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Are Homeowners Better Citizens? Homeownership and Community Participation in the United States
2013 study from Georgetown showing the marginal benefits of having more homeowners in terms of civic participation, but cautioning against exaggerating the advantages.
Political Extremism is Supported by an Illusion of Understanding
2013 study in Psychological Science showing how forcing people to confront their own ignorance can moderate their political views.
Mapping the Global Twitter Heartbeat: The Geography of Twitter
2013 study from Silicon Graphics International (SGI), the University of Illinois, and social media data vendor GNIP on geography and Twitter use.
People Power or a One-Shot Deal? A Dynamic Model of Protest
2013 study from Princeton and NYU on the nature of political revolutions and the possibility that such upheaval in many countries is a singular event, unlikely to be followed by more.
Innovation in Hybrid Spaces: 2011 U.N. Climate Summit and the Expanding Journalism Landscape
2013 study in Journalism on the converging practices of journalistic and advocacy organizations, as seen through the case of climate change-related coverage.
Effects of the Internet on politics: Research roundup
A literature review of studies in the past few years that shed light on issues such as online political polarization.
Digital activism and organizing: research review and reading list
2013 review of studies on digital advocacy, Internet activism and citizen participation online.
The Arab Spring and the Internet: Research roundup
Roundup of recent studies that bring a scholarly, data-driven lens to questions around the Arab Spring.
National Leadership Index 2012: A National Study of Confidence in Leadership
2012 study by the Harvard Kennedy School on Americans’ attitudes toward national leaders.
Voting, polling problems and media coverage on Election Day: Research roundup
2012 review of research on Election Day-related issues.
Getting Out the Vote: Minority Mobilization in a Presidential Election
2011 study in Political Behavior showing how minorities frequently receive less in-person contacts, and how this explains different voter participation rates.
The profile of undecided voters: Research roundup
October 2012 review of analysis, polls and research on so-called undecided voters, on the eve of the 2012 presidential election.
Global protest, technology and social media: Research roundup
2012 review of scholarship on the Internet, social media and political activism around the world.
The Influence of Debate Viewing Context on Political Cynicism and Strategic Interpretations
2011 study from the University of Texas at Austin in American Behavioral Scientist on the impact of presidential debate viewing on cynicism levels.
Unemployment and Voter Turnout
2012 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University on unemployment and voter turnout.
Seven big questions about the 2012 presidential election: Research roundup
2012 research review of overarching questions yet to be answered in campaign 2012.
Facebook Experiment in Social Influence and Political Mobilization
2012 study in Nature that analyzes a large-scale experiment to influence voter behavior through messages on a social network.
Social Capital and the Spiral of Silence
2012 study published in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research explores the extent to which increased social capital effects ones propensity to share their opinions publicly.
Does Blogging Empower Women? Exploring the Role of Agency and Community
2012 study from the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication on women, blogging and feelings of empowerment.
2012 study from Harvard, Brown, Univ of Missouri on various factors that influence voting behavior in minority communities.
