Dec
12
Deliberative Democracy: Mitigating Struggles of the Modern-Day Political System by Informing both Representatives and The Public
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This post is the third of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. The episode “What Deliberative Democracy Can, and Can’t, Do” from the podcast The Gray Area with Seal Illing features political scientist Jane […]
Dec
5
From Fireside Chats to TikTok: Reflecting on Political Discourse in the Digital Age
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This post is the second of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. This episode of The Gray Area features Harvard professor of political science Jane Mansbridge, who was previously the president of the American Political Science […]
Dec
5
Welcome to the seventh season of our student blog series, From the Field! If you are new to this series, check out our introduction to the series Welcome and Introduction to From the Field. Last spring, students in my Polling and Public Opinion course explored the social and psychological factors that shape people’s values, beliefs, […]
Nov
13
The Promise but Inevitable Difficulty within the Socialist Party of America
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This post is the fifth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. Despite record numbers of American voters declining to affiliate with either major party, both of which they increasingly doubt really represent their interests, […]
Oct
9
The Know-Nothings and the Future of Third-Parties in America
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This post is the fourth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. Third parties in America are often seen as accessories to the political order, not serving a foundational role but still making their voices […]
Sep
25
The Free Soil Party: Its Lasting Impact and Suggestions for American Reform
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This post is the third of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. In the years leading up to the American Civil War, slavery was one of the topics that drew the most attention […]
Sep
9
Minor Party Influence: How The American Independent Party Transformed the Political System
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This post is the second of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. Throughout American history, many minor political parties have risen for specific reasons and failed to gain large amounts of traction in the […]
Sep
9
Minor Parties and Their Outsized Influence
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This post is the first of this season – our sixth – of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read our introduction to the seriesWelcome and Introduction to From the Field. In the spring of 2020, we launched the From the Field series with a set of analyses on the American […]
May
17
For Times Such as This: There IS Hope!
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This post is the final one of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Unstable Majorities, which includes not only a background on the book but also some amazingly helpful resources. For our final book in the Politics Seminar, the subject moved towards a growing problem in […]
May
10
For Times Such as This: America, Divided or Disconnected?
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This post is the sixteenth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Unstable Majorities, which includes not only a background on the book but also some amazingly helpful resources. America today is more divided than ever before in our history, at least that is what […]