Community information and civic engagement
2011 survey by Pew, Knight and Monitor Institute on how information sharing can spur community engagement and satisfaction.
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. EPA: Energy-efficiency limits by housing location, type
2011 report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on how building location factors into the total cost of household energy use.
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Politicized places: When immigrants provoke opposition
2011 study in American Political Science Review on the societal conditions that spur anti-immigrant sentiment.
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Causes of gender differences in political knowledge
2009 study by the University of Missouri in Political Behavior on the origins of the male-female divide in knowledge of politics.
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Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan and anti-terrorism operations
2011 report by the Congressional Research Service on expenditures for conflicts and terrorism-related operations since 2001.
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Barriers to sustaining gender diversity in politics
2010 study in American Journal of Political Science on barriers to further growth as female legislative ranks increase.
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Traffic congestion and infant health: Evidence from E-ZPass
2011 study in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics on reduced auto pollution through electronic tolls and effects on fetal health outcomes.
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Cultural attractions, human capital and economic growth
2010 paper by the Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich on cultural sites and how they shape local economies.
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Religion and immigration policy attitudes
2009 study by the University of Iowa published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion on the attitudes of religious voters toward immigration reform and the role of religious leaders’ positions.
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Residential construction trends in America’s cities
2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report on shifts toward residential building in urban areas of the United States since the 1990s.
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