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No Shy Person Left Behind

Hélène Landemore writes a guest essay for The New York Times

Helene Landemore and the cover of her book, Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule

Who’s Really Ordering All That DoorDash?

Milan Singh and Josh Kalla

Government and the Politics of Problem Solving

Alan Gerber and Eric Patashnik have produced a special issue of The Forum. Originating from a Democratic Innovations conference they led, the issue features policy papers covering common themes and questions about the politics of problem solving. 

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Contributors to the special issue include Gerber, Patashnik, Bryan Jones, Sarah Anzia, Daniel Carpenter, James Curry, Frances Lee, Donald Moynihan, Brandice Canes-Wrone, Lawrence Rothenberg, and Steven Teles.