Political Science Archive

Sarah Snyder, American University – Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy

On American University Week: Have human rights helped shape U.S. foreign policy in the past? Sarah

Daniel Lewis, Siena College – Public Attitudes Towards Transgender Rights

On Siena College Week: Could unfamiliarity with transgender people be driving negative attitudes in the U.S.?

Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University – Why We Stink at Fact-Checking

Got your facts straight? Lisa Fazio, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt University,

Ray Raymond, SUNY Ulster – Avoiding Intelligence Blind Spots

There has been a lot of chaos in the U.S. government under the current administration. Ray

Ryan Skinnell, San Jose State University – What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald Trump

Persuasion plays a big part in our elections. Ryan Skinnell, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

Elizabeth Kiester, Albright College – Religion and Policy on Attitudes towards LGBTQ Rights

We’re still looking to fully understand prejudice in our society. Elizabeth Kiester, Assistant Professor of Sociology

Mark Montgomery, Grinnell College – International Adoption

Fewer and fewer children are being adopted from overseas. Mark Montgomery, professor of enterprise and leadership

David Kastan, Yale University – The Politics of Red and Blue

How long have Republicans been red and Democrats blue? David Kastan, professor of English at Yale

Jerusha Conner, Villanova University – Students Should March and Then They Should Run

On Part 2 of our Student Protest Series: What happens after the students stop marching? Jerusha

Elise Carlson-Rainer, American Public University – Role of Bureaucrats in Foreign Policy and LGBTI Rights

Bureaucrats might not be all bad. Elise Carlson-Rainer, assistant professor of International Relations at American Public