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Funding American Democracy, Michael Barber
Funding American Democracy, Michael Barber
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The academic objectives of the project were largely met. Students participated in a number of research projects from beginning to end. Two students were included as coauthors on papers that were eventually published in academic journals. Other students participated throughout the process as research assistants. They collected data from archival sources, scraped data from webpages, merged a variety of existing datasets using computer software programs, and conducted analysis of these data using statistical programs.
How Endorser Gender Affects Candidate Electability, Miranda Hatch, Connor Kreutz, Jessica Preece
How Endorser Gender Affects Candidate Electability, Miranda Hatch, Connor Kreutz, Jessica Preece
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Across the world, and especially in the United States of America, women are severely underrepresented in government. Although most Americans claim to see men and women as equals, covert and unintentional sexism still permeates the political decisions they make1.One consequence of this inadvertent sexism is the common perception that women are typically seen as less authoritative than men when it comes to politics. One way that this authority can be seen in politics is through endorsements given about candidates2.