• Therefore, it is worth exploring the circumstances and contexts of the women who won the November 2022 midterm elections. (womensenews.org)
  • The 2022 election also set a record for the number of races between two women candidates where both the Democratic and Republican parties nominated a woman. (womensenews.org)
  • This is 2022 and we need our party to have a larger tent. (time.com)
  • Signs directing voters to the Sandy Senior Center polling place on primary election day, June 28, 2022. (kuer.org)
  • on primary election day, June 28, 2022. (kuer.org)
  • Adam Mumma voted in person at Sandy Senior Center on primary election day, June 28, 2022. (kuer.org)
  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath prays at a temple in the morning before going to file his nomination papers for the state assembly elections in Gorakhpur, India, Feb. 5, 2022. (religionnews.com)
  • You start to understand why in Congressional elections turnout always tails off because you have less and less competitiveness," Lopez e xpla ined. (tpr.org)
  • In an important swing state like Florida, any voting prevention methods could have an impact on the election turnout. (rt.com)
  • Because of Governor Scott's refusal to follow precedent and extend early voting hours in the face of unprecedented voter turnout in South Florida, we are requesting in federal court that more Floridians have a meaningful chance to early vote," said Rod Smith, the chairman of the Florida Democratic Party. (rt.com)
  • The state's transformation from a high to a low turnout state is "the great mystery of Hawai'i politics," Moore says, but there are several theories as to why. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • He says the low voter turnout is a symptom of general disengagement from politics and civic activities in the Islands. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • Dylan Armstrong, former vice chair of the Democratic Party of Hawai'i's O'ahu County Committee and a member of the Mānoa Neighborhood Board, says Hawai'i's low turnout is a symptom of the state's economic problems, such as a high rate of homelessness and lack of affordable and available housing. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • This is how the state Office of Elections determines voter turnout. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • The data tells us that British Columbians aged 18 to 34 are not as concerned about low engagement on important issues and low turnout in elections (62 per cent and 60 per cent, respectively) as their older counterparts. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • And modest improvements in the Latino GOP vote over the 2000 election came as the result of low turnout and demobilization, not political conversion. (cis.org)
  • The interest in political parties is decreasing, as is voter turnout. (peace.ax)
  • They also tended to become more politically involved, and the 2004 election saw a higher voter turnout. (umsl.edu)
  • In 2020 he published a book with Oxford University Press, Anti-System Politics: The Crisis of Market Liberalism in Rich Democracies. (wikipedia.org)
  • The state Legislature this year passed a measure that would enact all-mail voting across the state, starting with the 2020 primary and general elections. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • During the 2020 elections, he appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to describe the importance of North Carolina for control of the White House and the U.S. Senate. (meredith.edu)
  • Other national media appearances during the 2020 elections include FOX News , Politico , Reuters , and Bloomberg . (meredith.edu)
  • Some political scientists say gerrymandering can discourage good, potential candidates from running for office. (tpr.org)
  • That means many GOP candidates are now more focused on wooing potential swing voters ahead of the general election than the far-right of their base. (time.com)
  • The high cost of a deposit and of leafleting a large area made it difficult for independents to campaign effectively and many of the party candidates were political retreads seeking a new role. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Fewer respondents agree with abolishing political parties or "slates" and having all candidates for mayor, council or school board run independently (50 per cent) or allowing permanent residents who have lived in a municipality for at least six months to vote in municipal elections (47 per cent). (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • and that political consultants who sold candidates on their power to persuade were not just blowing smoke, but that legions of voters were actually waiting to be swayed by the next campaign advertisement or catchy slogan. (cis.org)
  • But the Sunshine State's 2018 Senate race, when then-Republican Gov. Rick Scott edged out incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, was nearly double the cost, with roughly $205 million spent by the candidates, parties, and outside groups. (foxnews.com)
  • So, what helped lead to Benazir Bhutto's election to prime minister of Pakistan while Hillary Clinton and other women who were major party U.S. presidential candidates stalled out in the primaries? (umsl.edu)
  • After interviewing a number of candidates, Gov. Pat Quinn announced last Tuesday at Hotel Allegro in downtown Chicago that Superintendent Paul Vallas would be his running mate for the 2014 election. (chicagotalks.org)
  • There's been more chatter about K-12 among the nearly dozen Republican candidates, but much of it has been about the Common Core State Standards, which former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has taken a lot of abuse for supporting . (edweek.org)
  • Two, he said, K-12 has been a "tricky" issue for Democratic presidential candidates because of the divide between the "reform" wing of the party and teachers' unions on issues like ending teacher tenure and expanding charter schools. (edweek.org)
  • November's midterm elections produced several landmark election outcomes worthy of celebration. (womensenews.org)
  • The party in power usually loses seats in midterm elections. (time.com)
  • By Kristina Jönsson Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Lund University. (asiaportal.info)
  • Use our experts as a sounding board or for comments - political scientists at Lund University can comment on current topics from different angles. (lu.se)
  • Understanding how and when women run for office could be a useful exercise as voters consider future prospects for their political leaders. (womensenews.org)
  • In response, election officials in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach said they would permit voters to turn in absentee ballots to avoid them.But Dan Smith, a political science professor at the University of Florida, told the Huffington Post that even absentee ballots could cause some votes to remain uncounted. (rt.com)
