Category: Research

Dr. Scott Pegg recently published a report on Somaliland’s Presidential and Political Party Elections. The good news is that the democratic system worked! Indeed, the sub-Saharan African countries of Botswana, Liberia, Mauritius, and Senegal have all had recent peaceful transfers of power. Democracy lives!

As a de facto state (an entity that controls territory, provides governance, persists over time and secures popular support but is largely or entirely unrecognized by the international community of sovereign states), Taiwan has been a long-standing research interest of Dr. Pegg’s and was discussed in his book International Society and the De Facto State. …

Dr. Dusso was interviewed by Business Insider for a piece on Trump’s new nickname for Nikki Haley. This was based on research he conducted with former student Sydnee Perkins:  “Crooked Hillary and Sleepy Joe: name-calling’s backfire effect on candidate evaluation,” in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Check it out: Trump is turning …

Dr. Dusso was on New Orleans’ WWL First News with Tommy Tucker radio show to talk about the debt ceiling negotiations again. Check it out: How Are The Debt Ceiling Negotiations Progressing?

Dr. Pegg’s article “Would Somaliland’s Citizens Benefit from State Capacity Libertarianism?” was picked up by the popular blog Marginal Revolution: Small Steps towards a Much Better World. 

  The article Crooked Hillary and Sleepy Joe: name-calling’s backfire effect on candidate evaluations by Dr. Aaron Dusso and Political Science Alumna Sydnee Perkins was recently featured in the popular podcast Hidden Brain‘s Newsletter. Check it out here: We get by with a little help from our friends

Dr. Dusso was recently a guest on WFIU and Indiana Public Media’s “Noon Edition” discussing the political implications of former president Trump’s indictment.

Dr. Dusso was interviewed by NBC KARE11 in Minneapolis on former president Trump’s recent indictment. Check it out: After indictment, professor says Trump will be ‘center of the universe’ for the next year

Dr. Dusso was recently interviewed for a story on WISHTV about Gov. Holcomb’s Washington Post op-ed requesting Congress grant states the ability to sponsor immigrant workers.

Does calling your political opponent names work?  Prof. Aaron Dusso and former student Sydnee Perkins designed a research project in order to provide that answer. Their article titled, “Crooked Hillary and Sleepy Joe: Name-Calling’s Backfire Effect on Candidate Evaluations,” was recently published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Since graduating in 2020, …