   Redistricting can be a powerful tool wielded by legislators and lobbyists to Influence the balance of power in local gove...

In the News Faculty Political Science

USA Today: 'Failure is not an option': Pressure mounts for Biden to deliver on Covid-19 promises, Prof. William Howell discusses everything riding on Pres. Biden’s first year in office

In the News Faculty Economics

Bloomberg Law: Key to Biden climate agenda: The social cost of carbon explained, Prof. Michael Greenstone responds to Pres. Joe Biden’s plan to determine the “social cost of carbon”

In the News Faculty Political Science

The Washington Post: A year after Wuhan coronavirus lockdown, trauma runs deep in China’s ‘Hero City’, Prof. Dali Yang argues that "official rhetoric" has made it harder for Chinese officials to critically analyze their response to Covid-19