Government

Breaking Bad: The Association between Republicans Voting to Impeach Donald Trump and Approval Rating

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Faculty Sponsor: Logan Dancey Justin Weinstein Justin is a rising senior from Hoboken, New Jersey studying Government and Data Analysis. His interests include political polarization, state-level elections, and congressional policy making. At Wesleyan, he has worked as a research assistant for the Government department and had his findings acknowledged in a forthcoming academic book. He … Read more

War Narrative and Public Opinion

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Faculty Sponsor: Kolby Hanson Angelina Kunitskaia Angelina is a rising sophomore from Russia. She is a prospective Government and Economics double major. She is interested in political research, specifically the intersection of media and politics. In the future, Angelina would like to conduct quantitative geopolitical research and make political knowledge available to the public. In … Read more

Exploring Partisan Attitudes of Crime Threat Perception and Federal Spending in the 2022 Midterm Election

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Faculty Sponsor: Professor Fowler Aniya Akhtar Aniya is a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in Government with a concentration in Comparative Politics and minoring in Data Analysis and Global Engagement. On campus she is involved in the Wesleyan Media Project and Shakti. Abstract: Using Wesleyan Media Project’s survey data of Americans before and … Read more

Analyzing Factors That Predict Interest in Critical Race Theory News Stories

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Faculty Sponsor: Professor Erika Franklin-Fowler Efi Miller Efi is a rising junior from Chester Springs Pennsylvania. She is a double major in History and Government with a political theory concentration. Some of her interests include reading, politics, architecture, and music. After college Efi hopes to explore work in the Government and Data Analysis fields. Abstract: … Read more

Exploratory Text Analysis on the Congressional Response to the Withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Faculty Sponsor: Logan Dancey Abstract: In this project, we employ topic modeling and word count differences to examine congressional reaction to the end of the war in Afghanistan through an analysis of House and Senate committee hearings pre- and post-withdrawal. The heightened media attention to the withdrawal provides us with an opportunity to study how … Read more