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The dead of winter, when the longest night of the year takes place, has also traditionally been celebrated as a time of renewal and reverence.
Si les plus petits croient généralement au père Noël, ils se représentent ce personnage sous une forme bien plus banale que ce qu’en disent les adultes.
Lots has been said about the 2022 US midterm elections. But a scholar of democracy says there’s really only one conclusion that can be made about how voters behaved.
Staging the spectacle in Qatar has raised rights issues and concerns about the heat. But away from the controversy, there will be the usual mix of sporting moments, supporters’ joy and heartache.
As the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, a scholar probes questions of identity in the American game. Is Mexico really the US’s ‘other team’?
While TV political ads might seem old-fashioned in the age of social media, research shows that this kind of advertising does win votes – and could influence the upcoming midterms.
We talk to a political scientist and a philosopher about how to bring countries back from dangerous levels of polarisation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Amid discussion of how best to conduct and tally a hotly contested election that is potentially subject to nefarious meddling, three experts explain the basics.
Political debate has always been filled with heated words and deeply held emotions. But the level of civility in political discourse has reached a new low.
A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
Not all students have access to the same level of parental help at home. So why are they judged as if they do? Two scholars probe how educators view students who fail to complete their homework.
What makes an effective lawmaker? Two scholars have studied 50 years of congressional legislating, and they’ve got a scorecard and a plan.
Liz Cheney has been a conservative GOP congressional policymaker since 2016. But when she turned against Donald Trump, GOP voters in Wyoming turned against her.
While computer science courses can help students with learning disabilities see themselves in careers in the field, they are still underrepresented. A team of researchers explores why.
During the Cold War, Russia’s refusal to allow Jews to leave the country reflected its political aims. The same is likely true today, a Jewish studies scholar explains.
Since 2017, the FBI has warned US Congress that the rise of white nationalism and the violence of extremist militia groups is a dangerous domestic terrorism threat.
As recent deluges in St. Louis and Kentucky show, flash flooding can happen in urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting.
Nationalist militia groups like the Oath Keepers have changed over the last several years – especially since the Capitol attack – in a few important ways, generally becoming more extreme.
Historians of American religious history explain why the Supreme Court’s recent religious liberty rulings are an example of America’s long struggle to define religious freedom.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Political Science and Law, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of English, Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Mathematics Education, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of American Religious History, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of American Religious History, Vanderbilt University
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Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science , Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
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Acting Director and Astronomer, Dyer Observatory, Vanderbilt University
