How can you change minds on hot-button political issues? Here’s what these scholars found. Nikita Lalwani - July 16, 2020 For every 100 conversations, five individuals’ attitudes shifted
‘Why We’re Polarized’ shows how media, emotion, politicians and more are dividing Americans Daniel Hopkins - January 28, 2020 Ezra Klein explains the political science for you.
Trump and his advisers are probably wrong about what foreign policy Americans want Joshua Busby, Jordan Tama, and Dina Smeltz - July 3, 2019 But, then, so are most foreign policy elites. Here’s what they’re missing.
Alabama state legislators are wrong about their voters’ opinions on abortion. Leah C. Stokes - May 28, 2019 Why would politicians pass abortion bans that their voters oppose?
Having the most diverse Congress ever will affect more than just legislation Melinda Ritchie, Kenneth Lowande, and Erinn Lauterbach - January 9, 2019 Women, minorities and veterans have new advocates in the 116th Congress.
Persuading voters is hard. That doesn’t mean campaigns should give up. Joshua Kalla and David Broockman - October 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64714" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A voter is reflected in the glass
America’s tech entrepreneurs are Democrats not libertarians, but they may be changing the Democratic Party Neil Malhotra and David Broockman - September 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63844" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A logo sign at the headquarters
How do you reduce prejudice toward transgender people? This new study explains. Andrew Gelman - April 7, 2016 Last year, there was a big scandal in political science
How political science helps explain the rise of Trump: Most voters aren’t ideologues Michael Tesler and John Sides - March 2, 2016 Donald Trump's success in the Republican presidential primaries — especially after
Donald Trump may be showing us the future of right-wing politics Pablo Piccato and Federico Finchelstein - February 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36434" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Donald Trump speaks to South Carolina
Voters aren’t talking to the other party’s politicians. Here’s why that matters. Timothy Ryan and David Broockman - February 9, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35472" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] If the other side is evil
A newly released poll shows the populist power of Donald Trump Michael Tesler - January 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_33811" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks
Donald Trump is a textbook example of an ideological moderate Doug Ahler and David Broockman - December 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33582" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaking
New issue of Journal of Experimental Political Science published! Joshua Tucker - January 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20689" align="aligncenter" width="600"] (Courtesy of Cambridge University Press)[/caption] It
Rich people rule! Larry Bartels - April 8, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] David Barrows, of Washington, DC,
A new experiment shows how money buys access to Congress John Sides - March 11, 2014 A new paper just released today by two political science
The real extremists are American voters, not politicians Dan Hopkins - January 22, 2014 David Broockman is a political science graduate student at UC
Congress doesn't have to be a Millionaires' Club John Sides - January 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_4932" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] (CAROL PORTER FOR THE WASHINGTON
Our elected officials aren’t feeling very accountable Larry Bartels - November 4, 2013 Political scientists know a lot about how voters behave, but
Why Electing Minorities Matters John Sides - July 8, 2013 This is a guest post by David Broockman, a PhD
“What Politicians Believe About Their Constituents: Asymmetric Misperceptions and Prospects for Constituency Control” Andrew Gelman - April 22, 2013 Jeremy Fox points us to a paper by David Broockman
Politicians Like Constituents Like Them John Sides - August 24, 2011 Chris Blattman links to this paper by Gwyneth McClendon, a