Civic Engagement

Everywhere is the Same Story: Voter Turnout!

2020 is an important electoral year in the United States. Voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot for a candidate to the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House. Whenever elections occur […]

APSA

Democracy, State Capacity, and COVID-19 Related School Closures

Democracy, State Capacity, and COVID-19 Related School Closures by Axel Cronert, Uppsala University, Department of Government, Uppsala University This paper provides a preliminary analysis of the institutional determinants of the timing of COVID-19 related school closures, […]

Latest

CARES Act: Higher Education and COVID-19

The federal government has taken several steps to address challenges faced by faculty, students, and staff in higher education related to COVID-19, including the passage of the CARES Act on March 27, 2020. The legislation […]

Journals

Community as Self: An Interview with Nadia E. Brown

Community as Self: An Interview with Nadia E. Brown By Guillermo Caballero, Purdue University, Jasmine C. Jackson, Purdue University, and Nadia E. Brown, Purdue University An interview between Professor Nadia E. Brown and her graduate students, […]

Journals

When Conflicts Do Not Overspill: The Case of Jordan

When Conflicts Do Not Overspill: The Case of Jordan By Petter Nesser, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment and Henrik Gråtrud, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment How can vulnerable states adjacent to countries embroiled in civil war avoid […]

2020 Elections

Wyoming Democratic Party Experiments for 2020

Wyoming is the nation’s the least populous state and has a long history of voting for Republicans in presidential elections.  As a result, presidential candidates rarely campaign in the state during the autumn months preceding […]