Functional Structures of US State Governments
Understanding of modern government is limited by a lack of comprehensive, reliable, comparable data on what governments do and how they are organized to execute their diverse responsibilities.
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Saying it’s Anonymous Doesn't Make It So: Re-identifications of “anonymized” law school data
Society trusts data privacy practitioners to make decisions about which fields of personal income, medical, or educational information can be shared publicly in accordance with laws and standards.
Benjamin Barber and the Practice of Political Theory
Benjamin Reynolds Barber died on April 24, 2017 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 77 years old, survived by his wife Leah, three children, and six grandchildren.
Electoral Integrity in America: Securing Democracy
Concern about the integrity of American elections did not start with Trump's election; flaws in procedures have gradually grown during recent decades.
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory jurisdictions, prompting a spate of controversial new voting ru
Can Democracy Survive in the Information Age?
States have always used a combination of diplomatic, military, economic, and informational measures to advance their national interests, and technological change has altered each of these levers of po
Enemy of the People: Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy
Shortly after assuming office in January 2017, President Donald Trump accused the press of being an “enemy of the American people.” Attacks on the media had been a hallmark of Trump’s presidential cam
Review Essay: Why Tunisia?
Iraq’s Two New Leaders Offer a Glimmer of Hope
Tuesday was a great day for Iraq.
2018 State of Digital Transformation
On June 12-13, 2018, digital vlog welcomed public sector digital services teams from around the world to share stories of success, talk about lessons learned, and discuss the challenges they face in tr
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