  • Last year, the governor reduced Florida's early voting period from 14 to eight days, which has been taking a toll on the election this year.Amanda Terkel, Senior Political Reporter and Politics Manager at the Huffington Post, wrote that typically the majority of early voters are Democrats. (rt.com)
  • Questions about election security have damaged some voters' trust in Utah's primarily vote-by-mail system. (kuer.org)
  • Voters will still be able to register Nov. 8 and cast a ballot for president but only at a limited number of sites, including the county clerk's office, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. (chicagotribune.com)
  • In issuing a preliminary injunction, the judge found that "while it may be true that the polling place registration option can assist voters in certain populous counties, that option cannot be provided at the expense of lower population counties, thereby decreasing their political representation in Illinois. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Only 52.7% of registered voters cast ballots in the 2018 general election. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • About 93% of registered voters voted in the 1959 and 1960 general elections. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • 1) Most Republican voters - particularly tea party types - have no interest in facts. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • Despite one-party rule, Tuesday's results may not ease the partisan infighting or persistent gridlock that has defined Congress in recent years, to the great frustration of many voters. (latimes.com)
  • Put differently, three in four residents are concerned about voters and parties making decisions that are based either on misinformation or knee-jerk opposition. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • Others are concerned that members of government are essentially picking their own voters rather than the voters selecting them. (eku.edu)
  • Despite Republican proposals for increased immigration, amnesty for illegal aliens, and new guestworker programs, there is no evidence of a Republican surge among Latino voters in the 2002 mid-term elections. (cis.org)
  • Following the 2002 mid-term elections, the strong Republican showing brought legions of GOP pundits, consultants, and sympathetic journalists forward to crow about the on-going realignment of Latino voters. (cis.org)
  • But multiple defections to the opposition Samajwadi Party, whose secular appeal has swayed voters from a wide range of castes as well as the Muslim community, have raised uncertainties. (religionnews.com)
  • He consistently encourages students to become informed voters, but also to explore careers in government, nonprofits, and politics. (meredith.edu)
  • Voters across Kentucky are making their choices ahead of the Nov. 7 gubernatorial showdown between Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his GOP challenger, Daniel Cameron. (abc4.com)
  • Her teaching and research areas focus on the presidency, campaigns and elections, and voting behavior. (eku.edu)
  • My research focuses mainly on political parties and coalition politics in Western European parliamentary democracies, focusing on topics such as coalition formation, portfolio allocation, cabinet reshuffles, policy-making in multiparty governments, and legislative behavior. (lu.se)
  • I also do research on political behavior/political psychology, focusing mainly on explaining protest activity, radicalization and affective polarization. (lu.se)
  • He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston College in 2016 with a dissertation on Plato's accounts of the origins of political life in the Laws. (jackmillercenter.org)
  • Demings' announcement gave the Democrats a nationally known and high-profile candidate in the race against Rubio, who was first elected to the Senate in the 2010 Tea Party wave and who grabbed plenty of attention during his unsuccessful 2016 GOP presidential nomination run. (foxnews.com)
  • RWI's partnerships with academic institutions, state actors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have in the past four years changed in order to adapt to the circumstances following the state of emergency declared by the government in July 2016, and the shrinking civic space for human rights actors. (lu.se)
  • Thaksin's return after so many years coincides with an expected parliamentary vote for a new prime minister, with lawmakers hoping to break a political deadlock more than three months after elections were won by a popular progressive party that has been stymied by the kingdom's political elites. (egyptindependent.com)
  • In a stunning about-face, Pheu Thai on Monday struck a deal with its former military rivals in a bid to secure enough parliamentary votes to form a government. (egyptindependent.com)
  • The vote of women in the incoming parliamentary election in Poland could be crucial in determining whether the PiS will hold on to power - or would be punished for restricting access to abortion in the country, experts say. (euronews.com)
  • As a crucial parliamentary election which could weaken the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party's hold on to power quickly approaches in Poland , experts are wondering what role women will have in determining the future of the country. (euronews.com)
  • Alberto Alemanno, professor of European Union law and policy at the HEC Paris business school, told Al Jazeera that the situation was not quite "desperate" for Macron as his party remained the largest parliamentary group. (aljazeera.com)
  • The last time a newly elected president failed to get an outright majority in parliamentary elections was in 1988. (aljazeera.com)
  • The reason why I study political science is I want to make a contribution to saving liberal democracy," Mr. Mounk said. (chronicle.com)
  • In an interview a few years ago, the political scientist Robert Dahl commented that what troubled him most about his discipline was its inability to settle on a definition of "democracy. (nacla.org)
  • To some of the contributors to this Report, "democracy" necessarily means a form of government that either guarantees or progressively moves toward a relatively equal distribution of assets and income and therefore of social status, dignity, political power and personal freedom. (nacla.org)
  • To others, democracy is a set of institutions and procedures ensuring that effective political decision-makers are chosen in free and fair elections, under conditions in which citizens have access to diverse sources of independent information, can express their political opinions freely and can organize and join parties and other organizations without fear of government retaliation. (nacla.org)
  • I also would agree with what I think is a consensual statement: that there is a contradiction in a foreign policy that promotes polyarchy while simultaneously undermining any social democracy that respects the rules of polyarchy, because a commitment to polyarchy requires the United States to accept elected governments that respect political liberties, regardless of their ideological orientation. (nacla.org)
