This study evaluates the impact of text messaging interventions on voter registration updates in two scenarios: one involving unresponsive…
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Findings identify potential media channels for reaching those who resist getting vaccinated.
Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation. We use administrative…
Who deserves to participate in local democracy? A wide body of research shows that property owners are deeply overrepresented in local…
Systemic racism is deeply embedded in U.S. healthcare and economic systems and remains pervasive in social policies and organizational…
Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in an…
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?…
Policy with concentrated costs often faces intense localized opposition. Both private and governmental actors frequently use financial…
Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice: Science, Practice, and Policy synthesizes the evidence on community-based solutions,…
The COVID-19 pandemic (and its aftermath) highlights a critical need to communicate health information effectively to the global public.…