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Institute For Public Policy Statewide Poll - October 2021, Institute For Public Policy
Institute For Public Policy Statewide Poll - October 2021, Institute For Public Policy
Public Policy Poll Results
The Sacred Heart University Institute for Public Policy leveraged a digital methodology quantitative research approach to address the following areas of investigation:
- Thoughts on the quality of life in Connecticut
- Governor Ned Lamont’s job approval ratings
- Sentiments and habits around volunteerism and donating to charities
- Understanding of, and beliefs around, Critical Race Theory
- Voting plans for 2021 Connecticut Municipal elections
- Thoughts on COVID-19, mask mandates and distribution of the vaccine
- Changes in marijuana attitudes and usage after legalization
- Thoughts on school policies around transgender students
- Thoughts on incentives for energy-efficient natural gas heating
- Demographic profiles of respondents.
Government And Politics Newsletter, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University
Government And Politics Newsletter, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University
Government and Politics Newsletter
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Putting Ideas To Work: A Practical Introduction To Political Thought (Book Review), Steven Michels
Putting Ideas To Work: A Practical Introduction To Political Thought (Book Review), Steven Michels
Political Science & Global Affairs Faculty Publications
Book review by Steven Michels.
Mattern, M. (2006). Putting ideas to work: A practical introduction to political thought. Rowman and Littlefield.
ISBN 9780742548893 (hardcover); 9780742548909 (pbk.)
Hungary, Slovakia, And Romania: International Relations Examined Through Minority Language Education, Julianna Connelly Stockton
Hungary, Slovakia, And Romania: International Relations Examined Through Minority Language Education, Julianna Connelly Stockton
Mathematics Faculty Publications
The Hungarians in Romania and Slovakia are not just ethnic minorities but also linguistic minorities whose language has almost no linguistic similarity to their host nations’ language. One aspect of life in which linguistic minority issues arise most frequently is that of education. Should minority linguistic groups be forced to learn the national language in order to attend school or participate in official functions or should the government provide or allow for education in their native language?
The ethnic Hungarian minorities did not, for the most part, emigrate from Hungary to these other countries by choice the way most immigrants …
Connecticut Government And Politics: An Introduction, Gary L. Rose
Connecticut Government And Politics: An Introduction, Gary L. Rose
Sacred Heart University Press Books
Connecticut Government and Politics: An Introduction is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the author’s book, Connecticut Government at the Millennium (Sacred Heart University Press, 2001). Like the first edition, it is intended to introduce students and general readers to the historical development and current operation of Connecticut’s political system. Individual chapters explore constitutional history in “The Constitution State,” the transformation of Connecticut politics, the various mechanisms through which citizens can participate in political affairs, the structure and powers of the three branches of government, and the pivotal role of the mass media, newspapers in particular, in protecting the …
Lincoln's Defense Of Politics: The Public Man And His Opponents In The Crisis Over Slavery (Book Review), Julie Mujic
Lincoln's Defense Of Politics: The Public Man And His Opponents In The Crisis Over Slavery (Book Review), Julie Mujic
History Faculty Publications
Book review by Julie Mujic.
Schneider, Thomas E. Lincoln’s Defense of Politics: The Public Man and His Opponents in the Crisis over Slavery. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2006.
ISBN 9780826216069