The "revolving door" of the political media industrial complex hurts journalism and democracy. Assistant professor Benjamin Toff was interviewed for this Star Tribune op-ed.
From the death of democracy to the destruction of Ukraine, associate dean of social sciences Howard Lavine opines that 2022 was a year in which most of our worst fears weren't…
Dr. Chris Federico elaborates on negativity bias within politics in The Hill's article “Liberals find it can be easier to fight for causes than defend them.”
New research suggests that those who value "hegemonic masculinity" are more likely to support Trump. Professor of Political Science and Psychology Christopher Federico…
Although Professor John Sullivan retired in 2016, his impact, detailed by former students in a recently-published book, lingers in the department. Professor Christopher…
We investigate the temporal course of meta-cognition and resistance processes following exposure to counter-attitudinal information in the 2012 Presidential election. Using a…
As the 2020 election season ramps up and Americans deliberate which candidate to vote for at the polls this November, a University of Minnesota research center aims to…