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Political science professor’s new bestseller illuminates America’s ‘Identity Crisis’
Analysis of the 2016 election by Lynn Vavreck and co-authors John Sides and Michael Tesler dispels some myths about the contest.
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UCLA faculty voice: Five myths about the 2016 election
Political science professor Lynn Vavreck and her coauthors debunk some of the conventional wisdom about how Donald Trump won the Oval Office.
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UCLA political science team leading the way in the study of race and ethnicity politics
Researchers who are part of the multi-university Collaborative Multiethnic Post-Election Survey met on campus to prepare for the 2020 elections.
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Policy academy gives elected leaders tools to take on challenges in Latino communities
Three days of workshops at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs teach officials from around the United States. how to support their constituencies
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Breaking down the midterm elections with New York Times journalists
Veteran reporters came to UCLA to discuss demographic and political trends that will determine who controls Congress.
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Online tool will make it easier for UCLA students to register to vote
The streamlined process is part of a campus-wide civic engagement strategy, and it builds on several years of successful voter registration drives.
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Autocrats are on the rise and democracy faces multiple threats, Rep. Adam Schiff says in lecture
The congressman delivered the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace, sponsored by UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations.
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UCLA and The Atlantic partner to recognize the American divide
“Recoding the Republic” event provided realism and optimism through conversation and insight.
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Hours before series finale, ‘The Americans’ stars trade notes with former CIA officers
In a panel discussion hosted by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the creator and actors from the award-winning FX drama talked with two who worked in counterintelligence.
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UCLA faculty voice: Moderate candidates still tend to outdo extreme ones
Political scientist Lynn Vavreck notes that while extreme candidates may mobilize their party’s base, sometimes they fire up their opponent’s base even more.
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How to harness individual outrage for lasting social change
Scholars offer practical guidance on enlisting, mobilizing and continually engaging like-minded people.
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Campaign contributions swayed by neighbors’ politics
If your neighbors can see your political participation, does that change how you participate in the political process?
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‘Your day is coming,’ Gray Davis tells future policymakers at UCLA Luskin
Former California governor shares political wisdom from his decades of public service in Zev Yaroslavsky's “Today’s Los Angeles,” an advanced seminar in public policy.
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What you probably don’t know about how American women gained the right to vote
In UCLA’s 124th Faculty Research Lecture historian Ellen DuBois will share details of the story, which remains as vital today as it when it was happening.
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Latino issues take center stage at gubernatorial forum
UCLA faculty and students help frame discussions on vital policy issues as candidates face off at Royce Hall.
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Launch of Latino Policy and Politics Initiative is true to its mission
The newest research center at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aims to bring together scholars and policymakers to make better decisions on issues of interest to Latinos.
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UC to establish National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement in D.C.
University of California President Janet Napolitano said the center will be devoted to research, education and advocacy.
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Scholars dig into nationwide survey of post-election data at conference
A national network of researchers gathered at UCLA to dissect findings on race, ethnicity and politics all derived from the same innovative and singular data set.
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UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs establishes Latino policy think tank
The Latino Policy and Politics Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs will fill a critical research gap and provide a think tank around political, social and economic issues.
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A superpower for our time: How to handle the truth
UCLA political science professor Lynn Vavreck on why gut reactions and preconceived ideas may outweigh objective facts in the post-truth era.
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A lesson in good government
Two political veterans with conservative backgrounds told a UCLA audience that legislative success depends on compromise, not on who can yell the loudest.
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Federal relations staffers advise campus community on how to advocate for UCLA
A briefing was held by UCLA Government and Community Relations because of increased interest shown by the campus community in responding to the proposed budget by the Trump administration.
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Journalist sees 'new lows' for the job of telling the truth in a polarized America
Ray Suarez, former host of Al Jazeera America’s “Inside Story” and contributor to the PBS “NewsHour,” delivered the final Luskin Lecture of the academic year.
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All eyes focus on Sunday's vote for the next president of France
The election pits Emmanuel Macron, who only recently created a new political movement, and seasoned politician Marine Le Pen, who leads the nationalist — some have said xenophobic — Front National.
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Survey reveals stark gender gap in political views among college freshmen
Just 42.3 percent of freshmen characterized their political orientation as middle of the road — the lowest figure since the survey began in 1966.
- Monday, December 17, 2018