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Federalism and the Dynamism of American Politics
David Brian Robertson, May 2012
Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
Women's Pathways to America's State Legislatures
Kira Sanbonmatsu, May 2012
Women, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Election 2012
What Struggles over the Right to Vote Reveal about American Democracy
Alexander Keyssar, May 2012
Voters and Voter Participation
Can Advocacy Groups Speak for the Most Disadvantaged?
Dara Z. Strolovitch, May 2012
Women, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Civic Engagement
The Promise of Community Organizing for School Reform
Mark R. Warren, May 2012
School Reform, Civic Engagement
The High Stakes for Health Care in Election 2012
Theda Skocpol, May 2012
Medicare & Medicaid, Health Care Reform, Election 2012
Education Improves When Communities Come Together to Help All Students
Dane Smith, May 2012
School Reform, Higher Education, Civic Engagement
What Americans Believe about Voting Rights for Criminals
Christopher Uggen, April 2012
Criminal Justice, Voters and Voter Participation, Media and Public Opinion
Protesting Wall Street: A Brief History
Beverly Gage, April 2012
Social Movements
U.S. Presidents and the Challenge of Party-Building
Daniel Galvin, April 2012
Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Election 2012
Why America’s Election System is Failing – And How to Fix It
Heather Gerken, April 2012
Voters and Voter Participation, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Election 2012
Birth Control is an Economic Issue for Women and Their Families
Carole Joffe, April 2012
Jobs and Workers, Women, Health Care Reform, Election 2012
Competing Media Stories and U.S. Public Opinion on Climate Change
Frederick W. Mayer, April 2012
Environment, Media and Public Opinion
Accountability in Education as a Civil Rights Cause
Jesse Rhodes, April 2012
School Reform, Civic Engagement
Do Election Reforms Promote Equal Participation?
Elizabeth Rigby, April 2012
Voters and Voter Participation
How Voters Evaluate the Class Backgrounds of Candidates
Meredith Sadin, April 2012
Voters and Voter Participation
Why Many Americans Resent Public Employees
Katherine Cramer Walsh, April 2012
Jobs and Workers, Media and Public Opinion
How Community Organizations Can Build National Networks
Richard L. Wood, April 2012
Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Civic Engagement
Who Gets What They Want from Government?
Martin Gilens, March 2012
Inequality & the Middle Class, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Media and Public Opinion
Partisan Battles and Shifting Public Opinion on Climate Change
Robert J. Brulle and J. Craig Jenkins, March 2012
Environment, Media and Public Opinion
'None of the Politicians Come to See Us at All' – How Rural People View Government and Political Parties
Katherine Cramer Walsh, March 2012
Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Media and Public Opinion
Governance through Engaged Citizenship
Harry C. Boyte, March 2012
Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Civic Engagement
How Progressives Saved Election-Day Voter Registration in Maine
Amy Fried, March 2012
Voters and Voter Participation, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
Distrust in Government as a Political Weapon
Amy Fried, March 2012
Media and Public Opinion
Why Immigration Worries Americans – Especially Rural Residents
Katherine Fennelly, February 2012
Immigrants & Immigration Reform, Media and Public Opinion
When Cooperation through Government Makes Sense
Jane Mansbridge, February 2012
Public Budgets and Taxes, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
The Downside of Urban Growth by Undemocratic Means
Michael Peter Smith, February 2012
Cities and Regions, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
How Social Movements are Using the Internet to Change Politics
Deana A. Rohlinger, January 2012
Social Movements, Media and Public Opinion, Civic Engagement
How the GI Bill Built the Middle Class and Enhanced Democracy
Suzanne Mettler, January 2012
Higher Education, Inequality & the Middle Class, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
Does Class Matter When Americans Vote?
Jeffrey Stonecash, January 2012
Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
How Social Security Encourages Older Americans to be Active Citizens
Andrea Louise Campbell, January 2012
Aging Society, Social Security, Civic Engagement
Women’s Voice in American Politics
Kristin Goss, January 2012
Women, Social Movements, Civic Engagement
Beyond Class War: Americans Want Government to Promote Equal Opportunity
Lawrence R. Jacobs, December 2011
Inequality & the Middle Class, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Media and Public Opinion
Contacting Disadvantaged Citizens Turns Them into Voters
Carrie Ann LeVan, November 2011
Race and Ethnicity, Voters and Voter Participation, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
Making Sense of the Tea Party
Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson, October 2011
Voters and Voter Participation, Social Movements, Election 2012
How Washington Has Made the Rich Richer – And Abandoned the Middle Class
Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson , October 2011
Public Budgets and Taxes, Inequality & the Middle Class, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy