Can appearing less educated help right-leaning candidates win votes from the poor?
Right-wing candidates in Brazil rely successfully on “descriptive representation” to win elections, according to Rochester political scientists.
Radicalized and believing in conspiracies: can the cycle be broken?
Rochester political scientist Scott Tyson says the growing belief in conspiracist narratives has led to the increased radicalization of average Americans.
To drill down on anti-Asian hate crimes, Rochester researchers harness social media
Information gleaned from thousands of Twitter users lets the researchers gauge public opinion toward #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.
Dual degree student enjoyed the best of both worlds
Tessa Nojaim majored in tuba performance at Eastman and political science in the College.
Oscars seek to increase diversity with newly proposed rules. Will it work?
In an analysis for the Washington Post, Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina and student Ryan Hecker ’23 offer a spoiler alert.
Students earn national award for conflict resolution project
Mohammed Bah ’23 and Miguel Yakouma ’23 have received a Davis Projects for Peace grant to run a program in Central African Republic aimed at diffusing a religious civil war.
University honors Student Employees of the Year
Political science research assistant Annie Rosenow ’22 and Simon Business School student peer Richard Koutouan ’21S (MBA) are recognized for their work.
Campaign finance reform will not restore trust in democracy, say two social scientists
Proposed campaign finance legislation is “riddled with claims that do not hold up when subjected to scientific scrutiny,” argues Rochester political scientist David Primo.
Republican and Democratic voters agree on one thing—the need for generous COVID-19 relief
The latest Bright Line Watch survey finds that voters support COVID-19 relief spending, but partisan divides remain over the election and impeachment.
What does it mean if most Republican voters still think Biden lost?
A new Bright Line Watch survey finds that fewer than a third of Republican voters have confidence in the national vote count.