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A new book highlights the economic inequality at the heart of democratic backsliding
The Backsliders, a new book from Susan C. Stokes, analyzes the moment while offering solutions to a polarized public.By Sarah Steimer Early in her car...
Former CIA Director William J. Burns to Keynote 2025 Hagel Lecture
faculty alumni political science
With his recent role as the head of the U.S. intelligence community, Burns offers intimate insight into how world leaders think — and how their intera...
Rochelle Terman received 2025 Dean’s Early Career Research Award
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By Aubrey Christofersen The 2025 winner of the Annual Dean’s Early Career Research Award has been announced as Assistant Professor Rochelle Terman of ...
Income inequality has led to an erosion of democracy in countries around the world
A study in PNAS sheds light on why democracy is more often threatened by elected presidents and prime ministers in the 21st century than by military c...