Democracy

Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

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Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

Hollie Russon Gilman co-authored a Columbia World Projects report on how universities can restore trust in elections.

Feb 22, 2022

Hollie Russon Gilman

Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship

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Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship

A large survey experiment tests how voters evaluate ranked-choice voting after reading how it works and arguments for and against it.

Feb 3, 2022

Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball, Jack Santucci, Jamil Scott

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

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The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

Lee Drutman co-authored a paper on enlarging the House with Jonathan D. Cohen, Yuval Levin, and Norman J. Ornstein.

Dec 9, 2021

Lee Drutman

Designing for Community Engagement

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Designing for Community Engagement

Dec 8, 2021

Archon Fung, Hollie Russon Gilman, Mark Schmitt

Building the Relationships for Collaborative Governance

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Building the Relationships for Collaborative Governance

Nov 17, 2021

Mark Schmitt, Hollie Russon Gilman

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Affect Attitudes Toward Running for Office?

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Does Ranked-Choice Voting Affect Attitudes Toward Running for Office?

Experiments find mostly null effects in the relationship between ranked-choice voting messaging and interest in running for office.

Nov 17, 2021

Jack Santucci, Jamil Scott

What We Know About Ranked-Choice Voting

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Report / In Depth

What We Know About Ranked-Choice Voting

This report offers the first systematic overview of the modern literature on ranked-choice voting in the United States.

Nov 10, 2021

Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano

How to strengthen American democracy and fight back against illiberal authoritarianism by rebuilding the center

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In Short

How to strengthen American democracy and fight back against illiberal authoritarianism by rebuilding the center

In an era of escalating hyper-partisan warfare, fusion voting could open the door to more compromise and coalition building.

Nov 1, 2021

Lee Drutman

Democratizing the Federal Regulatory Process

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Democratizing the Federal Regulatory Process

Sep 29, 2021

Hollie Russon Gilman, Mark Schmitt, Archon Fung

Multi-seat Districts and Larger Assemblies Produce More Diverse Racial Representation

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Multi-seat Districts and Larger Assemblies Produce More Diverse Racial Representation

Election results from cities in the U.S. & three other countries suggest larger assembly size and other factors benefit candidates of color.

Sep 14, 2021

Jack Santucci, Matthew S. Shugart, Michael Latner

Welcome to New America, redesigned for what’s next.

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

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Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

Designing for Community Engagement

Building the Relationships for Collaborative Governance

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Affect Attitudes Toward Running for Office?

What We Know About Ranked-Choice Voting

How to strengthen American democracy and fight back against illiberal authoritarianism by rebuilding the center

Democratizing the Federal Regulatory Process

Multi-seat Districts and Larger Assemblies Produce More Diverse Racial Representation