American psychologists Nour Kteily and Emile Bruneaushow how some politicians appeal to those who demonise marginalised groups, and how those groups respond with intensified hostility.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez rallies with protesters outside the White House.
Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
In a special Race to the White House episode, Brendon O'Connor and Tom Switzer talk with Emma Lancaster about Donald Trump's inaugural address.
Pro-Donald Trump bots worked to sway public opinion in the US election by secretly taking over pro-Hillary Clinton hashtags and spreading fake news stories.
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Bots have not just been used in the US, but also in Australia, the UK, Germany, Syria and China. To what extent – and how – are they affecting political discourse?
Russia has been accused of interfering in the recent US presidential election.
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The prospect of foreign hackers interfering with democracy is not just an American story. It could happen in Australia too, and we need to guard against it.
President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
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A scholar of presidential power looks at personality, rationality and the institution of the presidency for clues about what the incoming administration can accomplish.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and supporters, Oct. 6, 2016.
AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron
Russian interests are far from aligned with those of the West, and no amount of revisionist commentary about Russia not being ‘such a bad guy’’ after all will alter that reality.
John Watson, The Conversation; Wes Mountain, The Conversation e Amanda Dunn, The Conversation
Brexit, Trump, terrorism, 18C, safe schools, the gay marriage plebiscite, a government with a wafer-thin majority and a fractious Senate: it has been quite a year in politics.
What’s missing for elections using technology are careful transparency and scrutiny measures to help mitigate risks and build trust.
Reuters/Charles Mostoller
Elections worldwide are becoming increasingly dependent on technology. But, typically, the electronic systems adopted suffer from weak transparency and scrutiny even when the outcome is challenged.
Whom do we become in online comments?
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While Trump’s more extreme campaign promises may not eventuate, substantive changes in how the US engages with the world on environmental, and many other, issues are likely.
Donald Trump continues to downplay any alleged role of Russia in the recent US election.
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Most Americans care about the environment, but they didn’t vote that way this year. Two political scientists urge the movement to build better connections with blue-collar workers and immigrants.
Sen. Jeff Sessions listens as then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks, October 2016.
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Sarah B. Snyder, American University School of International Service
In 1981, many criticized Ronald Reagan’s nominee to head human rights initiatives in the State Department. Here is how activists mobilized to ensure the nomination was rejected.
Donald Trump says thank you to Ohio.
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Professor in U.S. Politics and U.S. Foreign Relations at the United States Studies Centre and in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
Professor of Economics and Finance. Director of the Betting Research Unit and the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University