Numerous polls suggest that COVID-19 is a profoundly partisan issue in the United States.
Using the geotracking data of 15 million smartphones per day, we found that US counties …

A top economist weighs in on one of the most urgent questions of our times: What is the
source of inequality and what is the remedy? In Giving Kids a Fair Chance, Nobel Prize …

Does exposure to videos promoting government conspiracy theories cultivate cynicism
toward the government? The results of a randomized experiment suggest that exposure to a …

Few things bind disparate groups together like a common obstacle. Yet, numerous polls
suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has been subject to a deep partisan divide. Using geo …

Environmental protection is regarded as an important component of contemporary
governmental affairs, thus partly determining people's attitude towards the performance of …

Municipal and state governments are often constitutionally bound to ask voters to approve
new government debt through voting on bond referendums. Generally, politicians expect …

Background In this paper, we integrate theory and research from sociology, psychology, and
political science to develop and test a mediation model that helps to explain why political …

The ubiquitous use of ballot referendums in the public finance of land conservation means
that conservation policy is often made at the individual voter level. However, studies to date …

Marcel Solar analysiert in seinem Buch am Beispiel von Berlin und Hamburg, wie sich
direktdemokratische Verfahren auf die politischen Entscheidungsprozesse in den …

Much of energy policy is driven by concerns about climate change. Views about the
importance of carbon emissions affect debates on topics ranging from the regulation of …