Social Sciences

Speaking as part of a panel at the UW's annual Diversity Forum, professor of political science talks about the impact of partisan division on voting rights.

A new study led by sociology professor Michal Engelman, finds that Poor health — not aging itself — decreases older Americans’ likelihood of voting and that early and absentee voting can help people continue voting even when they experience health challenges.

Unlike the contentious arguments in the year before the last presidential election, this year's purge of more than 200,000 names from the voter rolls in Wisconsin is part of a regular four-year maintenance cycle, says the Director of the Elections Research Center.

As Wisconsin Republicans argue about whether to use 'ballot harvesting' in the upcoming gubernatorial election, the Director of the Elections Research Center points out that there's no singular definition to explain what it actually means.

New research by Professor of Psychology Shawn Green reinforces the idea that videogames are complex and powerful experiences that can produce interesting changes in behavior,

“There isn’t a lot of evidence in the data that people are staying home,” in recent employment reports, says the Director of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy.

According to the Director of the Elections Research Center, skirmishes over school mask mandates and race-related curriculum have become the latest political battleground.

Professor of Anthropology is encouraged by his colleagues' interest and willingness to adhere to an agreed-upon standard of behavior.

Michael W. Wagner a Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication writes about his research regarding civic life and Wisconsin.