University of Florida 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.

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

What would bring stability after the death of Chad’s president?

Daniel Eizenga - June 1, 2021

Neighboring countries have successfully managed political change without the military stepping in

Boston is about to get its first Black and first female mayor. How will she govern?

Sharon Wright Austin - February 3, 2021

Kim Janey’s step into that office will signal that the city has changed

Thousands of Brazilian candidates ‘switched’ racial identities this year

Andrew Janusz - December 8, 2020

Three things to know about Brazil’s local elections in 2020

Do you usually vote by mail? A lot of Republicans who do won’t say so.

Enrijeta Shino and Daniel Smith - October 8, 2020

That’s what our study found — for Trump supporters in particular

Here’s the problem with mail-in ballots: They might not be counted.

Enrijeta Shino, Mara Suttmann-Lea, and Daniel Smith - May 20, 2020

That’s especially true for younger, minority, and first-time voters.

California’s ‘Fair Pay to Play’ law for college athletes has other states racing to join up. Here’s why.

Roshaun Colvin and Joshua Jansa - November 18, 2019

Even the NCAA is changing its rules on athlete pay.

We’re an all-women team chosen to edit political science’s flagship journal. Here’s why that matters.

American Political Science Review's incoming editorial team - August 28, 2019

Here’s the ninth in our series on the gender gap in political science.

Czech protesters are trying to defend democracy, 30 years after the Velvet Revolution. Can they succeed?

Petra Guasti, Michael Bernhard, and Lenka Bustikova - July 15, 2019

Our research shows that, yes, demonstrations can prevent the erosion of democracy. Here’s what’s going on.