Departments Department of Political Science

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What a Biden presidency means for US-EU ties

There is still much is at stake for European foreign policy, says Mai’a Cross, the Edward W. Brooke professor of political science and international affairs at Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari November 6, 2020

“The construction equipment industry is really a global trading asset,” says Northeastern graduate Zayd Kuba. “It doesn’t matter where it’s manufactured.” Photo courtesy Zayd Kuba

He’s modernizing the construction industry in Africa and the Middle East

To make buying and selling construction equipment easier internationally, Northeastern graduate Zayd Kuba founded an online marketplace for commercial vehicles and spare parts. Since March, the site’s listings have nearly doubled to more than 50,000.

by Khalida Sarwari August 11, 2020

Think everyone will be clamoring to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Think again, a new national study says.

Two-thirds of U.S. residents say they will get a vaccination when one is available, but others may not because of fears of side effects or a lack of trust in the healthcare system, a new survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers has found.

by Peter Ramjug August 6, 2020

Janet Cheung will study political science and environmental studies at Northeastern starting in the fall 2020 semester. She wants to use her degrees to influence climate change policy. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

From penguins to plastic forks, she’s tackling sustainability

As a young teenager, Janet Cheung helped make Northeastern’s finance office run a bit more sustainably. Now an incoming freshman at the university, Cheung will use her passion to study the environment in earnest.

by Kaitlyn Budion August 4, 2020

Wearing gloves, a King County Election worker collects ballots from a drop box in the Washington state primary in Seattle in March. AP Photo by John Froschauer

A majority in the US supports making mail-in voting easier, new study shows

The results, which come as states across the country are planning for what could be a drastically different election in November, show that 60 percent of U.S. residents support making it easier to vote by mail.

by Molly Callahan and Laura Castañón May 28, 2020

Abhishek Mogili, a third-year biology and political science student at Northeastern, works as a department technician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Photo by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern University

He’s preparing the ER for a surge of COVID-19 patients. There’s nowhere else he’d rather be.

Every night at 8 p.m., as many of us are winding down for the evening, Abhishek Mogili pulls a mask over his face and wriggles his hands into purple nitrile gloves. He’s ready to begin another 12-and-a-half-hour shift in the emergency department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

by Khalida Sarwari March 27, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What U.S. communities shouldn’t forget in the COVID-19 state of emergency

President Donald J. Trump declared a national state of emergency in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, promising $50 billion in funding to combat the disease. But communities need to do much more, says Daniel Aldrich, director of the security and resilience studies program at Northeastern.

by Laura Castañón March 13, 2020

Young people are talking politics on TikTok. Is this a good thing?

Though the popular social media platform doesn’t seem to be inherently suited for political content, it could be susceptible to the spread of misinformation ahead of the presidential election, says Nicholas Beauchamp, an assistant professor of political science.

by Khalida Sarwari February 11, 2020

Caucus-goers check in at a caucus at Roosevelt Hight School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Iowa caucus: Maybe there shouldn’t have been an app for that

The Iowa Democratic Party went wrong when it put its faith in an untested app to count the votes during Monday’s caucuses. Will there be a lasting effect on the race? Stephen Intille, associate professor computer sciences, and Nick Beauchamp, assistant professor of political science weigh in.

by Emily Arntsen February 4, 2020

A general view of the House of Lords in London as the European Withdrawal Agreement Bill is debated on Tuesday January 21, 2020. Photo credit should read: Kirsty Wigglesworth/ Press Association via AP Images

Brexit is actually happening. Now what?

On Friday, the United Kingdom will officially leave the European Union, and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is confident the two can hammer out a trade deal by the end of the year. That might be “too optimistic,” says Mai’a Cross, Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan January 28, 2020