4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority's preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout
Kansas voters opted against overturning a state constitutional right to an abortion on Aug. 2, 2022.
Research
How Partisanship in Cities Influences Housing Policy
Housing policy is one of the most important areas of local politics.
Comparing Mass Political Participation in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes
The structure of opportunities for citizen activism in democratic or autocratic regime diverge sharply, such as in freedom of expression, association, and assembly.
Democracy in Hard Places
The last fifteen years have witnessed a "democratic recession." Democracies previously thought to be well-established--Hungary, Poland, Brazil, and even the United States--have been threatened by the
Rebuilding the Social Compact: Urban Service Delivery and Property Taxes in Pakistan
This impact evaluation investigates whether strengthening the link between local taxation and urban services can revitalize the social compact between citizen and state.
Brief for Indian Law and Policy Professors as Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioner in United States v. Cooley
Amici curiae are 25 scholars who teach, write, and/or practice in the area of federal Indian law and federal Indian policy.
Strengthening Models of Civic Engagement: Community-Informed Approaches to Inclusive and Equitable Decision-Making
For too long the federal policymaking process has been mysterious and inaccessible to everyone but the most sophisticated, elite stakeholders.
Challenges in Electoral Integrity
Governments need rules, institutions, and processes to translate the will of the people into functioning democracies. Election laws are the rules that make that happen.
Cancel Toqueville?
Does Alexis de Tocqueville—the author of the nineteenth-century classic Democracy in America—still matter?
The New Energy Order: How Governments Will Transform Energy Markets
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world appears to be at an inflection point.
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