{"id":9,"date":"2024-11-01T15:22:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.acsu.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-04-21T19:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:14:40","slug":"post","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/post\/","title":{"rendered":"Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-548 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comparative-behavior category-comparative-politics entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-27T03:48:39+00:00\">04.27<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-27T03:48:39+00:00\">2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1379\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/ewrweradf.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/ewrweradf.png 1379w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/ewrweradf-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/ewrweradf-1024x342.png 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/ewrweradf-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2026\/04\/27\/does-political-distrust-cause-political-disengagement-maybe-not\/\" target=\"_self\" >Does political distrust cause political disengagement? Maybe not.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/comparative-politics\/comparative-behavior\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comparative Behavior<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/comparative-politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comparative Politics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">People are interested in political distrust because we normally assume that it is caused by poor government performance and that it has negative consequences, especially for political participation. In this paper, we challenge these two assumptions.Continue readingDoes political distrust cause political disengagement? Maybe not. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2026\/04\/27\/does-political-distrust-cause-political-disengagement-maybe-not\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Does political distrust cause political disengagement? Maybe not.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-543 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comparative-politics entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T04:03:47+00:00\">04.3<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T04:03:47+00:00\">2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/image-1.png 758w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/image-1-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2026\/04\/03\/how-a-papal-ban-reshaped-the-french-right\/\" target=\"_self\" >How a Papal Ban Reshaped the French Right<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/comparative-politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comparative Politics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Political extremism is often attributed to voter anger and broader structural socioeconomic conditions. From this perspective, efforts to counter extremist movements may appear futile, since such groups are seen as deeply embedded in the contexts from which they arise. But is this necessarily the case? To address this question, we examine the Papal condemnation of&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2026\/04\/03\/how-a-papal-ban-reshaped-the-french-right\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How a Papal Ban Reshaped the French Right<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-538 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-american-politics category-comparative-behavior entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T03:49:43+00:00\">04.3<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T03:49:43+00:00\">2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/image.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/image.png 975w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/image-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2026\/04\/image-768x377.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2026\/04\/03\/can-awareness-disrupt-partisan-bias-in-policy-evaluation\/\" target=\"_self\" >Can Awareness Disrupt Partisan Bias In Policy Evaluation?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/american-politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Politics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/comparative-politics\/comparative-behavior\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comparative Behavior<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One of the strongest findings in political behavior research is that people often take cues from their party when forming opinions. If their party supports a proposal, they are more likely to support it too. If the opposing party supports it, they often move the other way. In a polarized age, that pattern matters. It&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2026\/04\/03\/can-awareness-disrupt-partisan-bias-in-policy-evaluation\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Can Awareness Disrupt Partisan Bias In Policy Evaluation?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-526 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-american-institutions category-american-politics entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T03:07:22+00:00\">12.18<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T03:07:22+00:00\">2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-220516-2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-220516-2.png 587w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-220516-2-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/12\/18\/how-the-supreme-court-exploded-the-racial-turnout-gap\/\" target=\"_self\" >How the Supreme Court Exploded the Racial Turnout Gap<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/american-politics\/american-institutions\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Institutions<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/american-politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Politics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As the Court again weighs the fate of the Voting Rights Act, new research shows that 2013\u2019s Shelby County v. Holder (an earlier decision that hollowed out the law\u2019s protections) dramatically increased the racial turnout gap.Continue readingHow the Supreme Court Exploded the Racial Turnout Gap <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/12\/18\/how-the-supreme-court-exploded-the-racial-turnout-gap\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How the Supreme Court Exploded the Racial Turnout Gap<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-524 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ai-forum entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-23T21:10:20+00:00\">09.23<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-23T21:10:20+00:00\">2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/09\/23\/elections-ai-and-influence-campaigns\/\" target=\"_self\" >Elections, AI, and Influence Campaigns<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/ai-forum\/\" rel=\"tag\">AI Forum<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Ori Swed, Texas Tech University, and Bryan Giemza, Texas Tech University In 2014, Russia changed the information landscape by utilizing mass production tactics and building on surveillance capitalism tools to flood Ukraine with disinformation. Similar campaigns, on a larger scale, aimed at influencing the 2016 US Presidential elections brought these tactics into the light.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/09\/23\/elections-ai-and-influence-campaigns\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Elections, AI, and Influence Campaigns<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-506 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-relations entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-09T15:08:20+00:00\">09.9<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-09T15:08:20+00:00\">2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/09\/image-1-1-e1758130843481.