A “majority-minority” America, and perceived status threat by white citizens
2014 study in Psychological Science on the potential social and political responses of white Americans to future demographic shifts.
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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Economic growth and developing world cities: The benefits of urban clustering
2014 study from the University of Pennsylvania showing how urbanization can foster economic growth in the developing and developed world.
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Religion in the Arab Spring: Analyzing participation, motives, root causes
2014 Princeton study, published in in the Journal of Politics, examining empirical evidence relating to why people participated in the Arab Spring.
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Does transparency improve governance? Evidence from 16 experimental evaluations
2014 study in the Annual Review of Political Science establishing clear definitions around transparency initiatives and analyzing 16 leading studies on field experiments.
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Gender, education and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: Research roundup
2014 roundup of academic and governmental research and statistics on girls’ education in Nigeria and other nations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Respect for human rights has improved over time: Modeling the changing standard of accountability
2014 study published in American Political Science Review by Pennsylvania State University on how to accurately measure human rights abuses over time.
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The changing relationship of Congress and the federal judiciary: Research brief
2014 research brief on what members of the House of Representatives have had to say about judges and the judiciary in recent years, by Bruce Peabody, Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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Covering bicycling and bike infrastructure: New data and angles
2014 review of research on cycling and 10 ideas for reporting on your community, whether it has a well-established cycling culture or there’s a long road ahead.
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The impact of public officials’ corruption on the size and allocation of U.S. state spending
2014 study in Public Administration Review examining the impact of public officials’ corruption on states’ expenditures, borrowing, salaries, and more.
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State and local government finance: The new fiscal ice age
2014 study in Annual Review of Political Science looking at the impact of the Great Recession and demographic shifts on state and local finance.
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