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Pro-Trump protesters wear masks, military-style gear, and one carries a handgun

Q+A

Election fallout: Could partisan division prompt civil upheaval?

Published Nov 3, 2020

Political scientist Eugene Finkel discusses the threat of large-scale violence in response to the 2020 general election—regardless of who wins

We must ensure a free, fair, peaceful election

Published Oct 27, 2020

Political scientist Adam Sheingate decries threat of organized violence at the polls: 'This election, we stand on the edge of a precipice'

Illustration of an angel and a devil made of icons: a donkey, an elephant, and a dialog box

Rules of political engagement

Published Summer 2020

Drawing from interviews with political consultants and reps from social media platforms, JHU political scientist Adam Sheingate develops ethical framework for politics in the digital age / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Darcie Draudt teaches Star Trek and Diplomacy Intersession class

Intersession 2020

Interstellar diplomacy

Published Jan 24, 2020

Students analyze the ways in which the 24th century tactics of the Starfleet Command provide a useful lens for understanding international relations today

Q+A

Shakespeare and political theater

Published Oct 21, 2019

SAIS Dean Eliot Cohen discusses the Bard's works and what they reveal about our political leaders and the drama unfolding in the nation's capital

Hahrie Han named SNF Agora Institute director

Published April 4, 2019

Han comes to Hopkins from UC Santa Barbara with a research focus on civic and political participation, collective action, organizing, and social change

Intersession

Intelligent debate

Published Jan 18, 2019

Hopkins students learn the Oxford-style format, which stresses substance over soundbite

Yascha Mounk joins SNF Agora Institute

Published Dec 21, 2018

Political scientist's recent work explores the rise of far-right populism and the threat it poses to established liberal democracies in North America, Europe