Obama is right. The Floyd protests will change public policy Penn In the News The Washington Post Obama is right. The Floyd protests will change public policy Daniel Q. Gillion of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote about the effect of protests on public policy. “My research finds politicians use racial protests to learn about U.S. race relations, helping them adapt to the latest iteration of minority appeals, and giving them an opening for political innovation,” he said. McEnany’s mission: Stand by, defend, punch back for Trump Penn In the News The Washington Post McEnany’s mission: Stand by, defend, punch back for Trump Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said it’s become increasingly difficult “to reliably distinguish the transcript of a statement by the White House press secretary from that of the spokesperson for that president’s reelection campaign.” A bitter election. Accusations of fraud. And now second thoughts Penn In the News The New York Times A bitter election. Accusations of fraud. And now second thoughts The School of Arts & Sciences’ Dorothy Kronick and doctoral student Nicolás Idrobo helped conduct a statistical analysis of Bolivia’s contested election results. The politics of pandemics: Why some countries respond better than others The politics of pandemics: Why some countries respond better than others The capacity of a state and the degree of economic inequality among its residents will determine how it copes in a pandemic. Whether it is a democracy or a dictatorship matters relatively less. Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person A research course on community engagement had been collaborating with Philadelphia teachers to create a curriculum about the importance of voting. Then the classroom experience moved online. China’s national security law for Hong Kong, explained Q&A China’s national security law for Hong Kong, explained Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China Jacques deLisle weighs in on the ongoing tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China. Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked? Military police soldiers attached to the Texas Army National Guard’s 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade support local law enforcement during a protest in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2020. Q&A Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked? Claire Finkelstein of the Law School spoke to Penn Today to discuss the history and meaning of a rarely used law, propelled into the news this week. Politics, pandemics, and protests Politics, pandemics, and protests Exactly how the coronavirus pandemic, the current unrest, and the nation’s economic woes will affect November’s presidential election is unclear, but voter turnout will be key, according to two political experts. Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy Penn In the News WAMU Radio (Washington, D.C.) Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School spoke about the uptick in social media usage amidst the pandemic and about its impact on politics. “If you asked me two months ago, I would have had very different predictions about social media’s role on the election,” she said. “But now it’s become the primary source of information and social communication.” Do political beliefs affect social distancing? Do political beliefs affect social distancing? A new study found that political partisanship influenced Americans’ decisions to voluntarily engage in physical distancing at the start of the pandemic, particularly in response to communications by state governors. Load More
McEnany’s mission: Stand by, defend, punch back for Trump Penn In the News The Washington Post McEnany’s mission: Stand by, defend, punch back for Trump Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said it’s become increasingly difficult “to reliably distinguish the transcript of a statement by the White House press secretary from that of the spokesperson for that president’s reelection campaign.” A bitter election. Accusations of fraud. And now second thoughts Penn In the News The New York Times A bitter election. Accusations of fraud. And now second thoughts The School of Arts & Sciences’ Dorothy Kronick and doctoral student Nicolás Idrobo helped conduct a statistical analysis of Bolivia’s contested election results. The politics of pandemics: Why some countries respond better than others The politics of pandemics: Why some countries respond better than others The capacity of a state and the degree of economic inequality among its residents will determine how it copes in a pandemic. Whether it is a democracy or a dictatorship matters relatively less. Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person A research course on community engagement had been collaborating with Philadelphia teachers to create a curriculum about the importance of voting. Then the classroom experience moved online. China’s national security law for Hong Kong, explained Q&A China’s national security law for Hong Kong, explained Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China Jacques deLisle weighs in on the ongoing tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China. Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked? Military police soldiers attached to the Texas Army National Guard’s 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade support local law enforcement during a protest in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2020. Q&A Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked? Claire Finkelstein of the Law School spoke to Penn Today to discuss the history and meaning of a rarely used law, propelled into the news this week. Politics, pandemics, and protests Politics, pandemics, and protests Exactly how the coronavirus pandemic, the current unrest, and the nation’s economic woes will affect November’s presidential election is unclear, but voter turnout will be key, according to two political experts. Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy Penn In the News WAMU Radio (Washington, D.C.) Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School spoke about the uptick in social media usage amidst the pandemic and about its impact on politics. “If you asked me two months ago, I would have had very different predictions about social media’s role on the election,” she said. “But now it’s become the primary source of information and social communication.” Do political beliefs affect social distancing? Do political beliefs affect social distancing? A new study found that political partisanship influenced Americans’ decisions to voluntarily engage in physical distancing at the start of the pandemic, particularly in response to communications by state governors. Load More
