Compliance with environmental regulations when the rule of law is weak: Evidence from China
2014 study in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory on how companies decide to comply environmental regulations in developing countries.
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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Electoral integrity, flawed contests worldwide and U.S. voting issues in global perspective
2013-14 reports and studies that rank the degree of integrity of voting worldwide, providing perspective on America’s recent questions over voting, redistricting and campaign-finance laws.
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Americans’ declining trust in others, institutions: Underlying cultural shifts
2014 study in Psychological Science on declining levels of trust across America as well as its relationship with factors such as income inequality, unemployment, crime and poverty.
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What are the demographic characteristics of unauthorized immigrants versus legal immigrants?
2014 study in the Journal of Population Economics exploring the demographic differences between authorized and unauthorized immigrants in the United States.
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Civil wars and public support for insurgencies: Applying an “epidemic model” to Ukrainian history
2013 study in Conflict Management and Peace Science testing a new model of how civilians chose between sides during civil wars, with a case study involving Ukraine.
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Who are the most effective lawmakers in Congress? Research brief
2014 research brief on what distinguishes lawmakers who are the most effective, by Craig Volden of the University of Virginia and Alan E. Wiseman of Vanderbilt.
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Election Day 2014: Research-based best practices for media; scholarship on trending campaign topics
2014 roundup of research-based ideas for improving coverage of elections, including providing context and depth on issues such as voter ID laws, exit polls and the role of outside money.
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The roots and impact of outrage-mongering in U.S. political-opinion media: Research brief
2014 research brief on the rise of inflammatory political speech, by Jeffrey M. Berry and Sarah Sobieraj of Tufts University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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Chinese state-owned enterprises in Africa: Ambassadors or freebooters?
2014 study in the Journal of Contemporary China analyzing state-owned and private Chinese firms in Africa, their characteristics and activities, and their relationship with the government.
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Voter ID laws and the evidence: A report from the Government Accountability Office
2014 review of research on U.S. voter ID laws, with a focus on a new study from the GAO that estimates their impact on voter turnout in two states that changed their laws between the 2008 and 2012 elections.
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