Poster with Rhetoric and Conflict written on it
Jun 04, 2024
Right-wing Populism’s Threat to Global Security – When Does Rhetoric Lead to Conflict?
Right-wing populist leaders have been at the helms of governments in all regions of the world, but they have taken power in an increasing number of countries…
Brandon Bolte
May 23, 2024
CPAE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Brandon Bolte, SPIA
CPAE Faculty Spotlight:  Dr. Brandon Bolte, SPIA Hi everyone! I’m Dr. Brandon Bolte, and I started as an Assistant Professor of Political Science in…
Picture of Illinois Senator Doris Turner and Illinois General Assembly Representative Mike Coffey
Apr 18, 2024
Driving Change: A Preview of the 2024 Policy Summit at University of Illinois Springfield
On Tuesday April 23, 2024 there is an all-day Policy Summit at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) campus.  The summit is sponsored by UIS…
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Mar 22, 2024
The Development of US Immigration Policy
On February 1st and February 16th, 2024, Dr. Isabel Skinner, Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and International Affairs, and Dr. Brooke…
Richard Funderburg
Mar 08, 2024
Using Artificial Intelligence and Cell Phone Tracing Data to Reevaluate Travel Demand and Investments in Public Transit
Why are fewer people riding public transit, and what do lower farebox revenues mean for state and federal government in their oversight and support of transit…
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Nov 07, 2023
Considering the Historic Speaker of the House Vacancy in the 118th Congress
photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash.com Last week (October 25th, 2023) House Republicans unanimously elected Mike Johnson speaker of the House ending a…
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Jul 18, 2023
Courting Extremism: How State Supreme Court Selection Methods Fuel Ideological Divides
Courting Extremism: How State Supreme Court Selection Methods Fuel Ideological Divides Every summer when the US Supreme Court releases their most…
DR. ISABEL SKINNER, SPIA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AND SOPHIA DORAN, PSC STUDENT
May 31, 2023
An Existential Threat to the Indian Child Welfare Act
Indigenous Rights Are Human Rights Passed by Congress in 1978, The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) faces an existential threat from the current Supreme…
Knotted Gun
May 01, 2023
Elevated Gun Violence in U.S. Cities of All Sizes
Elevated Gun Violence in U.S. Cities of All Sizes Photo by Maria Lysenko on Unsplash.com Observes political science professor, Magic…
Photo of person sitting at Illinois voter registration desk
Apr 18, 2023
Illinois Could Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting. What Do Illinois Voters Think of It and Other Alternative Electoral Systems?
Illinois was once known for its innovative electoral system, where it was the only state in America to utilize cumulative voting to elect some members of…