Affirmative action in university admissions: Research roundup
2013 roundup of recent studies and papers on affirmative action, admissions, campus diversity and racial attitudes at U.S. universities.
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The research on capital punishment: Recent scholarship and unresolved questions
2014 review of research on capital punishment, including studies that attempt to quantify rates of innocence and the potential deterrence effect on crime.
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Same-sex unions and gay marriage: Revisiting anti-gay sentiment and population figures
2013 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research using two survey methods to measure attitudes toward (and by) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in the United States.
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Women, girls and Malala: Research on gender and education in Pakistan, and beyond
2014 selection of research that sheds light on many of the challenges women face in Pakistan and the developing world. Studies look at the role of gender, religion, violence and discrimination.
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The U.S. budget battle and rising income inequality: Recent research
Study from the University of California, Berkeley on how different social and economic strata in the United States fared during and after the Great Recession.
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Lobbying, special interests and “buying” influence: What research tells us, and remaining unanswered questions
2014 literature review by Duke University and U.T. Austin in Annual Review of Political Science on the state of research on lobbying and its influence on political outcomes.
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The link between Medicaid restrictions and greater rates of incarceration for the mentally ill
2014 study in the American Journal of Managed Care demonstrating how Medicaid restrictions can lead to a greater likelihood of incarceration for persons with mental illness.
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Trends and statistics relating to U.S. seniors, elderly: Census Bureau 2014 report
2014 report from the U.S. Census Bureau paints a detailed picture of those over 65 in the United States, including health care spending, employment and diversity.
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Uncovering the origins of the gender gap in political ambition
2014 study in American Political Science Review showing that women are seldom encouraged as much as men to run for office at an early age.
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Unaccompanied migrant children in the United States: Research roundup
2014 review of research relevant to the current child migrant crisis in the United States, primarily stemming from Central America.
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