(-) Demography, Immigration
(-) Law, Justice, Human Rights
Community-Based Visa Plans Could Change Immigration Policy
Immigration is a heated and deadlocked policy issue in the U.S. Abraham Waserstein '21 studied its history, noting that after 1965 and the…
9/11 and the Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law (Kim Lane Scheppele)
President Joe Biden confirmed the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan just 11 days shy of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Now, Afghanistan…
Mummolo Receives Microsoft Funding for Police Body-Worn Camera Project
Microsoft has awarded $250,000 in funding to professor Jonathan Mummolo and a team of fellow social scientists to fund the development of a novel…
Politics & Polls #245: The Continued Fight for Voting Rights (Wendy Weiser)
How are Congress and the courts exercising their powers on the issue of voting rights? Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang are joined by Wendy Weiser, vice…
Yasmin Elhady MPP '15
Yasmin Elhady MPP '15 is an attorney, public policy specialist, and stand-up comedian. She's performed all over Washington, D.C., including at The…
Immigration & White Xenophobia in the United States (Doug Massey)
On the campaign trail in 2015, candidate Donald Trump referred to Mexicans as "criminals" and "rapists," inciting disdain from Hispanics, Latinos,…
Tienda to Serve as President of American Academy of Political and Social Science
Marta Tienda, a leading sociologist and immigration expert, will be the next president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS…
Princeton Researchers Awarded Funding for Cross-Disciplinary Education Research Projects
Researchers based at Princeton University will receive funding from the Overdeck Innovation Fund to work on innovative, cross-disciplinary education…
Tienda Named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Professor Marta Tienda is among the 13 academics who are part of the 2021-2022 Phi Beta Kappa Society's Visiting Scholars Program. These scholars…
WWS Reacts: Trump's Border Wall, DACA and "Chain Migration"
So-called "chain migration" is in the news again as House Republicans try to introduce a government funding bill that includes $5 billion in funding…
WWS Reacts: The Killing of Jamal Khashoggi
Tensions continue to flair between Saudi Arabia and Turkey over the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi — with mixed accounts from…
Politics & Polls #111: How Technology Changed Illicit Trade
Technological innovations have fundamentally altered the landscape of illicit trade. From war lords to state actors, top-down forces have harnessed…
Moll Receives 2017 Bernácer Prize
Politics & Polls #108: How Money Restricts Access to Political Office
Working-class citizens have been historically underrepresented in American politics.In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the…
Q&A: EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts
In his new book, "EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts," Ashoka Mody offers a historical narrative of how European leaders decided to adopt the euro as…