August 20, 2021
Low and uneven turnout is a serious problem for local democracy. However, simply moving off-cycle, local elections to be held on the same day as statewide and national contests doubles voter turnout and leads to an electorate that is considerably more representative.
September 1, 2022
Much of the world’s efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change hinge on the success of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement. A new Nature Climate Change study is the first to provide scientific evidence assessing how effective governments will be at implementing their commitments.
April 4, 2019
…is “making sure our democracy works in an increasingly diverse America.” Photo by iStock_AAraujo Highlights of research currently posted on the center’s website include the following. When local law enforcement officials work with ICE on immigration enforcement, undocumented immigrants are: 60.8 percent less likely to report crimes they witness to…
July 28, 2022
…competition and threats to democracy, among other areas. It also reflects what GPS sees as one of its areas of long-term priority and focus. Q. What makes this book particularly timely? A. When I began researching and writing this book in the late 2000s and early 2010s, China was still…
October 31, 2024
With the goal of deepening U.S.-India ties and collaboration, the Motwani Jadeja Foundation has donated a significant gift to the University of California San Diego’s 21st Century India Center, which is housed in the School of Global Policy and Strategy.
June 2, 2022
…and the Future of Democracy program in the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. Grause said marginalized groups often have limited time and resources to participate in the political process, so protesting may be their most effective way to voice an immediate complaint. But coming together for collective action…
January 5, 2012
What does it mean to be human? Are there essential human qualities and characteristics? How do we know what they are? And how did we acquire them? These questions will be explored in “Making of the Modern World: To Be Human,” a nine-part public lecture series on the campus of…
January 24, 2013
…to build and improve democracies around the world. This work took him to East Timor, Cambodia and Serbia. Fletcher next served in the U.S. Marines, on active duty and in the reserves, including a tour in the Sunni triangle region of Iraq and counterintelligence deployment in the Near East and…
January 24, 2013
…“Most Innovative People in Democracy” – is continuing to study social-network effects on a whole host of other behaviors and phenomena. Though his findings have sometimes made the monologues of late-night comedians, Fowler doesn’t do his work for chuckles. Rather, he’s looking both to advance our basic understanding of human…
November 19, 2024
In her book “Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education,” political scientist Agustina Paglayan argues that schools around the world are failing to cultivate critical thinking skills in students — and that these institutions are actually designed to promote conformity.