  • At this point, practically a year removed from the last municipal elections and with about a year to go before British Columbians participate in a provincial ballot, British Columbians have several worries about the state of democracy. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • The "Strengthen Democracy" initiative is focusing some of its efforts on the level of government closest to the citizen: Municipal politics. (piquenewsmagazine.com)
  • Some see that the peaceful transfer of power that took only a few hours after Essebsi's death is itself a legacy he left for the country and proof of his ability along with other key political figures of directing Tunisia on a stable path for democracy since 2011. (dailysabah.com)
  • Nicole Goodman is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brock University and Director of the Centre for e-Democracy. (nicolejgoodman.com)
  • In the age of Trump, some progressives have embraced the division of power between state and federal government as a boon to democracy. (bostonreview.net)
  • There are both formal procedures through laws, rules, regulations, as wel as deliberate political actions and security measures that undermine human rights work, and block and curtail a vibrant democracy. (lu.se)
  • Andrew E. Busch is an Adjunct Fellow of the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs and an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Denver, where he specializes in American government and politics. (ashbrook.org)
  • Any way you look at it, Hawai'i has one of the lowest turnouts in the country," says Colin Moore, political analyst, associate professor of political science and director of UH Mānoa's Public Policy Center. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • We're going to turn now to James D.J. Brown He's an associate professor of political science at Temple University's Japan campus. (kmuw.org)
  • Dr. Anne Cizmar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government & Economics at Eastern Kentucky University. (eku.edu)
  • The discussion was moderated by the Peace Institute's Director, Associate Professor Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark . (peace.ax)
  • Paul Strangio is Associate Professor of Politics in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. (mup.com.au)
  • . He is also the co-author of The Perfect Tie: The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election . (ashbrook.org)
  • This led to it joining a coalition led by the center-right People's Party in 2000. (vox.com)
  • In addition to being the only Arab actor having inflicted military defeats on Israel in 2000 and 2006, Hezbollah had also become part and parcel of the Lebanese political structure through a process of integration starting in the 1990s. (lu.se)
  • Thaksin, the head of a famed political dynasty and a former owner of Manchester City Football Club, was prime minister from 2001 until he was ousted in a military coup in 2006 while in New York attending a UN meeting. (egyptindependent.com)
  • A telecommunications billionaire, Thaksin rose to power after a landslide election win in 2001. (egyptindependent.com)
  • While gender and politics remain Jalalzai's primary focus, she's also studied the voting habits and level of political involvement of Muslims in the U.S. after Sept. 11, 2001. (umsl.edu)
  • With Vallas once running for governor of Illinois in 2001 and losing to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich , he knows that helping Quinn win this second election won't be easy at all. (chicagotalks.org)
  • In her studies della Porta starts from a specific perspective, the Political Process Theory (Tilly, 1978), more recently also identified as Contentious Politics (McAdam, Tarrow, Tilly, 2001). (bvsalud.org)
  • When a district is drawn to substantially favor one party, and there's a well-known incumbent, there isn't a robust election campaign. (tpr.org)
  • One contest remained too close to call: the New Hampshire race between incumbent Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan. (latimes.com)
  • When a congressional district's shape is extensively manipulated to benefit one party, incumbent, or group, this is referred to as "gerrymandering. (eku.edu)
  • Visit the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities student resource links. (uwf.edu)
  • Williams received bachelor's degrees in political science and English from Wake Forest University, a master's degree in political science from Villanova University, and a doctorate degree in political science from the University of Colorado. (uwf.edu)
  • He aspired to earn a doctorate in political science and become a college professor. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • His education was attained at Princeton University, where he graduated in 1879, at the University of Virginia Law School, and then at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a doctorate in political science and history. (nga.org)
  • Even as some political figures try to draw attention to it, there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Utah or nationwide. (kuer.org)
  • A federal judge Tuesday blocked Election Day voter registration at polling places in Illinois, declaring a state law allowing the practice unconstitutional because it created one set of rules for cities and another for rural areas. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The ruling, handed down on National Voter Registration Day, is the latest front in a broader battle between Democrats led by House Speaker Michael Madigan and Republicans led by Gov. Bruce Rauner. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The suit challenged a law that required counties of more than 100,000 people that use electronic books to record voter registration to allow for Election Day registration at every polling place. (chicagotribune.com)
  • To suspend election day registration and suppress the vote less than two weeks before the voter registration deadline will hurt communities across Illinois who were counting on being able to register and vote on Nov. 8," Trevor Gervais, lead organizer for Common Cause Illinois, said in a statement. (chicagotribune.com)
  • AP) - Republican voter Mark Cook stuck with his party in Kentucky's last election for governor. (abc4.com)
  • It's also a place that political observers will be watching for an early read on voter sentiment heading into next year's national elections, though Kentuckians have shown a willingness to look beyond party politics. (abc4.com)
  • In a state that has veered hard toward Republicans in recent years, Martin is the kind of voter Cameron will have to keep in the party fold. (abc4.com)
  • S ince Donald J. Trump was elected president, Yascha Mounk, a lecturer in political theory at Harvard University, has fielded calls from reporters, government officials, and think tanks. (chronicle.com)
