Since the 1990s, neo-institutionalists have posited that "institutions matter". However, they overlook one important issue: the ways…
Benefits of legislation meant to help all veterans were routinely denied to Black veterans.
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
Ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are torn between two visions of progress: a democratic one…
What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching –…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
As a project in Long Beach demonstrates, treating people as individuals rather than as statistics can yield big benefits.
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…