American local government elections database
The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data.
Research
The contingent reputational benefits of selective exposure to partisan information
Individuals often preferentially avoid information that contradicts and seek information that aligns with their prior beliefs—a tendency referred to as “selective exposure.” Traditionally, prior resea
Graham Allison: How Henry Kissinger Shaped My Life
I entered Henry Kissinger’s classroom at Harvard University 58 years ago, in 1965. Indeed, I have been learning from him ever since.
Conveying and Detecting Listening During Live Conversation
Across all domains of human social life, positive perceptions of conversational listening (i.e., feeling heard) predict well-being, professional success, and interpersonal flourishing.
Feeling uncertain despite knowing the risk: Patients with OCD (but not controls) experience known and unknown probabilistic decisions as similarly distressing and uncertain
Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) present as risk-averse and avoidant of feared stimuli, yet the literature examining risk aversion in OCD is conflicting.
The Formality Effect
This paper documents the existence of a “Formality Effect” in government communications.
Inter-city collaboration: Why and how cities work, learn and advocate together
City governments are at the forefront of public problem-solving.
Incorporating DEI into Decision-Making
Most people believe in promoting DEI in the workplace.
Cross-Boundary Collaborations in Cities: Where to Start
How public, for-profit, and civic organizations working to address the same city-wide social challenge can find a common starting point.
Experimental studies of conflict: Challenges, solutions, and advice to junior scholars
Conflict plays a profound role in the lives of individuals, organizations, and entire societies – and has become an ever-expanding area of interdisciplinary research.
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