  • Absentee ballots have a much higher rejection rate for minorities and young people, if you look at the Aug. 14 primary," he said.Florida election officials have never been eager to extend early voting. (rt.com)
  • Amazingly, later that year, Varadkar was one of a number of Fine Gael officials who passed a "no confidence" measure against party leader Kenny (who survived and eventually became Prime Minister). (ibtimes.com)
  • Switching to statewide all-mail voting, he says, will mean returning to a single system and save an estimated $750,000 per election cycle - by eliminating the cost of Election Day officials who staff and support polling places. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • The LDP will stick with its long-time partner New Komeito, backed by a large Buddhist organization, to form a coalition government, party officials said. (nwasianweekly.com)
  • Kernell's research interests focus on the presidency, political communication, and American political history. (sagepub.com)
  • She also wrote, "The Impact of Radical Right-wing Parties in West European Democracies," a book that assesses the influence far-right parties have in setting the tone of political debates, shaping the political party system and structuring government policy. (uwf.edu)
  • Corey L. Brettschneider, a political-science professor at Brown University, said that scholars who study democracies have a new obligation to not present research as too distant or abstract. (chronicle.com)
  • His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. (outsidethebeltway.com)
  • It's a turning point for his image of invincibility," said Bruno Cautres, a researcher at the Centre for Political Research of Sciences Po. (aljazeera.com)
  • Before joining the department in Lund (2011), I was a junior professor at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) . (lu.se)
  • Wilson first entered politics in 1910, winning his election to the New Jersey governorship on a progressive platform. (nga.org)
  • After a heated campaign, Labor won the 1910 election, forming the first majority government in the history of the Commonwealth. (mup.com.au)
  • Political scientists are in the midst of an important moment, he said. (chronicle.com)
  • As people outside academe look to scholars for answers, it's more important than ever for political scientists to rethink what questions their research seeks to answer. (chronicle.com)
  • Ms. Williams said her work at Brookings had accustomed her to conducting and presenting her research for the public, not academe, but now she hopes all political scientists can take advantage of the field's heightened relevance. (chronicle.com)
  • The [Freedom Party's] support is steadily growing: for more than a year it has topped every representative poll, being consistently backed by around 30 per cent of the respondents," political scientists Philip Rathgeb and Fabio Wolkenstein write at the London School of Economics ' Europe blog. (vox.com)
  • The maps will likely help white people and the Republican Party maintain their dominance over state government , at least for a few years. (tpr.org)
  • According to Oklahoma State University professor Seth McKee, gerrymandering in Texas ultimately allows extreme portions of the Republican Party to achieve their policy goals. (tpr.org)
  • We have not given up on it, even though there has been this shift in the Republican Party. (time.com)
  • So if someone identifies as a Republican, they will listen to the leader of the Republican Party. (kuer.org)
  • The Supreme Court decision on this case may have far reaching implications for upcoming congressional elections. (eku.edu)
  • Hopefully, the election will change scholarly priorities, he said, and more research will try to answer relevant and immediate questions. (chronicle.com)
  • Professor DiSalvo writes frequently for scholarly and popular publications, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Affairs, American Interest, The Weekly Standard, and the New York Daily News . (jackmillercenter.org)
  • I feel the same way as I write this essay, because I think that much of the controversy that permeates this scholarly and political interchange has been generated by semantic differences. (nacla.org)
  • He talks about what the Richmond casino defeat does for Mayor Levar Stoney's political future, and explains how the Democrats managed to take over the Virginia statehouse on election night (one word: abortion). (wrir.org)
  • PLUS our own Goad Gatsby attends the Virginia Democrats' celebratory after-vote party, and checks in on Gov. Glenn Youngkin's less-than-celebratory after-vote press conference. (wrir.org)
  • The Florida Democratic Party filed the lawsuit Sunday in an attempt to force the state to extend early voting hours in South Florida - including in Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Broward County, where 32 percent of all Florida Democrats reside. (rt.com)
  • On Thursday, an early voting extension request was made by Democrats and denied by Gov. Rick Scott, who said it was unnecessary. (rt.com)
  • Democrats are traditionally more likely to vote early, which is why many in the party have ascribed political motives to Scott's restriction of the process," she wrote in a blog. (rt.com)
  • Democrats pushed through the same-day registration law in the lame-duck session that followed the November 2014 election, weeks before Rauner took over from then-Democratic-Gov. Pat Quinn. (chicagotribune.com)
  • One, Democrats are staying mum in part because Republicans are talking about the issue but in an "ideologically extreme way to appeal to the Tea Party wing of the GOP that dominate[s] the primaries. (edweek.org)
  • In the K-12 arena, although Democrats and Republicans are at odds over vouchers-Democrats, especially in national politics basically always oppose them, while Republicans support them-there are many more K-12 policy areas where their preferences seem to overlap. (edweek.org)
  • Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, who has sparred with Democratic legislators over budget issues, won his primary over challenger Jeanne Ives, a far-right state representative who sought to portray Rauner as insufficiently conservative. (advocate.com)
  • Buoyed by the victory of Donald Trump, Republicans kept control of the House on Tuesday and hung on to their majority in the U.S. Senate, enshrining at least two years of single-party rule in Washington. (latimes.com)
  • In March, the Biden administration announced it had stopped implementing a Trump-era rule that allowed the government to deny legal status to immigrants who need, or are likely to need, public assistance. (cnn.com)
  • Wilson resigned from office on March 1, 1913, upon his election to the U.S. presidency, an office he held until 1921. (nga.org)
  • Lipinski is expected to defeat him handily in November's general election. (advocate.com)
