Presidential Election

“Strategic Discrimination” puts Diverse Candidates at a Disadvantage
News
November 3, 2020

“Strategic Discrimination” puts Diverse Candidates at a Disadvantage

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Kamala Harris’ Ambition: Free Chapter from ‘Why Don’t Women Rule the World?’
News
August 11, 2020

Kamala Harris’ Ambition: Free Chapter from ‘Why Don’t Women Rule the World?’

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A Political Scientist Asks Why Did We Get US Election So Wrong?
Public Policy
November 10, 2016

A Political Scientist Asks Why Did We Get US Election So Wrong?

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Revisiting Social Science Space Articles on the Election
News
November 7, 2016

Revisiting Social Science Space Articles on the Election

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Interpreting Trump Through the Politics of Fear

Interpreting Trump Through the Politics of Fear

Last year Ruth Wodak’s book on right-wing populist discourse, ‘The Politics of Fear,’ was published. In this Year of the Trump, she looks at how the US presidential candidate might have required adding a few pages to her work.

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A Short History of Contested Presidential Elections

A Short History of Contested Presidential Elections

Noting that one candidate has been claiming the upcoming U.S. presidential vote is ‘rigged,’ our Washington-based blogger takes a look at the ways that past presidential elections have been less than clear-cut, and that ways in which the system bent to accommodate a peaceful transfer of power.

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Explaining Donald Trump’s Hold on Many White Voters

Explaining Donald Trump’s Hold on Many White Voters

New research conducted earlier in the current U.S. presidential campaign confirms the role that racial anxiety is playing for many white voters.

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How Much Do Campaigns (and Debates) Really Matter?

How Much Do Campaigns (and Debates) Really Matter?

The American presidential campaign season, official and unofficial, seems essentially endless. But as the US enters the homestretch for 2016, Howard Silver wonders how much all this sound and fury really matters to voters

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Archived Webinar: Elections in America

Archived Webinar: Elections in America

What is the future of American political parties as we known them? Do Americans even care about the candidates’ positions? Do campaign visits and television ads really turn the dial in voting. Political scientists Larry Bartels, Lynn Vavreck and Gary Jacobsen — address these and other questions about the current presidential election in this archived webinar.

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