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Meet DFP Fall Fellow, Matthias Lopez, University of the Pacific

Political Science Now

Matthias Elijah Lopez graduated from University of the Pacific with departmental honors in political science and philosophy. Through a political science Ph.D. incorporated virtual reality (VR) simulations to understand if VR influences political attitudes and political ideology.

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Voice and Balancing in US Congressional Elections

Political Science Now

Two complementary mechanisms describe how this opportunity is embraced by centrists: a direct mechanism, which strengthens the out-party in Congress to “balance” the president’s policy impact, and an indirect mechanism, by which midterm voting serves to “voice” dissatisfaction as a signal to the president.

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Policy Impact and Voter Mobilization: Evidence from Farmers’ Trade War Experiences

Political Science Now

Policy Impact and Voter Mobilization: Evidence from Farmers’ Trade War Experiences By Jake Alton Jares and Neil Malhotra , Stanford University How does the extent of policy benefits—not simply their presence—affect political engagement? Read the full article.

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Meet 2024 RBSI Scholar, Natalia Adams, Wake Forest University

Political Science Now

Additionally, she is a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. Natalia greatly enjoys conducting research and hopes to make valuable contributions to the political science discipline following graduation. She is a 4-time Dean’s List recipient and has been awarded the Porter B. Byrum and Andrew B.

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Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care

The Hechinger Report

The program has never been funded at the level that it needs to be to be able to meet the need, said Rachel Wilensky, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy. Do we pay our providers more and serve fewer [families] or serve more families and pay our providers less? I think of it as a whack-a-mole problem.

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Lael Keiser Receives the 2024 John Gaus Award

Political Science Now

The John Gaus Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration. She received her PhD in Political Science in 1996 from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.