Political Science News and Events
Reeher Speaks to The Hill About Trump, 2024 Presidential Election
“Some of these polls are really in a way approval ratings of President Biden, which we know are not great,” says Grant Reeher, director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. “So it’s not so much people saying I’d rather have Donald Trump than Joe Biden, it’s people saying I’m not happy with where the country is going, and I want an alternative.”
See related: Federal, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
McDowell Contributes to Wilson Center Report on China’s Foreign Economic Policy
In his essay, the Maxwell School political scientist contends that Chinese bank expansion abroad may weaken Washington’s ability to leverage financial sanctions.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, Global Governance
Jackson Weighs In on the BU Center for Antiracist Research, Funding in Associated Press Article
Jenn M. Jackson, assistant professor of political science, says that this episode reveals a mismatch between what funders in 2020 said they wanted to do, which was to end racist policies in the U.S., and the way they went about it, which was to give millions to a new research center at a university.
See related: Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, United States