The impact of local combat casualties on support for the war in Afghanistan
2012 study from Boston University and the University of Minnesota published in Public Opinion Quarterly on reporting and attitudes about Afghanistan.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
2012 study from Boston University and the University of Minnesota published in Public Opinion Quarterly on reporting and attitudes about Afghanistan.
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2012 study from Michigan State University published in Justice Quarterly on the diffusion of homicide clusters in a low-income city.
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2012 report from the Department of Justice using data from seven federal agencies to highlight trends in immigration violations and enforcement in 2010 and earlier.
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2010 policy paper in Science exploring the consequences of policies relating to the export of ivory from African countries.
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2008 paper from the University of Missouri on the history of the Iowa Caucuses and popular misconceptions about them.
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2011 study in the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice on higher levels of hate crimes in places of increased immigration.
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2012 review of research on tax theory and practice in the United States, including the Bush tax cuts, consumption taxes, and taxes on higher-income households.
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2012 study by the Harvard Kennedy School analyzes citizens’ confidence in leadership across 13 different sectors, including the military, medicine, politics and more.
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2008 paper from Harvard’s Shorenstein Center reviews the history of exit polls in the United States and examines their evolution and emerging problems.
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2012 review of research on Election Day-related issues.
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