Variability in citizens’ reactions to different types of negative campaigns
A 2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science on the effectiveness of negative campaign tactics.
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Overview of state anti-bullying legislation and other related laws
2012 report from Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society on current laws as well as definitions of bullying, prevention strategies, and educational, social and legal responses.
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The water footprint of humanity
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the total amount of water utilized by individuals and societies globally.
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U.N. report: Findings on e-Waste problems in Africa
2011 United Nations report on the ecological and economic impacts of electrical and electronics equipment recycling and disposal practices in West Africa.
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Financial performance of the major oil companies, 2007-2011
2012 Congressional Research Service report on business results for the five biggest U.S. oil companies over the past five years.
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Research chat: Scholarship and blogging “across the pond”; the view from LSE
An excerpt from a 2012 blog posting about research communications, by the London School of Economics’ “Impact of Social Sciences” site.
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Misinformation and fact-checking: Research findings from social science
2012 New America Foundation report on cognitive and psychological phenomena that make the task of journalistic corrections difficult.
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Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: A systematic analysis
2012 meta-study from the University of Washington and the University of Queensland on estimates of global malaria mortality rates over the past three decades.
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End of the segregated century: Racial separation in America’s neighborhoods, 1890-2010
2012 report by the Manhattan Institute on the historical evolution in the racial segregation of neighborhoods in the United States.
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Psychological costs of war: Military combat and mental health
2011 study by the Georgia State and San Diego State on the psychological costs associated with PTSD in service members returning from the post-9/11 conflicts.
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