Professor Heather Hendershot’s new book about that year’s Democratic National Convention explores how anger at the media became part of our culture wars.

Dissatisfied with security guarantees from the US, America’s junior allies want greater control over their own defenses.

International firms sharing production networks lobby together to secure favorable trade conditions.

John David Minnich seeks to understand how trade policies fueled China’s rise and continue to determine geopolitical winners and losers.

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

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

MIT economist’s new research shows U.S. locales hammered by open trade with China have not rebounded, even a decade or more later.

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.

PhD student Ying Gao's research reveals that the urban poor in the developing world are politically engaged and capable of effecting change.