A Turkish court sentenced Erdogan’s rival to prison. That could backfire. Cem Tecimer and Andrew O’Donohue - December 21, 2022 If the conviction stands, Istanbul’s popular mayor couldn’t run for president in 2023. But voters sometimes rebel against efforts to subvert democracy.
Do Ukrainians want a ceasefire? Karina V. Korostelina and Gerard Toal - August 30, 2022 A new survey reveals how people on the front lines process the tradeoffs of war
Do people in Donbas want to be ‘liberated’ by Russia? John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, and Gwendolyn Sasse - April 14, 2022 We surveyed people in Ukraine’s contested eastern region to see what they wanted. Here’s what we found.
Even after Albright, foreign policy leaders are still mostly men Tiffany Barnes, Diana O'Brien, and Bomi K. Lee - March 28, 2022 Our research explores what happens when women reach high positions
Sotomayor said people of color feel pressure to prove themselves every day. She’s right, our research finds. Susan Haire, Robert K. Christensen, Laura Moyer, and John Szmer - October 26, 2021 When women or people of color write majority appeals court opinions, they ground their reasoning more thoroughly in precedent.
Biden wants more wind energy. Those projects should help local politicians, our research finds. Oksan Bayulgen, Mary Buchanan, Lyle Scruggs, and Carol Atkinson-Palombo - October 19, 2021 Wind turbines don’t just deliver clean energy; they help both Republican and Democratic incumbents win reelection.
The pandemic actually helped bring Americans together – briefly Matthew Gentzkow, Levi Boxell, James N. Druckman, and Jacob Conway - August 23, 2021 Having a common enemy can unite a nation — until something like the Black Lives Matter protests reminds citizens of their profound differences.
Americans aren’t learning about anti-Asian bias. We have the data. Peter Enns, Katherine Zaslavsky, Jonathon Schuldt, and Byungdoo Kim - April 23, 2021 We found some evidence of change, but not in the ways you might expect.
A new survey of the Ukraine-Russia conflict finds deeply divided views in the contested Donbas region Kristin Bakke, John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, and Gwendolyn Sasse - February 11, 2021 Many in the breakaway territory see a future with Russia
Americans want to trust the experts on the coronavirus. That isn’t easy. Stephanie Ternullo - October 5, 2020 They end up trusting parties on the evidence.