A bitter election. Accusations of fraud. And now second thoughts Penn In the News The New York Times A bitter election. Accusations of fraud. And now second thoughts The School of Arts & Sciences’ Dorothy Kronick and doctoral student Nicolás Idrobo helped conduct a statistical analysis of Bolivia’s contested election results. The politics of pandemics: Why some countries respond better than others The politics of pandemics: Why some countries respond better than others The capacity of a state and the degree of economic inequality among its residents will determine how it copes in a pandemic. Whether it is a democracy or a dictatorship matters relatively less. Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person A research course on community engagement had been collaborating with Philadelphia teachers to create a curriculum about the importance of voting. Then the classroom experience moved online. China’s national security law for Hong Kong, explained Q&A China’s national security law for Hong Kong, explained Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China Jacques deLisle weighs in on the ongoing tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China. Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked? Military police soldiers attached to the Texas Army National Guard’s 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade support local law enforcement during a protest in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2020. Q&A Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked? Claire Finkelstein of the Law School spoke to Penn Today to discuss the history and meaning of a rarely used law, propelled into the news this week. Politics, pandemics, and protests Politics, pandemics, and protests Exactly how the coronavirus pandemic, the current unrest, and the nation’s economic woes will affect November’s presidential election is unclear, but voter turnout will be key, according to two political experts. Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy Penn In the News WAMU Radio (Washington, D.C.) Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School spoke about the uptick in social media usage amidst the pandemic and about its impact on politics. “If you asked me two months ago, I would have had very different predictions about social media’s role on the election,” she said. “But now it’s become the primary source of information and social communication.” Do political beliefs affect social distancing? Do political beliefs affect social distancing? A new study found that political partisanship influenced Americans’ decisions to voluntarily engage in physical distancing at the start of the pandemic, particularly in response to communications by state governors. Load More
The politics of pandemics: Why some countries respond better than others The politics of pandemics: Why some countries respond better than others The capacity of a state and the degree of economic inequality among its residents will determine how it copes in a pandemic. Whether it is a democracy or a dictatorship matters relatively less.
Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person A research course on community engagement had been collaborating with Philadelphia teachers to create a curriculum about the importance of voting. Then the classroom experience moved online.
China’s national security law for Hong Kong, explained Q&A China’s national security law for Hong Kong, explained Director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China Jacques deLisle weighs in on the ongoing tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China.
Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked? Military police soldiers attached to the Texas Army National Guard’s 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade support local law enforcement during a protest in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2020. Q&A Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked? Claire Finkelstein of the Law School spoke to Penn Today to discuss the history and meaning of a rarely used law, propelled into the news this week.
Politics, pandemics, and protests Politics, pandemics, and protests Exactly how the coronavirus pandemic, the current unrest, and the nation’s economic woes will affect November’s presidential election is unclear, but voter turnout will be key, according to two political experts.
Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy Penn In the News WAMU Radio (Washington, D.C.) Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School spoke about the uptick in social media usage amidst the pandemic and about its impact on politics. “If you asked me two months ago, I would have had very different predictions about social media’s role on the election,” she said. “But now it’s become the primary source of information and social communication.” Do political beliefs affect social distancing? Do political beliefs affect social distancing? A new study found that political partisanship influenced Americans’ decisions to voluntarily engage in physical distancing at the start of the pandemic, particularly in response to communications by state governors.
Do political beliefs affect social distancing? Do political beliefs affect social distancing? A new study found that political partisanship influenced Americans’ decisions to voluntarily engage in physical distancing at the start of the pandemic, particularly in response to communications by state governors.