A small segment of the U.S. population considers violence, including lethal violence, to be usually or always justified to advance political objectives. This is according to newly published research from the UC Davis Violence ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2023
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Cross-national research carried out by the University of Southampton and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) into public opinion on LGBT+ rights has shown that anti-immigrant prejudices, particularly towards Muslims, contributes ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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In emerging countries, where the differences between political parties are considerable, elections often bring sweeping policy changes, even when the incumbents remain in power. This electoral uncertainty creates challenges ...
Economics & Business
Aug 22, 2023
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The UK's COVID inquiry is putting pandemic policymaking under the microscope. One of the key questions is who should make decisions in an emergency, and how.
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Kirby Goidel reflects on the "march of democracy" as America's 247th birthday nears. A professor of political science in the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Goidel studies ...
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2023
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Voting rights have come under scrutiny across the United States in recent years, with multiple cases before the Supreme Court this session. A new study by Syracuse University researchers suggests the issue has implications ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2023
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In October 2020, two rival candidates for office in Utah made an unusual television ad together. Incumbent Republican Gov. Spencer Cox and his Democratic challenger, Chris Peterson, appeared in the same spot to note they ...
Social Sciences
May 30, 2023
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Winston Churchill famously said, "Democracy is the worst form of government—except for all those other forms that have been tried."
Political science
May 2, 2023
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President Joe Biden will convene world leaders beginning on March 29, 2023, to discuss the state of democracies around the world.
Political science
Mar 6, 2023
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For the first time in two decades, there are more closed autocracies than liberal democracies in the world, but the future is not entirely bleak. This is shown in this year's democracy report from the Varieties of Democracy ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2023
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