Can citizen campaigns and voluntary standards make businesses socially responsible? Research brief
2014 review of research concludes that, in order to ensure corporate social responsibility, voluntary regulation proves inadequate.
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The struggle to restore voting rights for former prisoners: Research brief
2014 research brief on efforts to restore voting rights to former felons, by Michael Leo Owens of Emory University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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How low-income Americans understand the earned income tax credit: Research brief
2014 research brief on the choices of EITC recipients on marriage, childbearing and taxes, by Laura M. Tach of Cornell University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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America’s prison system and its relationship to civic trust and democracy: Research brief
2014 research brief from the University of Minnesota outlining new scholarly findings about the U.S. prison systems and its consequences.
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Expanding Medicaid is cost-effective and popular, so why are so many states resisting?
2014 research brief on the reasons behind some states’ resistance to the expansion of Medicaid, by Colleen M. Grogan of the University of Chicago.
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How low-income people react to online applications for welfare benefits: Research brief
2014 research on the impact of state welfare agencies’ increasing use of the Internet to communicate with current clients and those applying for benefits.
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Students who repeat a year stoke bad behavior in class: Research brief
2014 research brief on how keeping students back can hurt classroom dynamics, from Duke’s Clara G. Muschkin, first published by The Conversation.
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How policymakers can get a rigorous assessment of scientific opinion: Research brief
2013 research on how legislators and other public officials get an honest representation of what scientists know, by Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame.
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Using social media to improve citizen engagement with government: Research brief
2014 research brief on how government can better engage citizens through the use of social media, by Steven Michael Polunsky, Texas A&M University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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The risk of breathing polluted air from freeways and high-traffic areas: Research brief
2013 research overview on the impact of automotive pollution on human health, by Doug Brugge of Tufts Medical School and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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