"The Gap from Parchment to Practice: Ambivalent Effects of Constitutions in Democratizing Countries” will cover issues in new democracies including Colombia, Venezuala, Bolivia, and Egypt.
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While 10 SPA faculty and 9 PhD students will present at a leading conference, one of the sessions will focus on Professor David Rosenbloom's research.
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Alan Kraut joins congressional briefing before drafting of immigration reform legislation.
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Professor Joanne Savage's research suggests that violent media has much less of an impact (if at all) on violent behavior than many other experts claim.
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Young men were twice as likely as young women to have thought about running for office "many times."
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Study results can predict an erroneous conviction vs. near miss 91 percent of time.
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The LeoGrande Award and Prize go to the best book on Latin American or Latino studies published by an AU faculty member and the best book on U.S.-Latin American relations, respectively.
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Study gives hard evidence of energy savings and food waste reduction benefits.
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More high school and college students plan on owning a gun in the future than those who grew up in households with guns.
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During his sabbatical, visiting Professor Bill Davies uncovered a wellspring of research material on the legal history of the European Union.
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