This address advances three ideas. First, political science as a discipline has a mandate to help human beings govern themselves. Second,…
Behavioral science is increasingly being used to develop interventions to influence important behaviors throughout society. We explore…
Elinor Ostrom did not argue that state action is antithetical to local knowledge and effective organization. She argued, to the contrary,…
After Iraq and Afghanistan, the US appetite for foreign interventions is about as low as it’s ever been. Many Americans are frustrated that…
Book abstract: The need to understand the theories and applications of economic and finance risk has been clear to everyone since the…
We investigate the relationship between violence and economic risk preferences in Afghanistan combining: (i) a two-part experimental…
In this paper, we demonstrate that university students who cheat on a simple task in a laboratory setting
are more likely to state a…
The Task Force Report, Negotiating Agreement in Politics, authored by Jane Mansbridge of the Harvard Kennedy School and Cathie Jo Martin of…
Book abstract: The Task Force Report, Negotiating Agreement in Politics, authored by Jane Mansbridge of the Harvard Kennedy School and…