URI Political Science faculty conduct research across a wide range of topics in American politics, public law, public administration, comparative politics, and international relations. Faculty focused on American politics and policy examine issues such as immigration and trade policy, congressional representation, courts and constitutional law, political participation, technology and political behavior, the policymaking process, electoral reform, gender and politics, and social equity in public administration. PSC faculty focused on issues spanning the globe have published research on democratic governance, corruption, conflict, civil-military relations, human rights, protest and repression, international organizations, and the political dimensions of environmental and security challenges.
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- URI PSC Professors publish research on public support for China’s social credit system - Article Title: Media framing and public support for China’s social credit system: An experimental study
- Professor Parker publishes article on support for judicial reform - Article Title: Popular Constitutionalism, Legal Pragmatism, and Support for Judicial Reform
- Professor Ley publishes research on power plant regulation in MA and RI - Article Title: The Venue Shopping Strategies of Atlantic Northeast Environmental Groups: Regulating the Cooling Water Intake of Coal-Fired Power Plants
- Professor Xu publishes research on immigration and welfare attitudes in the US - Article Title: “Immigrationalization” of the Welfare State: Contextual influences on Welfare Politics in the United States
- Professor Mark publishes study on a human rights sequence theory of atrocity - Article Title: The Human Rights Sequence Theory of Atrocity: A Comparative Analysis
- Professor McLaughlin publishes study on why Americans choose partisanship over fair elections - Article Title: Party Over Principles: Determinants of Public Opinion on Redistricting Reform
- URI Political Science faculty and students publish study on President Trump’s rhetoric and America’s attitudes toward international organizations - Article Title: Political Elites and Attitudes Toward International Organizations in the Trump Era