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Reuters - Analysis: China's newly empowered Xi faces a daunting to-do list; Prof. Dali Yang says it's clear that "we're not going to see an easing of, let's say, the competitive dynamics with the United States"

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Axios - No women named to China's powerful Politburo for first time in 25 years; Prof. Kenneth Pomeranz says Xi Jinping's recent political maneuvering "almost certainly means efforts at further centralization

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Vox - Vox Announces Inaugural Future Perfect 50 List Honoring Visionary Change Agents; Assoc. Prof. Rachel Glennerster honoree of inaugural Vox award

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Hyde Park Herald - At 'Reflections on 1919', poet and sociologist Eve L. Ewing explores the remnants of Chicago’s Red Summer

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Bloomberg - Americans Care About Democracy, Just Not Enough to Save It; Prof. Robert Pape comments on the increased political volatility and potential for violence in the US

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USA TODAY - LA City Council racism scandal shows ugly side of creating political maps. Can redistricting reform help? Assoc. Prof. Robert Vargas says recent conversations reveal a view of politics as a zero-sum fight between racial and ethnic groups

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CNN - China's Xi opens Party Congress with speech tackling Taiwan, Hong Kong and zero-Covid; Prof. Dali Yang argues speech constitutes a continuation of previous policies

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CBS - Audio: Robert Pape on rising political violence in America

Faculty Sociology Announcements

Whites’ diverse perceptions of immigrants shape their immigration policy preferences

A new study finds that existing survey questions on “immigrants” obfuscate heterogeneity in perceptions By Sarah Steimer Countless scholarly stu...

Faculty RDI Announcements

Reuben Jonathan Miller, scholar of mass incarceration, awarded MacArthur fellowship

Sociologist recognized for his research on the criminal justice system’s human toll Assoc. Prof. Reuben Jonathan Miller, a renowned sociologist who...