  • But the state polls in Uttar Pradesh - India's most populous with over 230 million people - are crucial, a barometer of the party's popularity ahead of general elections in 2024. (religionnews.com)
  • During this time abroad, she witnessed the emergence of small political parties - environmental Greens and the Freedom Party - taking center stage in Austria's national elections in 1991, as well as in other countries in Europe. (uwf.edu)
  • Austria's far-right Freedom Party was founded in 1956, its leadership full of former Nazis . (vox.com)
  • Haider won by railing against Austria's two dominant political parties, the People's Party and the Social Democratic Party. (vox.com)
  • Austria's longstanding nativist streak came to the fore in the summer of 2015, when the European refugee crisis became the continent's dominant political issue. (vox.com)
  • Freedom Party pressure was so severe that the previous Social Democratic chancellor, Werner Faymann, reversed his pro-refugee policy, closing Austria's borders to refugees and asylum seekers . (vox.com)
  • Initially, that wasn't enough to stop the Freedom Party: It won a plurality in the first round of Austria's presidential election in April, forcing a runoff between Hofer and Van der Bellen. (vox.com)
  • This fall, Professor DiSalvo, a JMC faculty partner, will be teaching a JMC-funded graduate level course, "Confronting the Constitution," for working high school civics teachers in New York City through City College of New York's School of Education. (jackmillercenter.org)
  • Professor DiSalvo is a JMC faculty partner. (jackmillercenter.org)
  • You will study one of four concentrations-American politics, comparative politics, international politics, or political theory-with faculty who are active, award-winning scholars in the field of political science. (fordham.edu)
  • In August 2023, I started a six-month-long mobility trip to the Faculty of Political Science of Marmara University in Istanbul as part of a research and training project, "Central Asian Law: Legal Cultures and Business Environments in Central Asia. (lu.se)
  • Pheu Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew said in a statement Monday that the coalition would not include Move Forward Party, which won the most votes in the election. (egyptindependent.com)
  • or another coalition led by the current opposition, Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition party (Koalicja Obywatelska), currently the second party in the polls. (euronews.com)
  • The president's centrist Ensemble coalition will still be the biggest party in the next National Assembly. (aljazeera.com)
  • So the only possibility for Macron now is to form or try to form a coalition government. (aljazeera.com)
  • Alemanno also said that the exercise of forming a coalition government was not something usual in French politics. (aljazeera.com)
  • With Labor in power federally and in all but one state, the non-Labor side of politics has been plunged into a period of introspection about its coalition arrangements, and about the legitimate traditions of Australian liberalism. (mup.com.au)
  • Though it has twice been part of coalition governments, the party has been relatively marginal in Austrian politics. (vox.com)
  • TOKYO, Japan (AP) - Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory Sunday, Dec. 16, after three years in opposition, according to unofficial results, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with China, a key economic partner, as well as rival. (nwasianweekly.com)
  • The DPJ won in a landslide three years ago amid high hopes for change, but won only 57 seats, compared to 230 seats before the Sunday, Dec. 16 election, according to the NHK tally. (nwasianweekly.com)
  • The Republicans have clearly shown that they've been able to control [redistricting] and use it to adopt legislation that in some instances a majority of Texans don't support," said Bob Stein, a redistricting expert and professor at Rice University. (tpr.org)
  • Winning elections, for Republicans, this is not like a basketball game about running up the score," Stein said. (tpr.org)
  • Many of the 47 House Republicans who voted for the bill are in competitive races, says Gabriele Magni, a professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University, and most primaries have passed. (time.com)
  • A decent bloc of Republicans know that that they have so much going for them this year, when it comes to inflation, or the economy, or Joe Biden's bad approval ratings," says Miles Coleman, the associate editor of the election forecaster 'Sabato's Crystal Ball' at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. (time.com)
  • Many experts and political analysts had predicted a Democratic takeover, given the daunting math facing Republicans - who had to defend far more seats - and Trump's erratic campaign. (latimes.com)
  • Ryan campaigned on the need for Republicans to have unified government, with control of Congress and the White House, but keeping lawmakers in line to actually pass legislation may prove difficult. (latimes.com)
  • That the Republicans would do well among wealthy and well-educated Latinos who turned out in a mid-term election is not the least bit surprising. (cis.org)
  • He teaches comparative politics and political economy, and has published in the areas of political parties and elections, political economy, inequality and welfare states. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to Simona Guerra, a professor in Comparative Politics at the University of Surrey and an expert on Polish politics, the PiS' policies after 2019 have taken "a more radical, illiberal and anti-European stance on most social, cultural, and economic issues - and also and above all, on the rights of women and minorities. (euronews.com)
  • The evidence also extends beyond the United States: scholars of comparative politics have found that some federal systems are associated with lower social welfare provision, higher inequality, and reduced political accountability compared to non-federal ones. (bostonreview.net)
  • I teach comparative politics, political psychology and research methods. (lu.se)
  • In previous elections, Missouri counties posted absentee ballot results first. (missourinet.com)
  • In recent elections, more people have voted via absentee ballot than in person, according to the state Office of Elections. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • Scott Nago, chief elections officer, says because so many people vote via absentee ballot, it's almost like Hawai'i has two voting systems. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • She is also a Senior Associate with the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and member of the Laboratory on Local Elections. (nicolejgoodman.com)
  • For Tuesday's general election, that practice will vary from county to county. (missourinet.com)
  • That is understandable given the difficulties that political leaders have experienced in coping with the economic crisis and the many examples of venal behaviour. (lse.ac.uk)
