Posts Tagged Department of Political Science

Josh Shapiro ’95 has won the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, making him the first University of Rochester alumnus to be elected a United States governor.

Experts in Bright Line Watch poll see a high chance some Republican candidates will be unwilling to concede election losses.

Rochester political scientists discuss what happens when election deniers run for office, and how US democracy may die ‘by a thousand cuts.’

Rochester political scientist David Primo explains why the ‘clash of ideas’ is necessary for a well-functioning university.

Political scientist Hein Goemans discusses the ‘massive consequences’ for Europe—and the world—of continued war in Ukraine.

The University of Rochester remembers political scientist Peter Regenstreif, an expert on mass media.

Randall Stone, an expert on Eastern and Central Europe, discusses the direction of the war in Ukraine, including the likelihood of Russia’s using biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.

Rochester political scientist Hein Goemans, an expert on war termination, applies possible scenarios to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Political scientist Hein Goemans, Rochester’s expert on international conflicts, explains why Ukraine’s fate might be tied to Putin’s survival.

Randall Stone, a professor of political science and director of the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, says Putin “has set a trap for himself.”