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Faculty Honors

Lilliana Mason awarded Carnegie Fellowship

Published May 8, 2024

An associate professor of political science at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Mason is one of 28 scholars receiving grants of up to $200,000 to research political polarization

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Politics+Society

An up-close look at pro-democracy conservatives

Published Apr 1, 2024

In contrast to those who reject the results of the 2020 election, nearly a third of Republicans accept the results, trust institutions, and appreciate diverse political perspectives

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Battle of the airwaves

Published Spring 2024

How to Win an Information War, authored by SNF Agora Institute senior fellow Peter Pomerantsev, chronicles the life of WWII-era propagandist Sefton Delmer / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Technology+Society

How to measure the health of online communities

Published Mar 6, 2024

Being dominated by one group or ideology is the hallmark of an unhealthy online space, Hopkins experts say

Sociology

Sociologist Monica Prasad joins JHU

Published Dec 15, 2023

Prasad analyzes socioeconomic problems to tackle complex challenges related to capitalism, neoliberalism, and social policy

Panelists on a stage during a recent about whether the United States still needs race-based affirmative action.

Politics+Society

Does the U.S. still need affirmative action?

Published Nov 22, 2023

Experts deliberated the pros and cons of race-based affirmative action in a debate open to the public hosted by Johns Hopkins University's SNF Agora Institute