Law, Business And Politics
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Implicit bias against Latinos affects all immigrants, Vanderbilt research shows
Efren Perez Most Americans, despite their best intentions, harbor a negative bias against Latino immigrants, which deeply colors their outlook on policy proposals for immigration reform, according to research findings by Vanderbilt University political scientist Efren Perez. “I found that when the issue of immigration is broached,… Read MoreJul 1, 2010
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Vanderbilt mass tort expert can explain legal issues tied to BP oil spill and BP’s multi-million dollar ‘compensation fund’
In reaction to a request from the Obama administration, BP has set aside $20 billion in an independently run escrow account to be paid out to people and businesses harmed by the oil disaster on the Gulf Coast. Read MoreJun 18, 2010
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VU undergrads present research on presidential appointments
Two Vanderbilt undergraduates had the rare opportunity to present their research findings on the influence of patronage on presidential appointments and government performance at the 2010 Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Read MoreMay 18, 2010
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Vanderbilt undergraduates present research at national political science meeting
Two Vanderbilt University undergraduates had the rare opportunity to present their research findings on the influence of patronage on presidential appointments and government performance at the 2010 Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Read MoreMay 12, 2010
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt experts can talk about Supreme Court justice search
As the Obama administration researches candidates to succeed retiring Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, Vanderbilt experts are ready to weigh in on Justice Stevens, the Supreme Court and the list of potential nominees. Read MoreApr 28, 2010
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Fitting monstrous crimes into a legal framework
"In the non-legal context, genocide has come to be thought of as the epitome of ’evil,’" writes Vanderbilt philosopher Larry May in his new book, Genocide. "Some authors have argued that we should regard genocide as merely a plain fact that should not be further investigated lest we risk that our explanations and conceptual inquiries will be mistakenly seen as forgiveness for the horror of what genocide is." Read MoreApr 26, 2010
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Should states hold power over local governments to encourage green building design?
Should states “take back” some of the power to regulate land use from local governments to help facilitate more environmentally sustainable building? That's the question that will be debated during a panel discussion on the role of local and state land use regulation in fostering green building design. Read MoreMar 18, 2010
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt legal and military expert can talk about military commissions
President Obama is now debating whether to have the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, prosecuted in a military tribunal, despite Attorney General Eric Holder's plan to try Mohammed in civilian court. Read MoreMar 9, 2010
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Why taxing marijuana won’t work
The current financial crisis hitting the United States has made the idea of legalizing and taxing marijuana much more attractive for debt-ridden states. California proponents claim they could generate more than a billion dollars by legalizing and taxing marijuana distribution and save millions more by reducing law enforcement costs on prohibition enforcement. But Vanderbilt University Law School professor Robert Mikos explains in a new paper why the seemingly clear way to make money by legalizing and taxing marijuana distribution has too many legal hurdles to actually work. Read MoreMar 9, 2010
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Cross-disciplinary team builds on existing projects to tackle problems of poverty
Problems of extreme poverty – from affordable housing to health care delivery to nutrition – will be the focus of efforts by a large number of students traveling this spring to Guatemala, where Vanderbilt already leads numerous sustained studies and initiatives. Read MoreMar 3, 2010
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More nasty ads expected outcome of Supreme Court ruling
Count on more political attack ads in 2010 after a Supreme Court ruling lifting the ban on corporation and labor donations, according to Vanderbilt University political scientist John Geer. Read MoreJan 21, 2010
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TIPSHEET: Grading Obama: Vanderbilt presidential experts offer analysis
Vanderbilt experts David Lewis, John Geer and Thomas Schwartz are available to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Obama presidency and his Jan. 27 State of the Union address. Read MoreJan 19, 2010
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Terrorist threats unlikely to boost Obama‘s approval rating, VU professor finds
President Barack Obama, unlike George W. Bush, is not likely to enjoy a surge in public approval after terrorism threats, according to research by Vanderbilt University political scientist Elizabeth Zechmeister and her colleague. Zechmeister, assistant professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, and Jennifer Merolla, associate professor at Claremont Graduate University, are the co-authors of Democracy at Risk: How Terrorist Threats Affect the Public (University of Chicago Press). Read MoreJan 12, 2010
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Beginning of a Decade TIPSHEET – Politics and Government
As you consider year-in-review stories and look ahead to the trends of 2010, Vanderbilt University faculty are available to offer perspective on these and other topics. mailto:bruce.barry@vanderbilt.edu Read MoreDec 14, 2009
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Clashing worldviews a key to understanding voter polarization, VU professor says
The recent vote in Congress on health care reform – with only one Republican lawmaker voting yes – provides more evidence of the growing polarization between the parties and the fundamentally different understandings of right and wrong that continue to pull the two major political parties further apart, according to Vanderbilt University political scientist Marc Hetherington. Read MoreNov 18, 2009
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New Vanderbilt research finds more intervention is a bad idea for Commodity Index Funds and Futures Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, long known for its "hands-off" regulatory policy, appears to be changing course toward greater intervention in markets. New research by professors at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management finds that when it comes to index investors, more intervention is a mistake. Read MoreOct 20, 2009
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Terrorist warnings affect political attitudes, says Vanderbilt researcher
When citizens in the United States and Mexico are confronted by terrorist threats, they cope in ways that can put significant stresses on the nations' democracies, according to research by political scientists at Vanderbilt and Claremont. Read MoreSep 1, 2009
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Obama’s appointees: some strong, some not, Vanderbilt expert finds
A Vanderbilt University political scientist's study of President Obama's appointments during his first six months in office finds some agencies are receiving significantly more qualified presidential appointees than others. Read MoreAug 25, 2009
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Why Obama’s birth certificate issue won’t go away: Vanderbilt expert
The controversy over President Obama's birth certificate will not go away as long as he refuses to release sealed records, including the original birth certificate, according to Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJul 30, 2009
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VU sociologists analyze American music forms and their changes over time
Vanderbilt sociologists Jennifer Lena and Richard Peterson analyzed 60 samples of American music and found that each one --over time -- took on forms that were roughly comparable during their developmental sequences. The professors call these four distinct genre types Avant-garde, Scene-based, Industry-based and Traditionalist. "Classification as Culture: Types and Trajectories of Music Genres" has been published in the American Sociological Review. Read MoreMay 28, 2009