Al-Shabab, chaos in Somalia and international terrorism
2013 review of scholarship and think tank reports that provide key insights into Somali terror group Al-Shabab’s history, funding and internal politics.
2013 review of scholarship and think tank reports that provide key insights into Somali terror group Al-Shabab’s history, funding and internal politics.
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2013 research review on polarization in various areas of American life, including geographical location, social relationships and dating preferences.
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Essay by Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center.
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September 2013 review of new studies on news, social media and Internet-related behavior and patterns.
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2013 selection of recent research on the possibility of a U.S. default on its debt and Congressional negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.
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2012 report from the Public Religion Research Institute on the cultural and political beliefs of white working-class Americans.
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2011 report by the Congressional Research Service on the details of a shutdown and the impact of the last such event, in 1995-1996
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2013 study in American Economic Review on how perceptions of security in Latin American countries influence trust in democratic institutions.
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2013 review of studies relevant to reporting and coverage of U.S. cities, including research on economics, environment, crime, health and demographics.
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2013 collection of recent research on Internet privacy, including the ways that it can be breached, protection strategies and issues of responsibility.
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