Congress
The role of race in voter turnout
| November 6, 2016
Research in the American Journal of Political Science suggests a higher turnout among minorities in voting districts where minorities make up most of the voting-age population.
Author: laurenleatherby
Culture
Abortion services and modern contraceptives: Do women in Nepal use them interchangeably?
| August 15, 2016
2016 study published in Demography that looks at whether women in Nepal use abortion and modern contraceptives interchangeably.
Food, Agriculture
Food deserts: How residents’ diets change after a neighborhood supermarket opens
| August 9, 2016
2015 study published in Health Affairs that looks at how the diets of people who live in "food deserts" change after a neighborhood supermarket opens.
Citizen Action
Gender quotas: Do they increase the number of women in politics, party leadership positions?
| June 15, 2016
2016 study in the American Political Science Review that examines how gender quotas influence women's selection to and ability to maintain top political posts.
Criminal Justice
The characteristics of burns among children referred for child abuse evaluations: New research
| June 2, 2016
2016 study published in Child Abuse & Neglect that looks at the characteristics of burns among children to determine the likelihood that the burns are the result of child abuse.
Criminal Justice
How judges understand, try to address racial disparities in the criminal court process
| May 23, 2016
2016 study in Criminology that seeks to understand how judges' decision-making processes may cause or support racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
Budget
Welfare reform and unemployment among young, low-skilled men
| May 6, 2016
2016 study published in Demography that looks at how welfare reform policies aimed at getting more single mothers into the workforce affected employment among young men.
Culture
Public information, public engagement in government regulation-making processes
| April 25, 2016
2016 study published in the Review of Policy Research that examines the role the public plays in forming regulations on environmental policy issues in five states.
Ads, Public Opinion
Do election lawn signs generate votes? New research
| March 25, 2016
2016 study led by a political scientist at Columbia University that looks at whether lawn signs used in elections as a campaign tactic generate votes.
Congress
Offshore drilling and U.S. public opinion: New research
| March 7, 2016
2016 study published in Energy Policy that examines U.S. public opinions of offshore drilling based on 10 national polls, with a focus on the underlying factors that shape opinions.