  • She writes on digital politics, elections and political parties, political participation and political behaviour, public policy, Indigenous politics and local government. (nicolejgoodman.com)
  • Before joining the Jack Miller Center he was a postdoctoral fellow with the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard University and taught political theory and American politics at Miami University of Ohio and the College of the Holy Cross. (jackmillercenter.org)
  • Thomas C Schelling, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University and University of MarylandConflict Resolution is one of the fastest growing academic fields in the world today. (lu.se)
  • In 1968, Humphrey was the nominee of the Democratic Party in the United States presidential election but narrowly lost to the Republican nominee, Richard M. Nixon . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • He told the 1948 Democratic National Convention, "The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights," winning support for a pro-civil rights plank in the Party's platform. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • In 1944, Humphrey was a key player in the merger of the United States Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • He says one theory goes like this: Hawai'i politics is dominated by the Democratic Party - more so today than at any time in the past - and being essentially a one-party state means elections are less competitive, which leads some people to think their votes won't matter. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • The results were a sharp rebuke for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, reflecting widespread unhappiness with its failure to keep campaign promises and get the stagnant economy going during its three years in power. (nwasianweekly.com)
  • That person is Christian Kern of the center-left Social Democratic Party. (vox.com)
  • He earned a B.A. from Northwestern University in 1992 and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin in 2003. (wm.edu)
  • If you have party leadership telling people things are wrong with elections, that's what [constituents] think is going on with elections," said Josh McCrain, an assistant professor in political science at the University of Utah. (kuer.org)
  • According to Damon Cann, a political science professor at Utah State University, election security does not impact whether or not people vote. (kuer.org)
  • The following year, he earned a master's degree from Louisiana State University, serving as an assistant instructor of political science there. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. (hoover.org)
  • is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. (lse.ac.uk)
  • I'm hard-pressed to think that Congress will be able to muster much more agreement with themselves or the incoming president," said Sarah Binder, a political science professor at George Washington University and expert on Congress. (latimes.com)
  • It is an electoral test on his brand as a leader because he incarnates a more radical form of Hindu nationalism and is overly more communal than others in the BJP," said Gilles Verniers, a political science professor at Ashoka University. (religionnews.com)
  • Ms. Li Bennich-Björkman , Johan Skytte Professor of Eloquence and Political Science, affiliated with the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University and Mr. Göran Djupsund , Professor of Political Science, election commentator in Finnish-Swedish television and former Principal of Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa. (peace.ax)
  • Both parties are going to invest heavily in Florida," University of Florida political science professor Michael McDonald noted. (foxnews.com)
  • She is now an assistant professor of political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis where she has conducted extensive research on gender's role in politics, particularly regarding the efforts of women to achieve top national political leadership positions. (umsl.edu)
  • In the end, economic concerns won out, said Kazuhisa Kawakami, a political science professor at Meiji Gakuin University. (nwasianweekly.com)
  • Patrick McGuinn, a professor of political science at Drew University, in Madison, N.J., who has studied K-12 education and elections, gave me three possibilities. (edweek.org)
  • Samuel Kernell is a distinguished emeritus professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, where he has taught since 1977. (sagepub.com)
  • University Institute in 1987, with the thesis "Underground political organizations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Between 2003 and 2015, she was a Professor of Sociology at the European University Institute. (bvsalud.org)
  • During my secondment stay at Marmara University, I have the privilege of being hosted by Professor Erhan Dogan. (lu.se)
  • Governor Woodrow Wilson, who was the author of several political and historical books, passed away on February 3, 1924, and was buried in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. (nga.org)
  • These polls hardly represent the nation, but are likely to represent that segment of the 2002 electorate that confronted at least one competitive election (governor or U.S. Senate). (cis.org)
  • While there she worked with internationally renowned scholars of political extremism and right-wing radicalism. (uwf.edu)
  • I'm shocked and dismayed to see how quickly many Latin Americans and Latin American scholars have forgotten how much worse it was to live, and how much harder it was to work for social justice, under regimes that came to power by military force, that disbanded political parties, trade unions and human rights groups, and that murdered, disappeared, imprisoned or exiled opposition leaders. (nacla.org)
  • Professor della Porta, I would like to start with a more general question: in the contemporary studies of social movements, what are the main dilemmas that scholars have encountered? (bvsalud.org)
  • The Thaksin-backed Pheu Thai party, which came second in the May election, will nominate its choice for the country's next leader Tuesday: real estate mogul Srettha Thavisin. (egyptindependent.com)
  • The move also subverts the will of millions of Thais who voted overwhelmingly for progressive parties in the May election, delivering a powerful rebuke to the country's military-backed establishment that has ruled Thailand since the coup. (egyptindependent.com)
  • What does his assassination mean for the Japanese government and the country's political landscape? (kmuw.org)
  • Maud Olofsson , former Minister for Enterprise and Deputy Prime Minister of the Swedish Government, former Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Center Party, now own entrepreneur and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Visita, a Swedish sector and employer's organisation. (peace.ax)
