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Americans Overestimate Political Polarization, According To New CU-Boulder Research

By Guest PostFebruary 7, 20122 commentsPoliticsamericans, boulder, charles judd, david sherman, degree of polarization, democrat, election, john chambers, leaf van boven, misconception, overestimate, polarization, political polarization, republican, san diego, university of colorado, university of florida, voting behavior

Many Americans overestimate the degree of polarization between Democrats and Republicans, and this misconception is associated with citizens’ voting behavior and their involvement in political activities, according to new findings from the University of Colorado Boulder.

“It is clear that Americans see themselves as very sharply polarized,” said Professor Leaf Van Boven, who led the research efforts. “And that the extent of perceived polarization dramatically overstates the actual degree of polarization.” (more…)

Canadian Police Agencies Suppressing Data on Race, Says Criminology Study

By Guest PostFebruary 2, 2012Politicsaboriginal, anti racism research, canadian police, police policy, race statistics, uniform crime reporting

Data essential for creating fair policies

While only 20 per cent of Canada’s police forces have an explicit policy against reporting the race of victims and accused persons, criminologists from the University of Toronto and Nipissing show that the majority of police departments do not report race in practice. (more…)

Five U.S. Urban Counties Lead ‘Terror Hot Spots’ List, but Rural Areas Not Exempt: Research

By Guest PostJanuary 31, 2012General, Politicsarizona, bianca bersani, domestic actors, extreme right wing, gary lafree, homeland security, hot spots, left wing terrorism, los angeles, lubbock county, manhattan, maricopa, massachusetts, metropolitan, miami dade county, nebraska, new york, perpetrator, profile, radical environmental groups, religious, rural areas, san francisco, start, terrorism, terrorist attack, texas, university of maryland, us counties, Washington

*N.Y., L.A., Miami, San Francisco, D.C. Top List; Maricopa, Ariz. Rising*

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but events continue to occur in rural areas, spurred on by domestic actors, according to a report published today by researchers in the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Center of Excellence based at the University of Maryland.

The research was conducted at Maryland and the University of Massachusetts-Boston. (more…)

New Media Driving Occupy Movement, Prof Says

By Guest PostJanuary 28, 2012Politicsclassical movements, leadership structure, new media, occupy movement, slogan for occupy

Lacking structured leadership, a single spokesperson and even a clear message, the Occupy movement has grown through the use of personal media and new technologies, sustained by participants’ own network of contacts and willingness to dive into the political fray, says a UCLA information studies professor who studies the different ways media and technology shape society and culture. (more…)

MLK Speaker Geoffrey Canada Cautions Against Neglecting Young Americans

By Guest PostJanuary 25, 2012Politicsamerican children, american crisis, fight for justice, harlem childrens zone, martin luther king, poverty in harlem, rockefeller chapel

Welcoming the guests filling Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, President Robert J. Zimmer began the University’s Jan. 12 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Celebration by reflecting on King’s first major address in Chicago. It was in Rockefeller Chapel that King spoke 56 years earlier. (more…)

War’s Lasting Legacy is a Culture of Violence

By Guest PostJanuary 10, 2012Politicscivil war, grassroots militia, militia movements, the war machines, violence following wars

The civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia ended 10 years ago but these West African nations continue to struggle, partly because the wars created an economy based on warfare. Young men and boys recruited into militia movements during wartime turned to other violent jobs – in diamond mines, on rubber plantations and in other unregulated industries – after the wars ended. (more…)

What do the Iowa Caucuses mean?

By Guest PostDecember 30, 2011Politicscampaign, iowa caucuses, jared wadley, presidential candidate, stephen bloom, university of michigan

University of Michigan visiting professor Stephen Bloom discusses how the Iowa Caucuses can change a presidential candidate’s campaign. – Written by Jared Wadley *Source: University of Michigan

Dictators in The Dock

By Guest PostDecember 23, 2011Politicsex dictator, former dictators, human rights prosecutions, human rights violations

Human rights trials for ex-dictators speed healing

If dictators who torture, kill, or otherwise abuse their citizens’ human rights are overthrown, should they be brought to trial? (more…)

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