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 upheaval can be a singular event, unlikely to be followed by more.
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“Resource curse,” poverty and Appalachia; lessons in research, data and politics
2013 study from Ohio State University published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics on the effects of coal mining and poverty in the Appalachia region.
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Understanding the Chechen conflict: Research and reading list
2013 review of Chechnya-related scholarship and the conflict and political grievances there that continue to reverberate.
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Stereotypes of Muslims and support for the war on terror
2013 study from George Washington University noting that stereotypes against Muslims and Muslim-Americans persist and examining the nature of these general attitudes.
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The missing “one-offs”: The hidden supply of high-achieving, low-income students
2012 study from Stanford and Harvard Universities showing that the majority of low-income, high-achieving students do not apply to selective schools.
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The Boston Marathon bombing and media resources: Reporting tips, terrorism-related data
2013 review of media-related resources and terrorism-specific data and studies that may be useful for further coverage of the Boston Marathon attacks.
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New Left policies and Latin America: Research review and reading list
2013 review of relevant studies and books that shed light on the New Left in Latin America; a variety of scholarly perspectives on outcomes and progress.
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Is there an Asian model of technological emergence?
2013 study in Socio-Economic Review assessing looking at distinctions among Asian countries in terms of technological development and economics.
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Federal student loan debt burden of noncompleters: Statistics in brief
2013 report for National Center for Education Statistics examines the median federal debt burden accrued by students who did not complete their studies.
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What is Big Data? Research roundup, reading list
2013 research review on the growing ability of computers to gather, analyze, link and compare large data sets, with a look at the deep implications for how the information business may evolve.
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