Posts Tagged Department of Political Science

As the 2024 election season heats up, Jamie Druckman, a renowned expert on political polarization, is as busy as he’s ever been.

The Rochester alumnus reflects on his formative experiences and shares lessons learned from a career dedicated to public service.

An interview with political scientist James Druckman, an expert on American democracy and polarization. 

New research suggests partisan hostility can erode democratic institutions and functioning.

Created as a counterweight to the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, the military alliance may be more important now than ever. Political scientist Randall Stones explains why.

A Ukrainian political science student finds respite from war studying at the University of Rochester.

Rochester experts discuss Putin’s intense fear of critics, the history of Russian and Soviet opposition movements, and what’s next for Russia’s dissidents.

The international relations major from Guinea, West Africa, is among 150 students from around the world to take part in the prestigious program in China.

In an op-ed for The Economist, political scientist Hein Goemans and his coauthor argue that the war in Ukraine won’t end until Russian and Ukrainian expectations intersect.

Rochester political scientists have found that the large disparity in state revenue collection between Western and non-Western states didn’t happen until the 20th century—much later than commonly thought.