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Political Science
A summer in Harrisburg with an eye on global affairs
A summer in Harrisburg with an eye on global affairs
Henry Franklin, a second-year economics and cinema studies major, spent his summer interning in Pennsylvania’s Office of International Business Development.
Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides
Across Pennsylvania, Penn students practice ‘political empathy’ to connect across divides
Through the SNF Paideia Program, seven undergraduates and political scientist Lia Howard traveled all over the commonwealth this summer, listening to residents talk about their lives and the issues that matter to them.
Public opinion research in changing times
Public opinion research in changing times
In a Q&A, William Marble of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies talks about how PORES has had to adjust to the series of rapidly changing events in the presidential race and to longer-standing shifts in public opinion research methodologies.
Race, gender, and the appeal to youth in the Harris campaign
Race, gender, and the appeal to youth in the Harris campaign
Annenberg’s Sarah J. Jackson talks about how the Harris campaign is communicating differently than the Biden, Clinton, and Obama campaigns.
University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy
University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy
The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.
Breaking down how state voting laws have changed since 2020
Breaking down how state voting laws have changed since 2020
Political scientist Marc Meredith talks about the ways some states have made voting laws more restrictive or more expansive since 2020 and what these changes mean for the 2024 elections.
Michael C. Horowitz returns as director of Perry World House
Michael C. Horowitz returns as director of Perry World House
Horowitz resumed the leadership of Perry World House on August 14, overseeing work on security, defense, and emerging technologies.
Venezuela’s disputed election and unrest
Venezuela’s disputed election and unrest
Ángel Alvarado, a senior fellow in the Department of Economics and former Venezuelan congressman, shares his thoughts on the power struggle and ongoing crisis.
Q&A with David Eisenhower on Biden’s decision to bow out
Q&A with David Eisenhower on Biden’s decision to bow out
Eisenhower, professor at the Annenberg School and grandson of the former president, offers his take on Biden’s announcement, Vice President Harris’ next step, and the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
‘Bob Dylan, Prophet Without a God’
‘Bob Dylan, Prophet Without a God’
In his new book, “Bob Dylan, Prophet Without God,” political philosopher Jeffrey Edward Green of the School of Arts & Sciences offers an overarching account of the significance of Dylan’s political, religious, and ethical ideas.
In the News
The New York Times
The real Trump mystery
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication says that political polarization is the engine of “crystallization,” where people’s attitudes won’t be swayed no matter what new information they get.
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NBC News
Democrats ramp up efforts to turn out Puerto Rican voters in Pennsylvania
Michael Jones-Correa of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Latino voters are one of the few groups in Pennsylvania with a chance of either being mobilized or having their minds changed.
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Religion News Service
Whose Christianity do Christian nationalists want?
In an opinion essay, Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the religious right is attempting to establish a monolithic “Christian supremacy” that has never existed in the United States.
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Newsweek
Was Tim Walz the right call by Kamala Harris? Analysts weigh in
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says Tim Walz is a safe and smart political choice for Kamala Harris as her vice-presidential nominee.
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MSNBC
Time will tell if Kamala Harris made the right choice by picking Tim Walz
In an opinion essay, Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences outlines the thought process behind past picks for vice-presidential running mates.
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CBS News
Would President Nixon survive a Watergate crisis today?
Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses whether Richard Nixon would survive Watergate in today’s polarized politics and hot-button media environment.
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