Religion and Civil Society in Global Perspective
Book abstract: Religion is back again in Europe after never having been gone.
Research
The Supply of Environmentalism
Long before economics turned to psychology, environmentalists were nudging and framing and pushing their cause like highly gifted amateur psychologists.
Does the World Agree About Standards of Electoral Integrity? Evidence for the Diffusion of Global Norms
Drawing upon theories of the diffusion of global norms, this study addresses two issues: is there a shared consensus among experts about standards of electoral integrity?
Infotopia: Unleashing the Democratic Power of Transparency
In Infotopia, citizens enjoy a wide range of information about the organizations upon which they rely for the satisfaction of their vital interests.
Can Inaccurate Beliefs About Incumbents be Changed? And Can Reframing Change Votes?
Can independent groups change voters’ beliefs about an incumbent’s positions?
After Boston: The Banality of Shock and Sentiment
It’s Sunday and Harvard and Cambridge have started to recover a sense of normalcy—but not quite. Yesterday my older son texted me the picture of his friend Sylvan with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and their da
Why Does Balanced News Produce Unbalanced Views?
Many studies find that presentation of balanced information, offering competing positions, can promote polarization and thus increase preexisting social divisions.
Media and Polarization: Evidence from the Introduction of Broadcast TV in the US
This paper sheds light on the links between media and political polarization by looking at the introduction of broadcast TV in the US.
The Iraq Coalition of the Willing and (Politically) Able: Party Systems, the Press, and Public Influence on Foreign Policy
Media outlets in multiparty electoral systems tend to report on a wider range of policy issues than media in two-party systems. They thus make more competing policy frames available to citizens.
Six Models for the Internet + Politics
Many agree that digital technologies are transforming politics. They disagree, however, about the significance and character of that transformation.
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