Lockdown conditions prompted by the COVID pandemic are among the likely reasons for a spike in domestic murder-suicides in 2020.
L’expertise universitaire, l’exigence journalistique
Articles sur US politics
Affichage de 141 à 160 de 725 articles
What has happened to political TV satire? It used to be sharp but this election it missed it mark.
After four years of obstruction from Trump, European leaders have a long wish list and are impatient to get to work with Joe Biden.
Deliberately weaponising ambiguity to foster distrust in civic institutions is a dangerous game that can backfire.
The US election has come down to the wire in key battleground states. The tightness of the race could have long-term consequences for both parties.
Were GOP incumbents able to rely on their rural supporters to fend off Democrats’ growing strength in the suburbs?
Every election triggers distress for some people. Here are some ways to possibly cope.
The political and social crisis in the US has its roots in twin challenges.
The result of the 2020 US election remained unclear.
For centuries, people largely read politicians’ words. But with the advent of radio, the ability of politicians to engage and entertain became crucial components of their candidacies.
Republicans won the recent battle over nominations to the US Supreme Court with the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett. The loser might be the court itself.
The Republican political strategy that uses Christian language to cast Trump as a divinely appointed protector of an authoritarian Christian nation warrants more scrutiny than it’s received.
The future of democracy could depend on how the forthcoming election plays out – so the way in which it is covered will be crucial.
Misogyny combined with partisan vitriol is a dangerous combination for women politicians and American democracy, says a recent House resolution denouncing ‘violence against women in politics.’
With several senators testing positive for the coronavirus, and many older than 65, political scientists look at 1954, when senators’ deaths changed control of the chamber.
‘I don’t like the candidates,’ ‘I don’t know enough to make a decision,’ ‘I don’t want to give this election legitimacy’ – an ethicist takes on nonvoters.
Where you vote can make a difference in how you vote. Although the influence can be small, some ballots are decided by fractions of a percent.
Plot twists in the TikTok saga continue to emerge daily, with a proposed deal to secure its future in the US now in doubt. Here’s what it means for TikTok users — and for geopolitics.
No, it’s not the TV news networks. The American election certification process is a lot more complicated than that.
A political science scholar explains how political beliefs inform the way we process scientific information.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
-
Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
-
Assistant Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia, and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
-
Associate Professor of American Politics, De Montfort University
-
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
-
Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
-
Dennis Altman est un·e ami·e de La Conversation
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
-
Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Birmingham
-
Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
-
Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
-
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
-
Professor of Management, University of Essex
-
Reader in US History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
-
Lead Academic Teacher - Politics & Social Science (Swinburne Online), Swinburne University of Technology
-
Professor of Economics and Finance. Director of the Betting Research Unit and the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
-
Professor of American and British Studies, University of Oslo
