In a new book, MIT political scientist Evan Lieberman examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government and finds meaningful progress.

Students and postdocs from MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with lawmakers on science-engineering-technology Congressional Visit Days 2022.

PhD student Paige Bollen finds urban street networks that encourage encounters among strangers link to lower ethnic tensions and anti-immigrant hostility.

Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.

The findings suggest voting by incarcerated people is unlikely to affect electoral outcomes, in contrast to some assumptions.

Professor Fotini Christia is part of a team examining the challenges of implementing community policing across a range of countries.

In spreading politics, videos may not be much more persuasive than their text-based counterparts.

Professor Lily Tsai’s new book explains how “retributive justice,” the high-profile sanctioning of some in society, helps authoritarians solidify public support.

“U.S. competitiveness depends less on defensive measures than on what we do to strengthen our own capacities,” says MIT’s vice president for research.

New research by political science PhD candidate Meicen Sun illuminates the broad economic and political impacts of internet restrictions.