By Ethan Brill-Cass ’23, Khari Derrick ’22, and Breeze Floyd ’22 Soon after the September 11 attacks in 2001, American troops arrived in Afghanistan for what would become a twenty-year engagement. Throughout that time, various related issues received congressional attention. In February 2020, the Trump administration established a comprehensive peace agreement with the Taliban. The …
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By Hannah Landel ’22 and Abby Nicholson ’23 Introduction After nearly two decades of military conflict in Afghanistan, the August 2021 withdrawal caused mixed feelings among American citizens and legislators alike. While many were relieved to see the end of the war, others feared for the future of Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule. …
During the 2021-22 academic year, the lab worked on writing and presenting a paper at the Midwest Political Science Association’s annual conference. We decided to focus on exploring congressional responses to the Afghanistan withdrawal given the increase in issue salience post-withdrawal. We collected data by coding hearing transcripts from the House and Senate Armed Services …
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By Hannah Landel ’22 and Arianne Philemy ’21 Introduction Throughout, leading up to, and even after the election, Donald Trump made strong, unfounded accusations of voter fraud and urged people to vote in person. On the other hand, Biden’s campaign encouraged people to vote early and mail in their ballots in order to prevent the …
By Ethan Brill-Cass ’23, Breeze Floyd ’22, and Abby Nicholson ’23 Introduction In the spring of 2020, students of all ages were sent home as COVID-19 cases quickly increased throughout America. Although education was already an issue that received frequent bipartisan attention, schools closing added yet another complex debate. Education remains an issue where consequential …
During the Spring 2021 semester, members of the LPEL lab coded bills introduced in the Connecticut, Minnesota, and Georgia State Senates. Bills were downloaded from openstates.org on April 1, 2021. The coding therefore does not include bills introduced after this date.
