Political Science News and Events

Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, says that conspiracy theories are "constructed in such a way that there isn’t any evidence you can present to someone who believes them that will lead a believer to change his or her mind."

Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says that presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's drive and focus could make her a "legitimate contender" in 2020.

"There's no reason to think that once elected, he [President Trump] would turn on a dime and act like all previous president-elects, when he did not act like previous candidates," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.