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Huber & Paris explain differences in responses to survey questions about "welfare" and "assistance to the poor"

The Progressives' Century: Democratic Reform and Constitutional Government in the United States

November 1, 2013

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A Conversation with Zack Cooper on Medicare Reform

May 8, 2013

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May 6 Event on Purchasing Power: Money, Politics and Inequality

May 7, 2013

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Election Finance Reform: Viable Proposals vs. Long-Term Goals
Submitted by Raph Graybill on May 17, 2013
Dark money is a real and solvable problem.
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Thinking Socially About Campaign Finance
Submitted by Erin L. Thomas on May 17, 2013
Are political camps and their donors wasting their money? Erin Thomas looks at the psychology of persuasion.
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The ISPS KnowledgeBase is the gateway to all ISPS data, projects, and publications. It is an integrated database which provides a one-stop-shop for ISPS-related research products.

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Nikolay Marinov , Voter Attitudes When Democracy Promotion Turns Partisan: Evidence From a Survey-Experiment in Lebanon

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Susan Hyde, When Do Governments Resort to Election Violence?

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Gregory A. Huber and Celia Paris , Assessing the Programmatic Equivalence Assumption in Question Wording Experiments: Understanding Why Americans Like Assistance to the Poor More Than Welfare

From The Director

We began the month hosting a much-discussed conference, Purchasing Power: Money, Politics and Inequality, which brought together a variety of views about campaign finance reform from academics, policy makers, experts working on the ground, and journalists. We end the month hosting a conference to honor the hugely influential work of David Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science, and long time colleague at ISPS. David embodies ISPS's highest ideals, and we all celebrate his much-deserved recognition. Stay tuned for updates on our website about this event.

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