Political Science News and Events
Jackson Provides Key Takeaways From Biden’s Press Conference on Bloomberg TV
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Taylor Speaks with Spectrum News About the NATO Summit, President Biden
“...NATO member states are aware of it that a Trump presidency might mean quite a shaky time period for the alliance going forward,” says Professor of Political Science Brian Taylor. “President Biden has decades of experience with respect to dealing with NATO member countries and understanding the alliance. And President Trump has a much more negative and hostile attitude towards the alliance.
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Emily Thorson Discusses the Impact of Policy Misinformation on the Science of Politics Podcast
“The media doesn’t tend to cover current policy nearly as much as it covers policy conflict, policy outcomes,” says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science. “And what that means is that people kind of try to figure it out on their own. They engage in inductive reasoning to try to figure out how social security works, how refugee admission works, and often they get it wrong.”
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