  • Pär Stenbäck , former Foreign Minister and Minister of Education of the Finnish Government, former Member of Parliament and Party Chairperson of the Swedish People's Party, with extensive experience of leading positions and positions of trust within international bodies and organizations, including the International Crisis Group and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva. (peace.ax)
  • The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners already was preparing staff, equipment and signs for Election Day in-precinct registrations , including programming electronic poll books, printing instruction manuals and beginning classes for poll workers, spokesman Jim Allen said. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The elections for police and crime commissioners show that many obstacles are put in the way of those who come forward. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Participants join an anti-government march led by the centrist opposition party leader Donald Tusk in Warsaw in June. (euronews.com)
  • A broad left-wing alliance, NUPES, united behind left-wing veteran Jean-Luc Melenchon, was set to be the most prominent opposition group, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen's National Rally party scored a ten-fold increase and will send 89 legislators to the new parliament. (aljazeera.com)
  • But the majority of observers in the regime and the opposition note that among the strengths of the leader was his ability to reconcile his modernist and secular positions with those of Islamic parties through policies of "consensus" and "national unity. (dailysabah.com)
  • Vanessa Williamson, a governance-studies fellow at the Brookings Institution, another think tank, said that during the presidential campaign, she noticed more conference sessions aimed at framing political-science research in light of current events. (chronicle.com)
  • Apart from the presidential contest, nothing on Tuesday will do as much to shape the political outlook for the next two years as the fight for control of the Senate. (latimes.com)
  • The result severely tarnished Macron's April presidential election victory when he defeated the far-right to become the first French president to win a second term in more than two decades. (aljazeera.com)
  • The rout of the presidential party is complete and no clear majority is in sight," he told cheering supporters. (aljazeera.com)
  • People's worries went further, questioning whether this authority gap could lead the country to division and instability, thus jeopardizing the peaceful conclusion of the planned coming presidential election expected in November. (dailysabah.com)
  • For its part, the electoral commission announced an early presidential election for Sept. 15, two months ahead of schedule because the constitution says a new president must be chosen within 90 days. (dailysabah.com)
  • They didn't make the difference in the 2008 Presidential Election, but they likely helped with the result," Jalalzai said. (umsl.edu)
  • In 1964, the same year that Arizona Republican Barry Goldwater ran a presidential campaign focused on states' rights, political scientist William Riker famously wrote that "if in the United States one disapproves of racism, one should disapprove of federalism. (bostonreview.net)
  • And two of her rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont , and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley , have also put out far-reaching proposals for significantly boosting access to higher education. (edweek.org)
  • Several state governments, beginning with Wisconsin in 1959, have adopted collective bargaining statues for public employees that facilitate the unionization of public workers. (jackmillercenter.org)
  • At William & Mary, Professor Manna teaches courses in the Department of Government and the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy. (wm.edu)
  • And here's some speculation from Paul Manna, a professor at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, who has also written extensively about education and politics. (edweek.org)
  • Yet, from a political party's perspective, that is a good thing, said Lopez of UT-Tyler. (tpr.org)
  • They have swung en masse from Liberal to Conservative and back again in recent elections, making this by far the biggest concentration of tantalizingly up-for-grabs seats anywhere on the national map of 338 ridings. (macleans.ca)
  • As one man left the Sandy Senior Center , a primary election day polling place, he said he didn't trust the mail-in system. (kuer.org)
  • Though Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health was not decided on federalism grounds, opponents of legal abortion have long argued that there is no national constitutional right to abortion and that state governments are the proper place for such decisions. (bostonreview.net)
  • French President Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections after significant gains by a newly formed left-wing alliance, and record wins by the far-right. (aljazeera.com)
  • Macron could eventually call a snap election if legislative gridlock ensues. (aljazeera.com)
  • Modeled on a series of graduate courses for teachers that JMC developed with Lake Forest College, the course offers teachers a rare opportunity to consider the ideas that informed the creation and development of America's political system and to enliven their curriculum with primary documents. (jackmillercenter.org)
  • We work to strengthen America's capacity for self-government. (ashbrook.org)
  • and Party Ballots, Reform, and the Transformation of America's Electoral System (with Erik J. Engstrom). (sagepub.com)
  • McLennan has helped place students in internships at the White House, the NC Governor's Office, the General Assembly, the NC Democratic and Republican parties, and many other organizations that have helped students combine the knowledge and skills from classes with practical experience. (meredith.edu)
  • The race drew national attention, with groups such as the Human Rights Campaign and Planned Parenthood Action Fund strongly supporting Newman, who has been active in antibullying work and takes a progressive stance on LGBT issues and reproductive rights, in stark contrast to Lipinski, one of the most conservative members of his party. (advocate.com)
  • This year, the only candidate in the Republican primary was Arthur Jones, a racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBT Holocaust denier who has been repudiated by the party. (advocate.com)
  • If people are still concerned about election fraud, Cann said they can ask their county clerk for a tour of the election counting process, where they would see safety features that prevent ballots from being copied and systems that verify every signature. (kuer.org)
  • Experienced political strategists tend not to talk like that. (macleans.ca)
  • In Wisconsin, Ron Johnson had been all but written off by strategists in both parties. (latimes.com)
