Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
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Supporting experimental research on governance innovations. egap.org
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NEW PAPER w/ @cselmendorf.bsky.social & @jkalla.bsky.social:
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NEW PAPER w/ @cselmendorf.bsky.social & @jkalla.bsky.social:
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
10 Things to Know About Missing Data buff.ly/nx6kcxV #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Things to Know About Missing Data – EGAP
Author: Tara Slough
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November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
10 Things to Know About Missing Data buff.ly/nx6kcxV #EGAPMethodsGuide
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🚨 New WP 🚨:
All states monitor the political activity of their citizens. But who do they choose to surveil, and why?
We study this question with the universe of Italian political surveillance files: 152,000 individuals born 1816–1932, across democracy and autocracy.
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All states monitor the political activity of their citizens. But who do they choose to surveil, and why?
We study this question with the universe of Italian political surveillance files: 152,000 individuals born 1816–1932, across democracy and autocracy.
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Studying the logic of state surveillance based on the universe of Italian files finds that states target educated and subaltern groups, with mobilization and radical change potential, from Gemma Dipoppa and Annalisa Pezone www.nber.org/papers/w34492
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🚨 New WP 🚨:
All states monitor the political activity of their citizens. But who do they choose to surveil, and why?
We study this question with the universe of Italian political surveillance files: 152,000 individuals born 1816–1932, across democracy and autocracy.
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All states monitor the political activity of their citizens. But who do they choose to surveil, and why?
We study this question with the universe of Italian political surveillance files: 152,000 individuals born 1816–1932, across democracy and autocracy.
🧵 1/11
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Very much looking forward to giving the TIME keynote lecture on the impact of development research in Dublin next Wednesday
Come along if you're in town!
@tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
Come along if you're in town!
@tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Very much looking forward to giving the TIME keynote lecture on the impact of development research in Dublin next Wednesday
Come along if you're in town!
@tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
Come along if you're in town!
@tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
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Our book, edited with Aldo Madariaga and with insightful contributions from great colleagues on skills, values and development in Latin America is out! Take a look. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Our book, edited with Aldo Madariaga and with insightful contributions from great colleagues on skills, values and development in Latin America is out! Take a look. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
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New piece out today with @profsaunders.bsky.social as part of a 15-article special issue from @iojournal.bsky.social on the future of global governance doi.org/10.1017/S002...
Heroic work by the editorial team to pull this together quickly. Intro essay here: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
#IOFoGG
Heroic work by the editorial team to pull this together quickly. Intro essay here: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
#IOFoGG
The Unconstrained Future of World Order: The Assault on Democratic Constraint and Implications for US Global Leadership | International Organization | Cambridge Core
The Unconstrained Future of World Order: The Assault on Democratic Constraint and Implications for US Global Leadership - Volume 79 Issue S1
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November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New piece out today with @profsaunders.bsky.social as part of a 15-article special issue from @iojournal.bsky.social on the future of global governance doi.org/10.1017/S002...
Heroic work by the editorial team to pull this together quickly. Intro essay here: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
#IOFoGG
Heroic work by the editorial team to pull this together quickly. Intro essay here: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
#IOFoGG
Today's featured policy brief about voting behavior highlights a study by EGAPer Ghazala Mansuri and co-author Xavier Giné that asks "What are the reasons for low rates of political participation among women in rural Pakistan?". Check it out!
Brief 01: Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan – EGAP
EGAP Researcher: Ghazala Mansuri
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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Today's featured policy brief about voting behavior highlights a study by EGAPer Ghazala Mansuri and co-author Xavier Giné that asks "What are the reasons for low rates of political participation among women in rural Pakistan?". Check it out!
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Really proud of our new article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social!! @nicoravanilla.bsky.social @matthewjnanes.bsky.social
What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings?
For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mixed methods: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings?
For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mixed methods: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Really proud of our new article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social!! @nicoravanilla.bsky.social @matthewjnanes.bsky.social
What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings?
For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mixed methods: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
What does citizen contact do to police attitudes in conflict settings?
