Not Ready for Democracy: Modernization, Pluralism and the Arab Spring
Since 2013, the Middle East has experienced a double trend of chaos and civil war, on the one hand, and the return of authoritarianism, on the other.
Research
Multiracial Cooperation
On Election Day in 2016, it seemed unthinkable to many Americans that Donald Trump could become president of the United States.
Government Employment for Those Who Need a Leg Up
An innovative apprenticeship program is working to bring some of Los Angeles' neediest residents into the city's workforce.
Public Value: Deepening, Enriching, and Broadening the Theory and Practice
Over the last 10 years, the concept of value has emerged in both business and public life as part of an important process of measuring, benchmarking, and assuring the resources we invest and the outco
Electoral Integrity in the 2018 American Elections
This report provides an assessment of the performance of all 50 states + DC in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, compared with the 2016 contest.
Bias and Judging
How do we know whether judges of different backgrounds are biased?
Big Tech and Democracy: The Critical Role of Congress
Technology has reached a critical juncture in American society.
Estimating the Effect of Asking About Citizenship on the US Census: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Whether it is defining Native Americans as non-citizens in 1800 or introducing a “mulatto” category in 1850, the classification of race and ethnicity on the U.S.
Emotional Arousal Predicts Voting on the U.S. Supreme Court
Do Justices telegraph their preferences during oral arguments?
To Serve the People: Income, Region and Citizen Attitudes towards Governance in China (2003–2016)
Through use of a unique, multi-year public opinion survey, this paper seeks to measure changes in self-reported governmental satisfaction among Chinese citizens between 2003 and 2016.
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