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…
I entered Henry Kissinger’s classroom at Harvard University 58 years ago, in 1965. Indeed, I have been learning from him ever since.
Individuals often preferentially avoid information that contradicts and seek information that aligns with their prior beliefs—a tendency…
Across all domains of human social life, positive perceptions of conversational listening (i.e., feeling heard) predict well-being,…
Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) present as risk-averse and avoidant of feared stimuli, yet the literature examining risk…
This paper documents the existence of a “Formality Effect” in government communications. Across three online studies and three field…
City governments are at the forefront of public problem-solving. As they deliver services to residents and work to tackle complex social…
Most people believe in promoting DEI in the workplace. But implicit and unconscious biases — not to mention the constant juggling of…
How public, for-profit, and civic organizations working to address the same city-wide social challenge can find a common starting point.
Conflict plays a profound role in the lives of individuals, organizations, and entire societies – and has become an ever-expanding area of…