"Police (De)Militarization, Bureaucratic Compliance, and Violent Crime"
Abstract: The transfer of $5 billion in military equipment to local law enforcement agencies is among the most important recent developments in contemporary American governance. Yet, those transfers and their effects are not well understood by social...
"Enchanted America: How Intuition and Reason Divide Our Politics"
Abstract: America is in civic chaos, its politics rife with conspiracy theories and false information. Nationalism and authoritarianism are on the rise, while scientists, universities, and news organizations are viewed with increasing mistrust....
"The Bias Is Built In: How Administrative Records Mask Racially Biased Policing"
Abstract: Researchers often lack the necessary data to credibly estimate racial bias in policing. In particular, police administrative records lack information on civilians that police observe but do not investigate. In this paper, we...
Abstract: Bureaucratic influence in policymaking is often described as occurring subsequent to the legislative process. Moreover, a literature argues that the legislative branch strategically constrains the bureaucracy via statutory language. A reality which...
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"The Gender Gap in the Past" Dawn Teele, University of Pennsylvania.
Abstract: How does electoral reform influence the fortunes of political parties? This paper examines the effect of introducing female voters in five of the first countries to enfranchise women -- Norway, Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Drawing on historical tracts and theories of the political economy of the household, we argue that high female labor force participation and...
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Political Analytics Conference 2018
Political analyses are as important as ever, yet the national conversation about politics leaves much to be desired. Now in its third year, the Political Analytics Conference is a one-...
