Concern about the integrity of American elections did not start with Trump's election; flaws in procedures have gradually grown during…
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…
On June 12-13, 2018, digital ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø welcomed public sector digital services teams from around the world to share stories of success, talk…
Do people hold politicians accountable for the performance of government? I test this question using individual-level experiences with the…
We offer the first quantitative analysis of rape culture in the United States. Observers have long worried that biased news coverage of…
Race is one of the most elusive phenomena of social life. While we generally know it when we see it, it's not an easy concept to define.…
BOOK DESCRIPTIONIn this important book, former mayor and Harvard professor Stephen Goldsmith and NYU professor Neil Kleiman propose a way…
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…
Over 20 percent of prison and jail inmates in the United States are currently awaiting trial, but little is known about the impact of pre-…
Democratic accountability relies on the ability of citizens to reward and punish politicians in elections. Electoral institutions, such as…