Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy

Book Launch: “Racial Resentment in the Political Mind”

Join Political Science faculty author Darren Davis as he discusses his newest book, “Racial Resentment in the Political Mind.” This book examines how racial resentment, rather...

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Secular Left vs. Religious Right? A Discussion of Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics

American society is rapidly secularizing, a radical departure from its historically high level of religiosity. And politics is a big part of the reason. Join us for a discussion...

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Was Women’s Suffrage a Failure?

The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 granted American women the right to vote. Critics almost immediately decried women’s suffrage as a failure. This talk...

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Asia and the US Elections

The 2016 US Presidential election is full of issues that affect our relationship with nations in Asia, including trade and security. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China’s...

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