Final report of the Congressional TARP Oversight Panel, March 2011
2011 report by federal legislative group tasked with watching over spending during financial crisis rescue programs.
Politics & Government
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
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U.S. Government Accountability Office: 2011 report on criminal alien statistics
2011 GAO report on criminal activity by undocumented immigrants, their nationality and the estimated costs of such criminality to the United States.
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Foreign aid shocks as a cause of violent armed conflict
2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science on the effects of foreign aid on conflict in developing countries.
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China annual report 2010
Report from U.S. federal joint commission updating legal and human rights overview of China.
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Estimating the impact of the Fourth of July on later political affiliation
Celebrating the Fourth of July may impact a child’s later political affiliations, according to a working paper by the Università Bocconi.
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Pentagon Papers: Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force
Complete and unredacted release of the Pentagon Papers by the U.S. National Archives, including all supporting documentation and an account of the Vietnam peace negotiations.
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Social networking sites: Levels of trust, engagement
2011 study by the Pew Research Center on levels of trust, tolerance and engagement among social networking users.
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Are state caucuses for candidates bad for democracy?
2010 study in Political Science Quarterly on qualities and representative nature of U.S. primary election caucuses.
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The relationship of leadership quality to the political presence of civic associations
2011 study in Perspectives on Politics on impact of leadership strength on effectiveness of citizen groups.
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Domestic violence, exploitation in marriage and the foreign-bride industry
2011 report published in the Virginia Journal of International Law on the commonalities behind two major “bride markets.”
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