How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?…
Politics and science have become increasingly intertwined. Salient scientific issues, such as climate change, evolution, and stem-cell…
Research in American foreign policy holds that the public’s support for war significantly depends on the number of US casualties in the…
A culture of trust is usually claimed to have many public benefits--by lubricating markets, managing organizations, legitimating…
The structure of opportunities for citizen activism in democratic or autocratic regime diverge sharply, such as in freedom of expression,…
Many topics social scientists study are sensitive in nature. Although we know some people may be reluctant to respond to sensitive…
A segment of the American population has long embraced conspiratorial thinking. False beliefs about moon landings or space aliens may seem…
Studies that examine the impacts of state policies on voter participation tend to focus on one of five stages: eligibility, registration,…