Faculty Spotlight

The Department of Political Science is pleased to highlight a new publication by faculty member Daniel Bochsler, titled:

"The two genotypes of secession: Explaining non-nationalist independence claims in federal-authoritarian regimes"

Prof. Carsten Q. Schneider has co-authored a new article:
“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality
(Illiberal Politics in Europe, Vol. 13, 2025)

Using data from 38,000+ speeches across 120 countries and advanced machine learning models, the study shows that illiberal leaders on the right increase economic inequality, despite promises of redistribution.