{"id":2994,"date":"2026-03-25T17:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/?page_id=2994"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:50:47","slug":"uri-political-science-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/uri-political-science-research\/","title":{"rendered":"URI Political Science Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Political Science Research<\/h1><p>URI Political Science faculty conduct innovative research across a wide range of topics in American politics, public law, public administration, comparative politics, human rights, and international relations<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url();\"><\/div><div 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href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/2026\/03\/20\/professor-ley-publishes-research-on-power-plant-regulation-in-ma-and-ri\/\">Professor Ley examines power plant regulation in MA and RI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Article Title: The Venue Shopping Strategies of Atlantic Northeast Environmental Groups: Regulating the Cooling Water Intake of Coal-Fired Power Plants<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/2026\/03\/20\/professor-xu-publishes-research-on-immigration-and-welfare-attitudes-in-the-us\/\">Professor Xu studies immigration and welfare attitudes in the US<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Article Title: \u201cImmigrationalization\u201d of the Welfare State: Contextual influences on Welfare Politics in the United States<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/2026\/03\/20\/professor-mark-publishes-study-on-a-human-rights-sequence-theory-of-atrocity\/\">Professor Mark develops a human rights sequence theory of atrocity<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Article Title: The Human Rights Sequence Theory of Atrocity: A Comparative Analysis<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/2026\/03\/20\/professor-mclaughlin-publishes-study-on-why-americans-choose-party-over-fair-elections\/\">Professor McLaughlin explores why Americans choose partisanship over fair elections<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Article Title: Party Over Principles: Determinants of Public Opinion on Redistricting Reform<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" 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