Political scientist Fotini Christia receives Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
Program fosters humanistic/social science research to solve complex issues.
Department
Political Science
Eight faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 197 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
3 Questions: Melissa Nobles on advancing racial and restorative justice
Head of political science at MIT says understanding the past is a source for social innovation in our own time.
Studying conflict from the ground up
Newly tenured Fotini Christia studies political conflict — making findings that policymakers can use.
Watching how the money flows
David Andrew Singer maps the influence of global capital flows among governments, banks, and individuals around the world.
Explaining what voters try to hide
New paper shows how “conjoint analysis” can tackle hard political issues.
Lily Tsai receives the 2015 Levitan Prize
Founder of MIT Governance Lab researches new forms of civic engagement and creates immersive opportunities for MIT students around the world.
Political Science and EECS join forces for "Elections and Voting Technology" course
Joint course helps students meet the complex challenges of modern election systems.
Study aims to shorten Election Day lines
New MIT-led research effort applies the science of lines to the polling place.
Said and Done for October 2014
Digest of the MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences features a Nobel Prize, a new professorship in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, three new SHASS websites, and more.
Why sign rights treaties?
Study: Autocratic leaders who sign human-rights treaties seek political gain, not material benefits.
Caught in the social safety net
Andrea Campbell gives a firsthand perspective on the effects of means-tested social insurance programs.