Pursuing the common good in a pluralist democracy is not possible without making compromises. Yet the spirit of compromise is in short…
This paper sheds light on the links between media and political polarization by looking at the introduction of broadcast TV in the US. We…
The vast majority of low-income, high-achieving students in the U.S. do not even apply to any selective colleges, in spite of the fact that…
Book abstract: Featuring paired pro/con pieces written specifically for this volume, Debating Terrorism encourages students to actively…
Microfinance clients were randomly assigned to repayment groups that met either weekly or monthly during their first loan cycle, and then…
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Media outlets in multiparty electoral systems tend to report on a wider range of policy issues than media in two-party systems. They thus…
With an estimated one hundred fifteen million children not attending primary school in the developing world, increasing access to education…
The Power of Human Rights' (published in 1999) was an innovative and influential contribution to the study of international human rights.…
Why are public-sector workers so heavily compensated with pensions and other non-pecuniary benefits? In this paper, we present a political…
Many studies find that presentation of balanced information, offering competing positions, can promote polarization and thus increase…