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…
Benjamin Toff was one of two winners for the 2018 Heinz Eulau Award for best article published in Perspectives on Politics for the previous calendar year. His article is…
Joe Vitriol awarded Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS) Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Award (2017-2018; competitive international…
Why do campaigns "go negative," and are they effective? UMN alumni, Matt Motta, discusses what recent research in political communication has to say on these questions.
Philip Chen, UMN alumni and assistant professor of political science at Beloit College joins Kerri Miller to discuss the results of Minnesota’s 2018 primaries.
Howard Lavine and Wendy Rahn published a New York Times OpEd yesterday (July 2, 2018), using public opinion data to unpack the consequences of President Trump's appeals to…
Three alumni of the Center for the Study of Political Psychology have an exciting new article in press at Electoral Studies. In it, they employ data from the 2016 Minnesota…
