Phys.org – Political Science

The final report of the Independent Sentencing Review has proposed the most significant reform of sentencing and punishment in England and Wales since the 1990s.This post was originally published on this site

Most anti-human trafficking efforts focus on breaking up sex sales. However, new research in the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is turning its attention to where trafficking truly begins—recruitment.This post was originally published on […]

As public universities across the U.S. face increasing scrutiny over issues such as diversity initiatives and tenure protections, new research from the University of Washington offers timely lessons on how universities can navigate politically charged […]

Americans are deeply divided about the use of quotas in hiring and education, but quotas are used in many countries to assure a balance of power between men and women in legislative bodies. New research […]

Republican lawmakers are battling over a bill that includes massive tax and spending cuts. But they’re having trouble agreeing on provisions intended to reduce the cost of Medicaid.This post was originally published on this site

As debates over the U.S. Supreme Court’s legitimacy and role intensifies, a new study co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher reveals that white Americans’ racial attitudes have become a powerful predictor of how […]

Well-intentioned employer-paid maternity leave policies may be the catalyst for the unintended consequence of costing women jobs in the technology workforce instead of boosting their participation, according to a study in the journal Management Science.This […]

On Monday, President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, making it a federal crime to publish AI-generated deep fakes and non-consensual intimate imagery.This post was originally published on this site

In his recent doctoral thesis from the University of Agder, Frans af Malmborg examined how politicians in the Nordic countries and the EU discuss and develop policies on artificial intelligence (AI).This post was originally published […]

Researchers from the University of Hamburg Business School and INSEAD reveal that political ideology strongly influences whether carbon footprint labels on food products shift consumers’ choices toward more sustainable options.This post was originally published on […]