Policy with concentrated costs often faces intense localized opposition. Both private and governmental actors frequently use financial…
Redistricting reformers have proposed many solutions to the problem of partisan gerrymandering but they all require either bipartisan…
Housing policy is one of the most important areas of local politics. Yet little is known about how local legislatures and executives make…
Benefits of legislation meant to help all veterans were routinely denied to Black veterans.
To move forward on any of the challenges confronting Boston, we have to think about how we are — physically — getting there. Climate change…
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
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During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, states issued and then rescinded stay-at-home orders that restricted mobility. We…
Are women more likely to quit politics after losing their first race than men? In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the number of…
Politicians use their communication to present a strategic version of themselves to voters. One component of this is the ideological…
A great deal of research presents the correspondence between economic conditions and incumbent electoral fortunes as evidence of democratic…