Democratic Engagement
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How Faculty Can Continue to Keep Students Democratically Engaged
By: Rachael Houston This past election season, faculty helped their students register to vote, become educated about the candidates, and turn out to the polls. Like never before, faculty came […]
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Now Trending: The Changing Face of Civic Engagement on College Campuses
By Olusoji Akomolafe Events in the last decade have demonstrated the fragility of our democracy. Regardless what party is in power, there have been some very scary moments, which both […]
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Divine Intervention: Can Historically Black Fraternities & Sororities in the Divine Nine Shape Political History in the 2020 Election?
By Caroline Harper On August 11, 2020, presidential candidate Joe Biden announced Senator Kamala Harris as his pick for vice president in the 2020 election. While Harris’ nomination is not […]
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Challenging Times Demand Focus on Fundamentals of Democracy
By Eric Schwartz Without question, I anticipate the coming semester to be the most difficult of my college teaching career. Like many others, I will provide virtual instruction in all […]
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You Too Can Do the Top Two: Primary Elections in Washington State
By T.M. Sell Washington state voters will whittle down a busload of candidates for statewide and legislative elections beginning this month, and this process will look different from many other […]
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Explainer: Kentucky’s 2020 Primary Election
By Dr. Benjamin R. Knoll This year’s Kentucky primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020. Below are answers to all the questions you wanted to ask about […]
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Campaigning in a Crisis: Political Communication and Rhetoric during COVID-19
Political analysts and commentators have frequently described Donald Trump’s political communication and rhetoric as unprecedented. Yet during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Trump’s communication and rocky relationship with the press […]
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Mapping the Geography of Gubernatorial Campaigns Using Social Media
What do a clam bake in Crisfield, Maryland, a Fourth of July parade in Windsor Heights, Iowa, and a minor league baseball game in Jacksonville, Florida have in common? They […]
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Do (Nasty) Campaigns Mobilize?
High turnout matters. It is one of the three key indicators of good democratic performance of a country as famously identified by Powell,[1] and its absence is often seen as […]
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Your Guide to the Indiana Primaries
Voting can be a complicated process, especially during an unprecedented global pandemic, which has already disrupted, and will continue to disrupt, our electoral processes. This guide to the Indiana primary elections […]