In recent years, a consensus has developed among scholars that the timing of elections has large effects on the electoral and political…
Do biases in representation arise at the most basic levels of policy implementation, and can political participation contribute to these…
The deepest foundation of our democratic crisis is our increasing human interdependence. That interdependence creates increasing needs for…
Redistricting reformers have proposed many solutions to the problem of partisan gerrymandering, but they all require either bipartisan…
The Jury Selection Working Group of the Roundtable on Racial Disparities in Massachusetts Criminal Courts has released a new research brief…
The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data. We…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…
Concerns have been raised about the "demise of democracy," possibly accelerated by pandemic-related restrictions. Using a survey experiment…
Concerns have been raised about the “demise of democracy”, possibly accelerated by pandemic-related restrictions. Using a survey experiment…