Introduction Almost a year and a half ago, I began my research with the Political Psychology and International Relations (PPIR) Lab. I started by looking at Japan and East Asian relations and political apologies, and my project eventually morphed into examining national identity. The path of my research project can …
Introduction Research on gender and international relations has become more positivist since 2000.[1] That is, scholars in the field have become more likely to test hypotheses using rigorous procedures and empirical data rather than using their research to explore gendered international relations phenomena from a less standardized, more partial point …
What on Earth is going on? While my official research project was about the roots and causes of polarization in Europe, it’s …
2016 was a year of massive data security breaches. Targets included Yahoo, Verizon, and the Clinton campaign, among others. Amid the alarm, cybersecurity …
This post is one of two in a series about algorithmic biasing. In his 1985 address as president of the Society for …
Algeria and Ecuador – OPEC Membership Motivation Following the Baghdad Conference in September 1960, the governments of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and …
Gabon and Indonesia – OPEC Membership Motivation In 2009, Indonesia left The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Earlier this year (2016), …
In discussions about the causes and effects of American political polarization, the idea of “sorting,” an increasing correlation over time between characteristics …
In an ideal democracy, we would talk about politics all the time. Imagine your friends and co-workers chatting about the latest political …
Evangelical voters are a monolithic group, right? Certainly, the word “evangelical” conjures up a very specific image in our mind – perhaps …