Motolinia discusses her new book, Unity through Particularism: How Electoral Reforms Influence Parties and Legislative Behavior, and helps answer the questions "Why do supposedly accountability-enhancing electoral reforms often fail in young democracies? How can legislators serve their constituents when parties control the necessary resources?" with host Dr. Miranda Melcher from Kings College London.
The initiative strikes a vital balance between AI and commitments to student formation, knowledge development and discovery across the university’s research and education enterprises, and features work by teams lead by Political Science chair Betsy Sinclair.
Most voters are generally aware that most politicians are wealthier than they are. But do they know just how big this gap is? In new research covering the United States, Brazil, Chile, and India, Marko Klašnja and Lucia Motolinia find that the richest politicians are far wealthier than voters imagine. And while they determine that voters want politicians to be less wealthy, telling them the truth about politicians’ wealth makes little difference to their attitudes towards their elected representatives.
At least in the short term the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife curiously has had little effect on the stock market. Timm Betz, an associate professor of political science, said the markets have largely shrugged off the geopolitical shock, in part, because Venezuela has little impact on the global economy.
Professor David Carter was interviewed by WashU's The Source regarding the reaction of America's allies and neighbors to the Trump Administration's recent actions surrounding Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran.
Historically, public opinion has constrained presidents’ use of unilateral power. But political scientist Dino P. Christenson, at Washington University in St. Louis, explains why public opposition to President Trump’s actions in Venezuela is unlikely to sway him.
The article presents research centered on insights about legislative leadership that can help better understand the conditions under which politicians may vote against their constituents' preferences.
The department has spent years decoding global dynamics, assembling a team who pair deep subject-matter expertise with rigorous, data-driven methods to address the pressing issues of our time.
The Humboldt Fellowship is the most prestigious research award for international researchers seeking to do research at German universities, and was created by the German government to "foster collaborations between German researchers and researchers located outside Germany."
Professor, and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dan Butler, is interviewed about his PoliSci Brick Guy YouTube channel, his training, and his background.