2020 Elections

Using COVID-19 and Connecticut’s Primary Elections to Teach Political Science Concepts

Connecticut’s 2020 primary election is a great example of electoral politics to include in a variety of classroom lessons. For public policy courses, it showcases how focusing events, defined as “an event that is sudden; relatively uncommon; can be reasonably defined as harmful […]

Civic Engagement

December Contributors to RAISE the Vote Discuss Democratic Theory for the Classroom

How can political scientists use discussions of democratic theory and participation to encourage their students to become more civically engaged? This month’s RAISE the Vote campaign theme, “Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations for Democratic Engagement,” addresses […]

Best Practices in Encouraging Student Registration Voting and Democratic Engagement: Week 3

Giving All College Students What They Need to Become Active Citizens: Tailoring Civic Learning to Students’ Lived Experiences

J. Cherie Strachan, Professor of Political Science at Central Michigan University, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the Vote […]