Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Money in Politics
As Yogi Berra once said, “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” Nothing could be truer when it comes to money in American politics.
Research
Representation Failure
The "aspirational" ideal in democracy is citizen authorship of the laws. That ideal at its fullest is unachievable even in direct democracies, and of course in representative democracies.
Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Voting Rights
After more than a century of expanding the voting rights of previously disenfranchised groups, the American electoral system today is confronted by political and legal maneuvers to curtail the hard-wo
Threat, Emboldenment, or Both? The Effects of Political Power on Violent Hate Crimes
How do expressions of support or opposition by the U.S. federal government, influence violent hate crimes against specific racial and ethnic minorities?
Measuring Populism Worldwide
Populism studies have rapidly burgeoned but systematic global empirical evidence about this phenomenon has lagged behind.
Civic Responses to Police Violence
Roughly a thousand people are killed by American law enforcement officers each year, accounting for more than 5% of all homicides. We estimate the causal impact of these events on civic engagement.
Leaders Who Lust: Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy
Among our greatest leaders are those driven by impulses they cannot completely control - by lust. Lust is not, however, an abstraction, it has definition.
Driving Turnout: The Effect of Car Ownership on Electoral Participation
Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation.
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure
Has rising import competition contributed to the polarization of US politics?
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