For those interested in bureaucrats, embeddedness, conflict, mixed methods: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
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New paper in first view @thejop.bsky.social w/ Burde, Middleton, and Rahnama
We show the promise of a community governance strategy to sustain schools in remote Afghan communities after NGO withdrawal.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
We show the promise of a community governance strategy to sustain schools in remote Afghan communities after NGO withdrawal.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Can Communities Take Charge? Testing Community-Based Governance to Sustain Schools in War-Affected Afghanistan | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New paper in first view @thejop.bsky.social w/ Burde, Middleton, and Rahnama
We show the promise of a community governance strategy to sustain schools in remote Afghan communities after NGO withdrawal.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
We show the promise of a community governance strategy to sustain schools in remote Afghan communities after NGO withdrawal.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
10 Things to Know About Conducting a Meta-Analysis buff.ly/U2BM1R4 #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Things to Know About Conducting a Meta-Analysis – EGAP
Author: Donald Green
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November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
10 Things to Know About Conducting a Meta-Analysis buff.ly/U2BM1R4 #EGAPMethodsGuide
Today in our spotlight on EGAP research into voting behavior is a project by Jessica Gottlieb that assesses whether civics courses in Mali help citizens hold their politicians accountable. Read more here:
Brief 06: Voter Benchmarks in Developing Countries – EGAP
EGAP Researcher: Jessica Gottlieb
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November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today in our spotlight on EGAP research into voting behavior is a project by Jessica Gottlieb that assesses whether civics courses in Mali help citizens hold their politicians accountable. Read more here:
10 Things to Know About Measurement in Experiments buff.ly/tbQUj8m #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Things to Know About Measurement in Experiments – EGAP
En Français
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November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
10 Things to Know About Measurement in Experiments buff.ly/tbQUj8m #EGAPMethodsGuide
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Ten years after 2015, what have we learned about mass displacement & integration in Europe? Join us on Dec 4 at @ethz.ch for panels with policy experts & researchers on crisis response vs long-term integration. @egap.bsky.social
Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-displ...
Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-displ...
Mass Displacement and Integration: Policy Lessons from Europe
Migration & Integration
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November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ten years after 2015, what have we learned about mass displacement & integration in Europe? Join us on Dec 4 at @ethz.ch for panels with policy experts & researchers on crisis response vs long-term integration. @egap.bsky.social
Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-displ...
Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-displ...
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🚨New paper🚨: Are you interested in key debates about civil war and counterinsurgency? Like questions about causal inference but wish you had a better method for dealing with spillover and carryover effects? Then check out our new paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2504.03464
arxiv.org/abs/2504.03464
Spatiotemporal causal inference with arbitrary spillover and carryover effects: Airstrikes and insurgent violence in the Iraq War
Social scientists now routinely draw on high-frequency, high-granularity ''microlevel'' data to estimate the causal effects of subnational interventions. To date, most researchers aggregate these data...
arxiv.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨New paper🚨: Are you interested in key debates about civil war and counterinsurgency? Like questions about causal inference but wish you had a better method for dealing with spillover and carryover effects? Then check out our new paper:
arxiv.org/abs/2504.03464
arxiv.org/abs/2504.03464
This month we are featuring policy briefs on voting behavior. First up is a study about the effects of informing voters about incumbent malfeasance in Brazil from EGAPer @dhidalgo.bsky.social and co-authors Taylor Boas & Marcus Melo.
Brief 45: The Effect of Informing Voters About Incumbent Malfeasance in Brazil – EGAP
EGAP researchers: F. Daniel Hidalgo, Taylor Boas, Marcus Melo
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November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This month we are featuring policy briefs on voting behavior. First up is a study about the effects of informing voters about incumbent malfeasance in Brazil from EGAPer @dhidalgo.bsky.social and co-authors Taylor Boas & Marcus Melo.
10 Things to Know About Pre-Analysis Plans buff.ly/VSO11X0 #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Things to Know About Pre-Analysis Plans – EGAP
En Français
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November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
10 Things to Know About Pre-Analysis Plans buff.ly/VSO11X0 #EGAPMethodsGuide
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Watch Archived Video of My Safeguarding Democracy Project Conversation with Danielle Citron, Brendan Nyhan, and Amy Wilentz on the Media and Social Media Information Environment in 2026 electionlawblog.org?p=152856 @brendannyhan.bsky.social @daniellecitron.bsky.social
Watch Archived Video of My Safeguarding Democracy Project Conversation with Danielle Citron, Brendan Nyhan, and Amy Wilentz on the Media and Social Media Information Environment in 2026 #ELB
An elucidating conversation. Watch:
electionlawblog.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Watch Archived Video of My Safeguarding Democracy Project Conversation with Danielle Citron, Brendan Nyhan, and Amy Wilentz on the Media and Social Media Information Environment in 2026 electionlawblog.org?p=152856 @brendannyhan.bsky.social @daniellecitron.bsky.social
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‼️Deadline today for @egap.bsky.social Innovation Grants. See below
‼️ New funding opportunity from @egap.bsky.social. See below for our Innovation Grants
🚀 Research funding opportunity — Our 2025 Innovation Grants are open for proposals for innovations to push the boundaries of governance and politics research.
