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Politics Professors Jacob Shapiro, Omar Wasow, Keith Whittington, and Lauren Wright speak to the moment, share their expertise, and help chart a path forward for the country, drawing on their

Using research conducted in Jordan, Professor Jamal argues that tele-work can be both an opportunity and a pitfall for MENA women beyond the COVID-19 crisis in a Economic Research Forum

Professor Nolan McCarty and his research team developed a model that shows how group polarization, rising inequality, and economic decline may be strongly connected.

In Project Syndicate, Professor Jan-Werner Müller analyzes Poland and Hungary's opposition to a "rule-of-law" mechanism that would prevent EU money from being siphoned off for corrupt purposes.

Michael Hirsh reviews "A World Safe for Democracy" by Professor Ikenberry in Foreign Policy. The book is purportedly shaping President-elect Joe Biden's plans.

Sophie Li, who is concentrating in Politics and pursuing a certificate in Journalism at Princeton, has won the Rhodes Scholarship. Li will undertake an M.Sc. in Refugee and Forced Migration

In the Guardian, Professor Müller writes critically about calls for civility and bipartisanship on both sides of the U.S. political spectrum.

Professor Lee, along with James M. Curry (University of Utah), writes about the tendency of divided governments to over-perform in the New York Times.

In a Washington Post Monkey Cage piece, Princeton Ph.D. student Will Horne joins Noam Gidron and James Adams to discuss levels of affective polarization across the world.

Read Professor Müller's analysis of right-wing populism and what liberals should know about it in the Financial Times.

Professor Melissa Lee appeared on the Irregular Warfare podcast, sponsored by West Point and Princeton's Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, with Retired Lt. General Ken Tovo to talk about unconventional

Read about Professor Shapiro's innovative work on trolling and misinformation in the Washington Post.

Professor Whittington writes about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's views about court precedent and how they might affect Roe v. Wade in a New York Times opinion article.

Professor Mendelberg talks to TIME Magazine about how men see interruption as a power move.

The Department of Politics supports its Ph.D. students and recent alumni as they search for positions within and outside academia. On our job placement page you'll find more information about

Politics Ph.D. student Hochan "Sonny" Kim won the 2020 David Roscoe Award for an Early-Career Essay on Science, Ethics, and Society. Kim coauthored the award-winning essay, "Technology Can't Fix Algorithmic

Listen to Professor Wasow discuss the August Race Riots on NPR's Fresh Air

On WalletHub, Professor Macedo weighs in on why low voter turnout persists among certain social groups.

Politics alumna Ritter ’19 is partnering with lecturer StevenKelts to provide education and mentoring to students who opted to take a gap year due to COVID-19, allowing them to continue