DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

How growing inequality helped create the bill in the first place.

"All democracies routinely violate the sacred norm of one person, one vote in their political institutions."

"To insist on the Rohingya status as a victimized religious minority while ignoring other factors cements their position as outsiders, fueling exclusionary forms of both politics and religion."

Benson will pursue a master’s in public administration at the London School of Economics, with a focus on the U.K. electoral system and the comparison between British and American campaign finance law.

"Watershed Moment For Latino Politics In Cook County"

"Aiding Activism? Humanitarianism’s Impacts on Mobilized Syrian Refugees in Jordan"

"The presence of religion in the public sphere and its implications for secularism."

The Last Slaves in Mauritania: Prêcher dans le désert: Islam politique et changement social en Mauritanie [Preaching in the Desert: Political Islam and Social Change in Mauritania]

"The Paradise Papers, Economic Inequality, And The GOP Tax Cut Plan"

Dr. Galvin's project "The Changing Nature of Workers' Rights" will focus on the changing nature of workers' rights in the U.S. over the last several decades.

"The Future of International Law in an Age of Trump"

Do events irrelevant to politics, such as the weather and sporting events, affect political opinions? A growing experimental literature suggests that such events can matter.

What We Are Reading This Week: 'We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled, Voices from Syria'

"The Death of American Conventional Warfare: It’s the Political Willpower, Stupid"

Article: The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History for The Immanent Frame.

"This is how the NRA ‘politically weaponized’ its membership."

"Advances and Opportunities in the Study of Political Communication, Foreign Policy, and Public Opinion"

Assoc. Professor Wendy Pearlman appeared on Chicago Tonight with Phil Ponce to discuss her new book We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled.

Article: "Rohingya Crisis: Focus On 'Intolerant Religion' Disregards Complex Moral and Policy Challanges."

Senior Benjamin Trachtenberg, Journalism & Political Science '19, worked as the Production Intern for MSNBC's 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell' over the summer. Find out what he has say about the unique experience.

Assoc. Professor Laurel Harbridge Yong dives into President Trump's Congressional support in The Washington Post's 'Monkey Cage': "This is why more Republicans in Congress haven’t criticized Trump."

Article: "Hundreds of American citizens end up in deportation proceedings each year, immigration data shows."

Assoc. Professor Wendy Pearlman's latest book, We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria was reviewed by The New York Times.

Julia Clark-Riddell (Political Science & Sociology '17) wins the 2017 William Henry Exum Award for her paper "From Palestine to Ferguson? The Successes and Failures of the Analogy Comparing the Movement for Racial Justice in America with the Movement for Palestinian Liberation."

Watch From Damascus to Chicago on WTTW's POV - a short film shot, edited, directed, and produced by Northwestern alums Colleen Cassingham (Medill ’16) and Alex Lederman (Political Science ‘17). Articles can also be found at The Atlantic and Chicago Tribune.

Professor James Druckman's research demonstrates that partisanship overpowers substantive information in forming individual opinions.

"Trump’s immigration order means bureaucrats have to decide who’s a “real” Christian"

Prize with James Druckman (Northwestern) and Lisa Fazio (Vanderbilt) on post-truth and fake news.