U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
2012 United Nations panel report on human rights violations by the Syrian government and military.
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Shifting public opinion on climate change: Factors influencing concern in the U.S.
2012 study from Drexel University, McGill University and Ohio State University in Climate Change on the drivers of U.S. public sentiment on global warming.
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Research chat: Dan Ariely and Malcolm Gladwell on writing about social science
Duke economist Dan Ariely and New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell in conversation about social science and journalism.
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Public participation, procedural fairness and local governance
2012 study from the University of Nebraska examines how outreach efforts by local authorities can increase satisfaction with government and use of tax dollars.
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What is the rate of mental illness in the United States?
2012 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report mental illness rates across the population.
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Iran sanctions: Congressional Research Service report
2011 report from the Congressional Research Service on background issues relating to sanctions on Iran.
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Narrow victories and hard games: Revisiting the primary divisiveness hypothesis
2010 study from the University of Wisconsin on how hard-fought presidential primaries unfold and their implications for the general election.
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Private equity and employment in the United States
2011 study for NBER uses data from the Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Business Database from 1980 to 2005 to assess the average outcomes of private equity buyouts
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Following the rules? Candidate strategy in presidential primaries
2009 paper in Presidential Election Studies on the allocation of campaign resources and correlations with available state delegates.
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Situational gamblers: Prospect theory and presidential campaign management
2011 study from Columbia University on how a psychological theory can help better interpret presidential campaign decisions.
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