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2023-24 CISSR Faculty Research Grants Announced

The Center for International Social Science Research has announced its 2023-2024 Faculty Research Fellowship Grants. Providing up to $25,000 for facul...

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FiveThirtyEight - The Freedom Caucus Was Designed To Disrupt; Article cites research from Asst. Prof. Ruth Bloch Rubin on modern Congressional caucuses

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Washington Post - Why China dumped its "zero covid" policy so suddenly - and disastrously; Prof. Dali Yang comments on the lack of preparation behind China lifting "zero COVID" policy

Political Science Faculty Student Announcements

New Research Finds Nearly 80 Million Latin Americans Live Under Criminal Governance

Findings suggest a correlation between gang governance and a positive perception of state governance. By Sarah Steimer In nationally representat...

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US News & World Report - A New Standard for Scandal; Prof. William Howell comments on how much the fate of Rep. George Santos will be determined by calculation of the GOP

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Newsweek - FBI Faces Tough Test Over Joe Biden's Classified Documents; Prof. Will Howell discusses the "long, long history" of the FBI being instrumentalized in American politics

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LA Times - Op-ed: What the insurrection in Brazil says about America's response to Trump; Prof. Susan Stokes argues that the costs of letting insurrectionists get by without prosecution is too high

In the News Faculty Political Science

The Economist - What is the House Freedom Caucus? Asst. Prof. Ruth Bloch Rubin says that the Freedom Caucus has the whip in the current congressional session

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Boston Globe - This suburban gynecologist treated the downtrodden. US prosecutors say she punched a Capitol officer on Jan 6; Article cites Prof. Robert Pape's research on Jan 6 insurrection

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CBC - American democracy had near-death experience a year ago. This year will test its vital signs; Prof. Robert Pape discusses the future potential for political violence in the wake of Jan 6