Apply by October 31, 2025.
Learn more: buff.ly/HvILfPl
Apply by October 31, 2025.
Learn more: buff.ly/HvILfPl
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
‼️Deadline today for @egap.bsky.social Innovation Grants. See below
🚀 FINAL DAY TO APPLY— EGAP's 2025 Innovation Grants 🚀
Today is the final day to submit your proposal for innovations pushing the boundaries of governance and politics research!
⏰Deadline: TODAY, October 31, 2025.
See instructions for submission here: buff.ly/hR0NZfX
Today is the final day to submit your proposal for innovations pushing the boundaries of governance and politics research!
⏰Deadline: TODAY, October 31, 2025.
See instructions for submission here: buff.ly/hR0NZfX
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚀 FINAL DAY TO APPLY— EGAP's 2025 Innovation Grants 🚀
Today is the final day to submit your proposal for innovations pushing the boundaries of governance and politics research!
⏰Deadline: TODAY, October 31, 2025.
See instructions for submission here: buff.ly/hR0NZfX
Today is the final day to submit your proposal for innovations pushing the boundaries of governance and politics research!
⏰Deadline: TODAY, October 31, 2025.
See instructions for submission here: buff.ly/hR0NZfX
For our final spotlight on research in #LatinAmerica, we are featuring Loreto Cox & Natalia Garbiras-Díaz, recipients of EGAP’s Priority Theme Small Grants Fund. Read about their examination of citizen anti-establishment sentiments in Colombia & Peru here:
Small Grants Spotlight: Loreto Cox & Natalia Garbiras-Díaz – EGAP
Author: Ayuko Picot
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October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For our final spotlight on research in #LatinAmerica, we are featuring Loreto Cox & Natalia Garbiras-Díaz, recipients of EGAP’s Priority Theme Small Grants Fund. Read about their examination of citizen anti-establishment sentiments in Colombia & Peru here:
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Happy to share that my article with Miguel Rueda and Shuning Ge is out for early view at @bjpols.bsky.social.
We show that the level of aggregation at which electoral results are published affects election integrity.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We show that the level of aggregation at which electoral results are published affects election integrity.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Do More Disaggregated Electoral Results Deter Aggregation Fraud? | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Do More Disaggregated Electoral Results Deter Aggregation Fraud? - Volume 55
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October 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Happy to share that my article with Miguel Rueda and Shuning Ge is out for early view at @bjpols.bsky.social.
We show that the level of aggregation at which electoral results are published affects election integrity.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We show that the level of aggregation at which electoral results are published affects election integrity.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Review of applications begins November 10 - please apply! apply.interfolio.com/172357
New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College apply.interfolio.com/172357
Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!
Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Review of applications begins November 10 - please apply! apply.interfolio.com/172357
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New career opportunity!
CEGA is #hiring a Research Project Manager to join our new Data Privacy Lab to explore how privacy-enhancing technologies can be implemented in low- and middle-income countries.
🔗 Apply here: go.cega.org/dpl-rpm
CEGA is #hiring a Research Project Manager to join our new Data Privacy Lab to explore how privacy-enhancing technologies can be implemented in low- and middle-income countries.
🔗 Apply here: go.cega.org/dpl-rpm
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
New career opportunity!
CEGA is #hiring a Research Project Manager to join our new Data Privacy Lab to explore how privacy-enhancing technologies can be implemented in low- and middle-income countries.
🔗 Apply here: go.cega.org/dpl-rpm
CEGA is #hiring a Research Project Manager to join our new Data Privacy Lab to explore how privacy-enhancing technologies can be implemented in low- and middle-income countries.
🔗 Apply here: go.cega.org/dpl-rpm
10 Things to Know About Survey Implementation buff.ly/SSVVJw9 #EGAPMethodsGuide
10 Things to Know About Survey Implementation – EGAP
Author: Gabriella Sacramone-Lutz
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October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
10 Things to Know About Survey Implementation buff.ly/SSVVJw9 #EGAPMethodsGuide