Social Issues and Political Interference

Political Interference in Higher Ed Is Becoming Endemic

In reality, colleges and universities have always been enmeshed in issues facing the broader society. ... social, political, psychological and ...

Politics Interfering with Every Part of Our Lives Is the Last Thing We ...

The problem is that when the economic impact of “democratic” planning bites, or workers' groups deviate from the central government plan, or new ...

Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States

Affective polarization is unlikely to be causing democratic backsliding or political violence on its own. The problem is not polarized emotions ...

FAQs on Political Interference in Higher Ed - AAUP

A number of states have moved to interfere with higher education by abolishing tenure, putting political appointees directly in charge of hiring, ...

Social Media Effects: Hijacking Democracy and Civility in Civic ...

Social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and Google hold the potential to alter civic engagement, thus essentially hijacking democracy.

Why Do We Talk So Much about Foreign Interference?

Some of the Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues ...

Biggest problems and greatest strengths of the US political system

Smaller but substantial shares of adults name the media and political discourse (9%), the influence of money in politics (7%), government's ...

Digital Election Interference | Freedom House

Freedom on the Net 2019 Key Finding: Politicians and hyperpartisans use digital means to manipulate elections. ... Digital platforms are the new battleground for ...

Ideology and social policy: lesson overview (article) - Khan Academy

Liberals tend to favor more government intervention in order to promote social and economic equality. ... On most issues they seem to be against increasing ...

Social media manipulation by political actors an industrial scale ...

Social media manipulation of public opinion is a growing threat to democracies around the world, according to the 2020 media manipulation survey from the ...

Political Interference and the Future of Higher Education

I long for a return to the days when educational institutions were simply places for learning, where they were the social life of communities ...

Social status, political priorities and unequal representation - TRABER

If affluent and less affluent citizens have different priorities about which issues should be tackled by government, then these divergent group ...

Political Interference with Academic Freedom and Free Speech at ...

Unlike most of the free speech and academic freedom issues that roil our campuses and sometimes our legislatures and courthouses, the issues at stake in ...

Protecting Government Science from Political Interference

Violations of Scientific Integrity Are an Ongoing Problem. Science is at the heart of how government functions. Federal agencies use robust ...

Five Cases of Political Threats Against Scientific Integrity

NASA political appointees censored agency's top climate scientist · The interior secretary cherry-picked data to promote drilling in a wildlife refuge · The EPA ...

Addressing Improper Political Interference – How can persons ...

One of the root causes of conflicts for power and keeping it in some countries is that power is a means of having and maintaining certain benefits and ...

Human Rights Crucial, but Exploited for Political Aims, Interference ...

Delegates warned the Third Committee today (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), as they debated the Organization's special procedures and mandates today.

The Political Effects of Social Media Platforms on Different Regime ...

Organized resistance to the government's tyranny may lead to regime change in weak authoritarian regimes, but some governments put in place ...

Muddying the Waters: How Perceived Foreign Interference Affects ...

... politics of social contestation. This article proceeds in three ... Environmental issues like the Greta Thunberg-led climate strikes ...

Politics of Analyzing Social Problems1 | Social Problems

For a social problem to become a public issue, a complex political process develops around the activities of major institutional actors: the ...