Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
“Are We There Yet?”: The Path Forward for Women in Politics
Just over a month ago in November, Michelle Wu was sworn in as the first woman and person of color elected as Boston’s mayor. […]
“Strategic Discrimination” puts Diverse Candidates at a Disadvantage
When Americans vote this fall, the candidates on their ballots will not reflect the diversity of the United States. Despite recent gains, […]
Why Social Science? With Prevalent Misogyny, Women Still Don’t ‘Rule’ Equally to Men
Fifty years after Ruth Bader Ginsberg worked to secure constitutional equality for women, misogyny is still alive and well in the American […]
What Research Says About Voting by Mail (Spoiler: It’s Safe)
Evidence reviewed by a National Association of Public Administration working group finds that voting by mail is rarely subject to fraud, does not give an advantage to one political party over another and can in fact inspire public confidence in the voting process, if done properly.
Heard the One About a Politician Who Became a Friend on Facebook? New Political Communication
David Canter considers the impact of changing ways in which politics is communicated. In the age of the internet direct encouragement of what the audience is to feel, rather than detailed exposition of policy and achievements, is the order of the day.
Election IQ: Bringing the 2018 Midterms into the Classroom
At SAGE, we believe that education and engaged scholarship make up the foundation of a healthy society. So for this election season, we challenge you to bring the election into your classrooms. For the next few days, we will be providing you with new content to help facilitate conversation within the classroom.
Navigating the Global Tsunami of Elections in a “Non-Polar” World
This year, we’re watching an unprecedented tsunami of elections. As countries across the world rise in prominence, and the U.S. role as global enforcer wanes, these elections are increasingly important.
