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Mathematicians reveal factors driving gun sales in America
As gun sales in the United States continue to soar, researchers at Georgia State University have uncovered insights into what... Read more -
Doing business in conflict zones: What companies can learn from Lafarge's exit from Syria
The world experienced more than 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a "historically high" number according to scholars in the Department... Read more -
Reading news on social media for two weeks improves knowledge and fake news recognition, study finds
Consuming news on social media is often associated with "doom scrolling," where people spend excessive time online consuming negative news.... Read more -
Do local voting rights affect migrants' participation in protests?
In research published in Social Science Quarterly, the study's investigator expected that migrants living in cities where local voting rights... Read more -
Perceived polarization may reflect inner circle agreement more than actual societal division
Are opinions on controversial political issues as divided as many people perceive them to be? Researchers from the Leibniz Center... Read more -
There are many things American voters agree on, from fears about technology to threats to democracy
During his recent public spat with Donald Trump, Elon Musk tweeted a poll asking if a new political party would... Read more -
Data show Canadian border plays minor role in US fentanyl trafficking compared to southern entry
Illegally manufactured fentanyl kills a significant number of people in the United States and Canada every year. Since the emergence... Read more -
Giving back or getting back? The rise of retributive philanthropy
Picture this: A person is so outraged by a company's actions that instead of writing a complaint, they write a... Read more -
Youth volunteering encourages young men to vote for the first time, research shows
Youth volunteering encourages young men from politically disengaged homes to vote for the first time by raising their interest in... Read more -
Civil servants' reactions to democratic decline reflect deep political divides
A new study reveals that civil servants, like citizens, do not uniformly recognize and oppose political attacks on liberal democracy.... Read more -
Welcome to post-growth Europe. Can anyone accept this new political reality?
Across much of Europe, the engines of economic growth are sputtering. In its latest global outlook, the International Monetary Fund... Read more -
Social media can support or undermine democracy. It comes down to how it's designed
Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.... Read more -
Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on the rise around the world?
In some parts of Russia, schoolgirls who become pregnant are being paid more than 100,000 rubles (nearly £900) for giving... Read more -
New US directive for visa applicants turns social media feeds into political documents
In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all university, technical training, or exchange program visa applicants... Read more -
Q&A: How eyewitness memory can serve justice
Eyewitness misidentifications have long been a source of wrongful convictions, casting doubt on the reliability of memory in the courtroom.... Read more
