Researchers have long known that poverty in childhood is linked with a range of negative adult socioeconomic outcomes, from lower…
This paper explores the possibility that governance indicators can be harmonized across three levels (within an individual ministry or…
Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in politics…
This essay is an exploration of the political rise of politician Edward W. Brooke and his impact on the Republican Party and the black…
Book abstract: This collection assembles some of the country’s foremost social scientists in one volume. It contains diverse investigations…
Member-based civic associations, or citizen groups, have two crucial roles in American democracy. They advocate for members' interests in…
While community policing represented a great change in how police officers did their jobs, it is now time for a new model for the 21st…
In December, I traveled to Turkey with my wife and young son, as we do every year during winter break. This time, though, we had more than…
Little empirical work exists measuring if interagency collaborations delivering public services produce better outcomes, and none looking…
High U.S. incarceration rates have motivated recent research on the negative effects of imprisonment on later employment, earnings, and…