  • There is no "Latino" voting bloc, as such - after controlling for party identification, income, and education, there is no difference between Latino voting and the voting pattern of non-Hispanic whites in either the Senate or gubernatorial races of 2002. (cis.org)
  • Consider the results from the 10 Fox News election-day polls from ten states with key U.S. Senate or gubernatorial races.1 The states included in the poll are: Texas, Florida, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, and South Dakota. (cis.org)
  • Demings' campaign cash surge is also a sign of just how expensive the burgeoning Florida Senate battle - which could be one of the contests to decide which party controls the chamber - will be in a state with nearly 22 million people spread out over 10 media markets. (foxnews.com)
  • It could be one of the most expensive U.S. Senate races in history given the trajectory that we've seen in increasing amount of money flowing into elections. (foxnews.com)
  • Political science doesn't always prioritize research the public may be concerned about, like larger questions about how government structures work and how to sustain them. (chronicle.com)
  • His expertise includes American politics, including American political parties, Congressional, politics and the American justice system. (missourinet.com)
  • McLennan's research expertise includes: the impact of negative advertising on political attitudes, image restoration for politicians in trouble, polling methodology, and barriers to women's electoral success. (meredith.edu)
  • Women, who have suffered a crackdown on abortion rights sponsored by the PiS with the backing of the local Catholic church about three years ago, might prove a wild card in the incoming election - either supporting the ruling party or turning against it. (euronews.com)
  • In 2021, the Polish government imposed a near-total ban on abortion which only allowed the procedure in case the pregnancy threatens the pregnant person's life or health or it's the result of rape or incest. (euronews.com)
  • Though, in principle, abortion is legal in cases of rape, incest and foetal abnormality, as well as in proven cases of threat to women's health, no hospitals are willing to perform illegal abortions," Prazmowska said, "because hospitals are dominated by local political groups and fearful of accusations by the church. (euronews.com)
  • A political historian and biographer, he has written extensively about political leadership and political parties in Australia. (mup.com.au)
  • The query, raised by one of Jalazai's favorite undergraduate professors, sparked the interest of the then fledgling political science student. (umsl.edu)
  • This experience provided the framework for her continued research on far-right parties, European politics, and nationalism and ethnic politics. (uwf.edu)
  • Norbert Hofer, Austrian Freedom Party candidate for president. (vox.com)
  • And the Freedom Party isn't openly fascist, nor are its leaders Nazis. (vox.com)
  • But the Freedom Party has made a comeback in recent years. (vox.com)
  • The Freedom Party has cast Syrian and other Muslim refugees as a threat to Christian-European civilization. (vox.com)
  • But the closeness of the race illustrates that the Freedom Party is still troublingly popular and influential. (vox.com)
  • In addition to her academic work, she is frequently invited to present at national and international conferences for the American Political Science Association, Council for European Studies and the International Studies Association. (uwf.edu)
  • They know the harsh reality that local results in federal elections tend to closely mirror national and provincial shifts rather than riding-level factors. (macleans.ca)
  • The proposal was slammed across the board -- an official of the rival Fianna Fail party, MP Thomas Byrne, declared in response that "politics in this country has reached a new low when Fine Gael are suggesting a voluntary repatriation scheme," equating Varadkar's idea to that of the far-right, anti-immigrant, British National Party [BNP]. (ibtimes.com)
  • In early 2010, Varadkar condemned then-Prime Minister Brian Cowen (of the Fianna Fail party) of "destroying the country" by allowing the national debt to triple under his leadership. (ibtimes.com)
  • Still, in recent months two elections have taken place in Laos, one to the National Assembly (NA) and one to the Party Congress. (asiaportal.info)
  • A survey by the National Institute of Development Administration found about 64% of 1,310 respondents disagreed or totally disagreed with the idea of the Pheu Thai party forming a "special government" with military-backed rivals, according to Reuters. (egyptindependent.com)
  • Oregon, Washington and Colorado conduct all elections entirely by mail, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. (hawaiibusiness.com)
  • In 1952 Essebsi started his political career as a lawyer, which paved the way for his rapprochement with human rights activists and political leaders, including among the secretary-general of the Constitutionalist Party and a main leader in the National Movement - Saleh Ben Youssef. (dailysabah.com)
  • He believes that teaching extends beyond the classroom and that his knowledge should help the broader community understand the realities of local, state, and national politics. (meredith.edu)
  • He frequently appears on WRAL-TV, Spectrum News, CBS North Carolina, and ABC 11 to discuss North Carolina and national politics. (meredith.edu)
  • We host the Delta Zeta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. (fordham.edu)
  • And the fact that it came this close to victory in a national election illustrates just how powerful the far right is becoming across Europe. (vox.com)
  • Any views expressed would therefore be those of the Board, not of their national governments. (who.int)
  • Less than a month ahead of the 15 October election, the PiS - which has been in power since 2019 - could take home a victory but fail to reach an overall majority. (euronews.com)
  • The 2019 policy, known as the "public charge" rule, had been met with legal challenges from advocates, states and localities, who argued that it penalized those who used government assistance. (cnn.com)
  • Next month, he's leaning toward crossing over to support the Democrat he voted against in 2019, Gov. Andy Beshear. (abc4.com)
  • Vallas said Quinn wants to assemble the strongest team possible, and Quinn's going to use Vallas as a strong administrator who can help him improve the effectiveness of Illinois government. (chicagotalks.org)
  • We have many people in Illinois that's in the Diplomatic party who are very talented, but I decided to pick Vallas because I've known him for 30 years and he knows Illinois like the back of his hand," said Quinn. (chicagotalks.org)
  • Although Quinn and Vallas have known each other for 30 years and have been in government for decades, some alderman believed that if the right republican duo teams up, then the election won't be easy. (chicagotalks.org)