In a special episode, Policy 360 joins a panel of Duke University experts for a debrief the day after election day 2020. Sanford professors Mac McCorkle, Director of POLIS: Center for Politics, and Deondra Rose, director of Research at POLIS: Center for Politics, moderate a discussion with four other professors here at Duke. Sanford School […]
Media & Democracy
Ep. 114 Everything You Need to Know About Voting in North Carolina
Elections are the bedrock of our democracy, but for so many of us the process around the ballot box, is a black box –a total mystery. This year, the doubts and uncertainties surrounding the election are at an all-time high as our circumstances are forcing massive changes in our normal election experience. This episode takes […]
Ep. 112 Fragile Democracy: Race and Voting Rights in North Carolina
In the past few elections cycles North Carolina has been at the center of discussions around race-based voter suppression, most recently focused on stringent voter ID requirements. With election day only two months away, there is growing concern in the pivotal swing state of North Carolina about whether their voice will be heard. James Leloudis, […]
Ep. 98 Getting Out the Vote on Campus
The number of college students across the nation who voted in the midterms doubled between 2014 and 2018. At Duke University, the voting rate was even higher – it jumped 114 percent. We explore how that jump happened and what specific strategies other colleges could use to increase their own student voting rates. Sanford School […]
Ep. 94 A Conversation with a Young State Legislator
Jacob Bachmeier serves in Montana’s House of Representatives. He was just 18 when he was elected. A classmate was his campaign manager. At the time of his election, he was the youngest state lawmaker in the country. Guest host: Gunther Peck of Duke University’s Hart Leadership Program Sanford School @ Duke · A Conversation with […]
Ep. 90 Housekeeper / City Council Member
Research shows that working-class people almost never become politicians, but Carmen Castillo is both a hotel housekeeper and a Providence Rhode Island City Council member. Yet when Carmen first began to work as a housekeeper, the only English words she knew were “yes” and “no.” Carmen joins Sanford School of Public Policy Dean Judith Kelley […]