Political Science

Measures to tackle homelessness in Australia have been conspicuously absent from the election campaign.This post was originally published on this site

Incarceration has lasting consequences. Many young people who have been incarcerated later struggle to achieve the basic milestones in adulthood, such as living on their own or maintaining a long-term job. Black and Hispanic males […]

Politicians who exhibit ‘dark’ personality traits such as narcissism, psychopathy or Machiavellianism contribute to increasing affective polarization among citizens. This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA), the […]

Australia is heading to the polls on 3 May, and as we enter the campaign, the amount of misinformation we are exposed to is likely to increase.This post was originally published on this site

Social Security is one of the federal government’s biggest programs.This post was originally published on this site

While almost two-thirds of young people in the U.S. support democracy, almost a third view it skeptically and are more inclined to accept authoritarianism, according to a new report on attitudes of youth in America […]

Conservative people in America appear to distrust science more broadly than previously thought. Not only do they distrust science that does not correspond to their worldview, but also, compared to liberal Americans, their trust is […]

A new law which requires voters to show ID at polling stations in the U.K. may “significantly reduce” turnout, according to a new analysis published in Political Science Research and Methods authored by Dr. Tom […]

International trade, tariffs and domestic manufacturing topped news stories last week. Bradley Setzler, Strumpf Early Career Professor of Economics at Penn State, discussed in the following Q&A the recent history of U.S.-China economic relations and […]

Transgender people are the subject of polarized debate in Sweden and there is a tendency to use alarmist examples to stir up emotions. This is shown in a new thesis that examines the language used […]