Political Science Archives - Page 15 of 15

Felony convictions hinder efforts to access stable housing even if no prison time is served, study shows

Even if they’ve never served time in prison, people who have felony convictions still have difficulty accessing stable housing, according to new research from a Rice University sociologist.This post was originally published on this site

'Narco-drones' are the newest form of drug trafficking. Our laws aren't yet ready to combat them

This month, Spanish police authorities seized autonomous underwater vehicles, each capable of transporting around 200 kilograms of drugs. It’s not the first time police authorities have caught an uncrewed vessel carrying illicit substances.This post was […]

Under attack, global sexual health 'can't rely on US'

Religious campaigns and political interference could threaten hard-won reproductive health rights in the global South in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion, health advocates fear.This post was originally published on this […]

3 types of denial that allow Australians to feel OK about how we treat refugees

As one of its first acts in government, the newly elected Labor government turned back a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers trying to enter Australia.This post was originally published on this site

Survey finds alarming trend toward political violence in the US

A new report published as a preprint on medRxiv.org from researchers at the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) reveals alarming trends in attitudes toward violence, including political violence, in the United States. The […]

Zooming across the political divide

Social psychologists at UCLA have done what seems impossible, at least on the internet: getting liberals and conservatives to have meaningful and congenial political discussions.This post was originally published on this site

Beliefs in conspiracy theories may not be increasing

A new analysis contradicts popular thinking about beliefs in conspiracy theories, suggesting that such beliefs may not have actually increased over time. Joseph Uscinski of the University of Miami, Florida, and colleagues present these findings […]

Law school experts on how we define pregnancy threat amid emerging state-federal conflict in post-Roe U.S.

Even the staunchest abortion opponents once hedged when it came to saying the law should force a woman to continue a life-threatening pregnancy. But since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, eliminating […]

Enriching uranium is the key factor in how quickly Iran could produce a nuclear weapon. Here's where it stands today

Iran’s nuclear program was a major topic in President Joe Biden’s July 13–16, 2022 trip to the Middle East. The most challenging part of producing nuclear weapons is making the material that fuels them, and […]

Texans still sharply divided on new abortion law, survey finds

As a signal of the intense abortion debate continuing to simmer in Texas, a new survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found just four percentage points separating the issue’s two […]