Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation. We use administrative…
Who deserves to participate in local democracy? A wide body of research shows that property owners are deeply overrepresented in local…
Systemic racism is deeply embedded in U.S. healthcare and economic systems and remains pervasive in social policies and organizational…
Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in an…
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?…
Policy with concentrated costs often faces intense localized opposition. Both private and governmental actors frequently use financial…
Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice: Science, Practice, and Policy synthesizes the evidence on community-based solutions,…
Housing policy is one of the most important areas of local politics. Yet little is known about how local legislatures and executives make…
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
In her new book, Vice Patrol: Cops, Courts, and the Struggle over Urban Gay Life before Stonewall, HLS Assistant Professor of Law Anna…