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Society & Culture
April 23, 2020 | 12:14 pm

Perception of US democracy tanks after Trump impeachment

The nonpartisan Bright Line Watch research group finds that perceptions of the health of US democracy clearly declined after the president’s impeachment.

topics: Department of Political Science, government, Gretchen Helmke, research finding,
Society & Culture
March 12, 2019 | 01:21 pm

Watching for ‘bright lines’ during the Trump presidency

In a study spanning the first 18 months of the Donald Trump presidency, the non-partisan Bright Line Watch research group found large areas of agreement as to what constitutes critical democratic principles, but little agreement over which have been violated.

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, government, Gretchen Helmke, research finding,
Society & Culture
January 4, 2019 | 12:10 pm

Would you vote for a Democrat who behaves like a Republican?

In a recent experiment, a group of political scientists has found that when choosing a candidate, party affiliation outweighs a candidate’s policy positions and their support for democratic norms for both Democrats and Republicans surveyed.

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
July 10, 2018 | 10:49 am

Drawing a ‘bright line’ on democracy

With colleagues at Yale and Dartmouth, Rochester professor Gretchen Helmke has launched Bright Line Watch, an initiative to survey opinions about democracy, both among the public and political scientists.

topics: Committee for Political Engagement, featured-post-side, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, Rochester Review, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
May 2, 2018 | 02:56 pm

US democratic performance declines on most measures

Both the general public and political science experts rate the performance of US democratic institutions significantly lower than half a year ago, according to the fifth and latest survey from Bright Line Watch.

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
April 11, 2018 | 04:44 pm

Political scientists monitor threats to US democratic institutions

“One of the greatest threats to democracy is the idea that it is unassailable.” That’s the tagline of Bright Line Watch, which neatly sums up the group’s motivation. Made up of four political scientists including University of Rochester professor Gretchen Helmke, the non-partisan initiative has set out to monitor democratic institutions in the United States and potential threats to those practices.

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
October 17, 2017 | 12:08 pm

Political experts say U.S. democracy healthier than public thinks

The third Bright Line Watch survey, co-authored by Rochester political scientist Gretchen Helmke, focuses on the health of U.S. democratic institutions and compares the results from thousands of political professionals with the general public.

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
May 17, 2017 | 08:03 am

Website to help social scientists with field research

When conducting field research around the world, young social scientists can often feel as if they are starting from scratch. A new website envisioned by political scientist Gretchen Helmke will help scholars share resources with other social scientists on the ground.

topics: Department of Political Science, global engagement, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
May 16, 2017 | 02:48 pm

New faculty books examine sustainability, time, and more

Each academic year, Rochester faculty members publish books that advance scholarship and investigate questions of broad interest. New Reads offers a selection of some of their most recent work.

topics: Department of English, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Department of Philosophy, Department of Political Science, Environmental Humanities Program, Gretchen Helmke, Jennifer Creech, Joel Burges, Nancy Ares, Randall Curren, Robert Doran, School of Arts and Sciences, Warner School of Education,