Research Notes
Claire Timperley, Te Herenga Waka–Victoria, University of Wellington
In 2014, Kevin Bruyneel outlined the ways in which political science as a discipline ignores and distorts Indigenous politics, and in 2016 Kennan …
By: Rachael Houston
This past election season, faculty helped their students register to vote, become educated about the candidates, and turn out to the polls. Like never before, faculty came up with all sorts of creative ways to prepare their …
By Clarissa Unger
Political scientists have a responsibility to encourage their students’ participation in our democracy and this year should be no exception. The unique and extensive challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic require each of us to commit …
“Black Voter Turnout in 2020:
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With three weeks to go to the historic 2020 presidential election, the National Conference of Black …
By Elizabeth C. Matto
The 2020 election will be one like we’ve never seen in the United States. As the nation grapples with a public health emergency, Election Day practices will be upended and confusion promises to follow. Just when …
By Stephanie King
In preparing for the 2020 general election, many political science faculty and civic educators are likely starting the year by educating college students about the electoral college, the importance of engaging in a presidential election and attending …
By Andrew J. Seligsohn and Emily Bottie
The opportunity for every American to vote in a free and fair election is at risk. In a typical year, 56% of poll workers (the people who staff polling places on election day) …
In 2018, we published Black and Blue: How African Americans Judge the U.S. Legal System (Oxford University Press). Based on a nationally representative survey of African Americans, this book presents one of the most comprehensive analyses ever of the …
Was the election of 2016 the new normal? Or will Donald Trump’s successful campaign formula of racialized appeals and anti-establishment messaging be forgotten with the GOP reverting to its previous form after his presidency? On the campaign trail, former Vice …
By Melissa Michelson
My Menlo College students are generally concerned with current events and politics at the federal level—including Supreme Court decisions and actions taken by Congress or the President—and it can be challenging to convince them that their participation …