The New Research Agenda Studying Electoral Integrity
A rapidly-growing research agenda shared by scholars and applied policy analysts is beginning to explore three questions: when do elections meet standards of electoral integrity?
Research
Celebrate our Commitment to Liberty
Professor Burns reflects on recent Supreme Court decisions dealing with voting rights and same-sex marriage.
Political Extremism Is Supported by an Illusion of Understanding
People often hold extreme political attitudes about complex policies.
Can Inaccurate Beliefs About Incumbents be Changed? And Can Reframing Change Votes?
Can independent groups change voters’ beliefs about an incumbent’s positions?
Politicians Wrong-Headed on Economic Research
When the stakes are high, it is no surprise that battling political opponents use whatever support they can garner from economists and other researchers.
Politics 2.0: The Multifaceted Effect of Broadband Internet on Political Participation
We investigate the impact of the diffusion of high-speed Internet on different forms of political participation, using data from Italy.
Vote Self-Prediction Hardly Predicts Who Will Vote, And Is (Misleadingly) Unbiased
Public opinion researchers, campaigns, and political scientists often rely on self-predicted vote to measure political engagement, allocate resources, and forecast turnout.
Valuing Compromise for the Common Good
Pursuing the common good in a pluralist democracy is not possible without making compromises. Yet the spirit of compromise is in short supply in contemporary American politics.
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.
Arabs Want Redistribution, So Why Don’t They Vote Left? Theory and Evidence from Egypt
Though Egyptian voters clearly evince a desire for Islamic law (however defined), public opinion research shows that they also want robust welfare states and significant redistribution.
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