4/16
Kristen de Groot
News Officer
krisde@upenn.edu
A panel discussion at Perry World House explored how Afghan women and girls have continued to organize and fight for their own equality despite the Taliban’s resurgence.
A new book by a team of scholars—including Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson—analyzes the crises surrounding the 2020 election and its aftermath.
Experts from across Penn share their thoughts on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Union.
This timely volume of essays edited by professors Heather J. Sharkey and Jeffrey Green explores theoretical, historical, and legal perspectives on religious freedom, while examining its meaning as an experience, value, and right.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joined Penn faculty to discuss distrust in science, the fossil fuel industry, and the conservative Supreme Court.
Doctoral candidate Kimberly Cárdenas considers the growing numbers of LGBTQ+ Black and Latinx Americans—and how they participate in the political process.
Sam Wolken, a joint doctoral student in communication and political science, studies public opinion, local news, and politics.
The Center for the Study of Contemporary China, in co-sponsorship with Perry World House, held a forum to discuss the protests and what they mean for China and its citizens going forward.
More than 30 representatives from the University traveled to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for two weeks of negotiations at this year’s United Nations climate change conference.
The exiled activist and Perry World House Visiting Fellow discusses his current work and his thoughts on the state of democracy around the world.
Kristen de Groot
News Officer
krisde@upenn.edu
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences points to Chile as an international example of a large sex abuse scandal turning into effective activism.
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Marc Trussler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Biden surrogates can’t outright ignore warning signs from polling data.
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Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the Republican lean to the right during the last few decades has distorted labels like moderate and conservative.
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A study from Penn found that votes in ranked-choice races are nearly 10 times more likely to be rejected due to an improper mark than votes in non-ranked choice races.
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Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that general polls feature members of the public who are expressing more of a feeling about the state of affairs, such as the economy, in comparison with voters who intend to go to the ballot box.
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Research at Penn indicates that the core difference between conservatives and liberals is whether the world is intrinsically hierarchical, with conservatives believing more strongly that the world should demonstrate a stratified orderliness.
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