Russia's 2026 State Duma elections showcase how authoritarian regimes use rigged votes for legitimation and elite management.

With a record number of Black candidates running for governor, these two campaigns could break new ground.

From policy changes to campaign attacks, testosterone is a GOP talking point. Here's what's behind this partisan fixation.

Russia's 2026 State Duma elections showcase how authoritarian regimes use rigged votes for legitimation and elite management.

Discover how voters perceive the ideological distance between political parties and their own senators. The results might surprise you.

From policy changes to campaign attacks, testosterone is a GOP talking point. Here's what's behind this partisan fixation.

Can Ambassador Roelf Meyer repair the diplomatic fractures between the United States and South Africa?

Global conflict is surging, but U.N. peacekeeping budgets are shrinking. Learn how these cuts jeopardize essential missions and what it means for international security.

Can Ambassador Roelf Meyer repair the diplomatic fractures between the United States and South Africa?

The 2026 State Duma elections in Russia saw Putin's United Russia party win a supermajority, reflecting a narrower political space and intensified repression.

The 2026 State Duma elections in Russia saw Putin's United Russia party win a supermajority, reflecting a narrower political space and intensified repression.

Donald Trump's $5,000 midterm pledge raises a critical question: Can politicians actually buy votes effectively? Research by Kenneth Greene explains the big flaws in this approach.

Research in Michoacán shows how criminal groups survive leadership turnovers, expand into new markets, and retain power.

See how Democrats and Republicans have now flipped their concerns about inflation.

Research in Michoacán shows how criminal groups survive leadership turnovers, expand into new markets, and retain power.

Good Authority’s mission is to bring insights from political science to a broader audience.

We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.

Discover what's driving the speed and scale of citizen opposition to AI data centers. It's more than a 'Big Tech vs. Citizen' pushback.

Discover what's driving the speed and scale of citizen opposition to AI data centers. It's more than a 'Big Tech vs. Citizen' pushback.

Discover what's driving the speed and scale of citizen opposition to AI data centers. It's more than a 'Big Tech vs. Citizen' pushback.

To understand what just happened in Venezuela, look at oil politics and U.S. foreign policy.

Academic programs centered on identity are facing closure. Explore the real reasons behind these cuts and the erosion of how we understand political power, democracy, and marginalized voices.

Changing museums can change how people see the past – and the present.

A power struggle reveals a core challenge for populist movements: How to govern within the very institutions they vowed to dismantle? Discover the internal battles shaping Senegal's future.

A new survey shows how people’s views of American identity are changing.

Political violence isn't a simple issue. Discover the surprising conditions under which people justify political violence, and why surveys often miss the mark.

Political violence isn't a simple issue. Discover the surprising conditions under which people justify political violence, and why surveys often miss the mark.

Economic data looks pretty good, but consumers aren't feeling confident about the economy. Dive into the 'vibecession' and uncover what's truly driving the disconnect.

Economic data looks pretty good, but consumers aren't feeling confident about the economy. Dive into the 'vibecession' and uncover what's truly driving the disconnect.

By many measures, the U.S. economy is thriving. So why is consumer sentiment so low?

Economic data looks pretty good, but consumers aren't feeling confident about the economy. Dive into the 'vibecession' and uncover what's truly driving the disconnect.

It turns out we're more likely to support policies that benefit people we assume share our political views.

Good to Know: How autocrats and populists weaponize fact-checking, rumor debunking, and disinformation accusations.

Good to Know: How autocrats and populists weaponize fact-checking, rumor debunking, and disinformation accusations.

What history and political science can tell us about the resilience of the Islamic Republic’s government and institutions.

What history and political science can tell us about the resilience of the Islamic Republic’s government and institutions.