Why GOP Candidates Should Cool It
Mitt Romney walked into Tuesday night's Republican debate as the front-runner and, in my view, walked out in an even stronger position.
Research
Securing Human Rights Intellectually: Philosophical Inquiries about the Universal Declaration
Book abstract: From Harvard University, one of the world’s preeminent institutions of liberal education, comes a collection of essays sampling topics at the forefront of academia in the twenty-first c
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Understanding Human Security
Since the end of the Cold War, security studies have broadened to take into account a wide range of non-military threats ranging from poverty to environmental concerns rather than just national defens
The Black Cabinet: Economic Civil Rights in the Nixon Administration
Has the South, once the "Solid South" of the Democratic Party, truly become an unassailable Republican stronghold? If so, when, where, why, and how did this seismic change occur?
Understanding, Justifying, and Finding Oneself
This essay tries to explain some ways in which we can come to know about ourselves, in particular about what we think.
Rick Perry, Rising or Shooting Star?
The big story of the GOP presidential race these days is how Gov. Rick Perry has suddenly burst into the sky as a new star.
Civil Society, Public Action and Accountability in Africa
This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Making Democratic-Governance Work: The Consequences for Prosperity
Does democratic governance expand wealth and prosperity?
Can Informed Voters Enforce Better Governance? Experiments in Low-Income Democracies
This article evaluates a body of recent work that uses field and natural experiments to answer the question of whether informed voters can enforce better governance.
Motivating Voter Turnout by Invoking the Self
Three randomized experiments found that subtle linguistic cues have the power to increase voting and related behavior.
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