Political science Archives

Republican senators used racially coded language to question Ketanji Brown Jackson. There’s history to that.

Sharon Wright Austin - March 28, 2022

Compare that to the language senators used to grill Constance Baker Motley in 1966, slowing down her confirmation as the first Black female federal judge.

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

Thousands of Russians are protesting against the war with Ukraine. Putin’s not likely to listen.

Hannah Chapman - March 1, 2022

The Kremlin has many tools to repress opposing voices.

The bomb threats against Howard University affect far more than a single university

Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, Pearl K. Dowe, Nikol G. Alexander-Floyd, Kelly Richardson, Khalilah L. Brown-Dean, Françoise Cromer, Elsie Scott, and Duchess Harris - February 16, 2022

Historically Black colleges and universities are being attacked as their success becomes more visible

If Russia invades Ukraine, what happens next?

David Lake - January 22, 2022

Many Ukrainians wouldn’t favor a pro-Russian leader — but would the U.S. support an anti-Russian insurgency?

Would Americans ever support a coup? 40 percent now say yes.

Noam Lupu, Luke Plutowski, and Elizabeth Zechmeister - January 3, 2022

That percentage jumped significantly since 2017 and includes more than half the Republicans we surveyed.

Republicans and Democrats have split over whether to support multiethnic democracy, our research shows

Lilliana Mason, Julie Wronski, and John Kane - January 3, 2022

Trump activated what we call a ‘MAGA faction,’ motivated by animus toward marginalized groups

Biden’s court commission is worried about Supreme Court ‘legitimacy.’ So what is ‘legitimacy,’ exactly?

Michael J. Nelson - October 21, 2021

How the commission measures this will influence what changes it suggests – or doesn’t.

Fear of ‘terrorism’ shaped U.S. foreign policy after 9/11. Will the U.S. make China the next big obsession?

Ronald Krebs - September 11, 2021

An overarching narrative can lead to fewer foreign policy choices.

Rising Democratic star Val Demings wants to challenge Sen. Marco Rubio. Could she win?

Pearl K. Dowe and Ashley Daniels - May 24, 2021

Her network of Black women’s civic organizations would give her a critical boost