Political Science
Center for the Humanities Awards Five New Hayes Fellowships
Faculty research will focus on New Hampshire’s history, culture and government. Read More-
02/06/23
Passings: Emeritus of Political Science Lawrence O'Connell
UNH scholar and practitioner of public administration is remembered. -
01/17/23
Student Interns in DC for New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan
UNH’s partnership with The Washington Center plus new Liberal Arts funding provide high-impact experience. -
12/20/22
On the Bookshelf and Streaming
A year-end roundup of books and recordings published by College of Liberal Arts faculty. -
Recent Stories
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05/06/20 - Concord Monitor: Research Reflects Strong Differences in Opinion Depending on People’s Political ViewsA study by Lawrence Hamilton, senior researcher at the Carsey School, and Thomas Safford found that 72% of people trusted science agenices while only 47% said that they were "very... Read More
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04/15/20 - Promoting a Right Not a PrivilegeIn her application to become a 2020 Truman Scholar, Abrita Kuthumi ’21 proposed an idea that would provide educational resources for the lowest caste group in Nepal. She mapped... Read More
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03/23/20 - Polarizing Political Stances are Eroding TrustLawrence Hamilton, a professor at the Carsey School, says that since the 2016 election, there has been an erosion of trust between researchers and people who identify as extreme... Read More
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03/05/20 - Reflecting on Super Tuesday 2020 (NHPR)UNH's Dante Scala discusses the results of Super Tuesday. Read More
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02/21/20 - Who Controls the River Nile? (BBC News)UNH political scientist Jeannie Sowers discusses the mega dam project on the Nile. Read More
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02/11/20 - New NH Voters Replace their Conservative PredecessorsCarsey School demographer Kenneth Johnson calculates that since the last election, about 195,000 of New Hampshires 1.1 million voters have departed from the state. They have been... Read More
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02/10/20 - League of Women Voters Turns 100The League of Women Voters was founded Feb. 14, 1920, six months before the 19th Amendment was ratified. Read More
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02/03/20 - Leading the VoteFirst in the nation. It’s the role in presidential primaries that New Hampshire has held since 1920, one that made Granite Staters tighten their grip and pass new legislation when... Read More
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01/08/20 - CBS News poll: Sanders rises, Warren falls in New Hampshire (CBS News Online)Dante Scala, political science professor at UNH, speaks to CBS News about the state of the race in the Granite State. Read More