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3 Questions: Charles Stewart on voting survey

In this installment of "3 Questions" Charles Stewart III, head of MIT's Department of Political Science, discusses the findings of a survey on how American voters' experience the administration of elections. March 26, 2009

Berger receives French Legion of Honor medal

MIT political science professor Suzanne Berger was presented with a French Legion of Honor medal Monday in recognition of both her research and her efforts to strength ties between MIT and French researchers. January 27, 2009

The role of race

Through careful analysis of 2008 exit-poll data, researchers found that Barack Obama won the election precisely because of his race, most significantly because of his appeal among black voters who turned out in record numbers. January 20, 2009

CIS scholars offer advice, new ideas to Obama

In response to the immense global challenges facing President-elect Barack Obama, scholars affiliated with MIT's Center for International Studies (CIS) have produced a document of succinctly stated fresh ideas and suggestions for the new president's consideration. January 14, 2009

Soros says crisis underscores need for regulation

Financier, philanthropist and political activist George Soros told an MIT audience Tuesday that the current financial crisis underscored the need for regulation, even while he warned of the pitfalls of regulation and insisted on the impossibility of predicting the economic future. October 29, 2008

Far from perfect

As part of a News Office series in the run-up to the Nov. 4 presidential election, Charles Stewart III, the Kenan Sahin (1963) Distinguished Professor of Political Science and head of MIT's Department of Political Science, examines issues of voting security. October 27, 2008

Both sides of the Net

As part of a News Office series in the run-up to the Nov. 4 presidential election, MIT professors Hal Abelson and Harry R. Lewis collaborated on answers to a series of questions about Internet policy and technology. October 24, 2008

Conference weighs Electoral College pros and cons

In a lively, sometimes contentious, conference at MIT on the problems and merits of the Electoral College, a group of scholars looked into what one called the "fun house mirror of electoral politics" and debated its reflections of federalism, states' rights and equality. October 20, 2008

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