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/09\/image-1-1-e1758130843481.png 700w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/09\/image-1-1-e1758130843481-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/09\/09\/can-the-international-criminal-court-restore-its-image\/\" target=\"_self\" >Can the International Criminal Court restore its image?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/international-relations\/\" rel=\"tag\">International Relations<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An image problem For international courts to function effectively, they require the support of citizens in the countries they investigate.\u00a0 Sometimes, this support is easily attained, as seen when Ukrainians&#8230;Continue readingCan the International Criminal Court restore its image? <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/09\/09\/can-the-international-criminal-court-restore-its-image\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Can the International Criminal Court restore its image?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-503 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ai-forum entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-29T13:20:49+00:00\">08.29<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-29T13:20:49+00:00\">2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/08\/29\/legislative-studies-in-the-time-of-ai-powered-parliaments\/\" target=\"_self\" >Legislative Studies in the Time of AI-Powered Parliaments<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/ai-forum\/\" rel=\"tag\">AI Forum<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Francesco Bromo, University of Oxford, and Paolo Gambacciani, University of Bologna In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to reshape nearly every aspect of modern life, including the very fabric of representative democracy. From machine learning tools that classify legislative documents to natural language processing systems capable of summarizing plenary debates, AI is&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/08\/29\/legislative-studies-in-the-time-of-ai-powered-parliaments\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Legislative Studies in the Time of AI-Powered Parliaments<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comparative-politics entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T04:11:14+00:00\">08.25<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T04:11:14+00:00\">2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/JOP-Blog-Post-Figure-1-e1758482762658.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/JOP-Blog-Post-Figure-1-e1758482762658.png 1200w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/JOP-Blog-Post-Figure-1-e1758482762658-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/JOP-Blog-Post-Figure-1-e1758482762658-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/JOP-Blog-Post-Figure-1-e1758482762658-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/08\/25\/how-africans-weigh-the-benefits-and-risks-of-media-freedom\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Africans Weigh the Benefits and Risks of Media Freedom<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/comparative-politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comparative Politics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the early 1990s, the growth of independent media played a vital role in Africa\u2019s democratic transitions. New outlets broke state monopolies, promoting accountability and pluralism. But media freedom has&#8230;Continue readingHow Africans Weigh the Benefits and Risks of Media Freedom <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/08\/25\/how-africans-weigh-the-benefits-and-risks-of-media-freedom\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Africans Weigh the Benefits and Risks of Media Freedom<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-491 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comparative-politics entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T04:02:58+00:00\">08.25<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T04:02:58+00:00\">2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/image-7.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/image-7.png 975w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/image-7-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/image-7-768x506.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/08\/25\/the-tax-break-that-broke-the-habit\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Tax Break That Broke the Habit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/comparative-politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comparative Politics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Montevideo\u2019s Lottery for Good TaxpayersIn 2004, Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, launched a pioneering program to reward punctual taxpayers by entering them into a lottery. The winners got a \u201ctax&#8230;Continue readingThe Tax Break That Broke the Habit <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/08\/25\/the-tax-break-that-broke-the-habit\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Tax Break That Broke the Habit<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-487 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-american-behavior category-american-politics category-comparative-behavior category-comparative-politics entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b4a092f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);border-bottom-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\"><div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-d3fce01ed18a299dfdde8c11d613c92b wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T03:52:41+00:00\">08.25<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px; margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-a277045317c7b6156c65992f9fa9c4d5 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T03:52:41+00:00\">2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/dd-1-e1758484174156.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/dd-1-e1758484174156.png 698w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/234\/2025\/08\/dd-1-e1758484174156-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-881cb6eac740bfa10726fe94164c3622 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/08\/25\/how-race-shapes-climate-attitudes\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Race Shapes Climate Attitudes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/american-politics\/american-behavior\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Behavior<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/american-politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Politics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/comparative-politics\/comparative-behavior\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comparative Behavior<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/category\/comparative-politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comparative Politics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Climate change is an issue of economic transformation. As societies decarbonize, the focus of economic activity will shift from greenhouse gas-intensive industries to clean alternatives. As they are forced to&#8230;Continue readingHow Race Shapes Climate Attitudes <\/p><\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/2025\/08\/25\/how-race-shapes-climate-attitudes\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Race Shapes Climate Attitudes<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":621,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/621"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":452,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/jopblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}