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RESEARCH REPORTS

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Research Report

Achieving Community Alignment in California Local Government

August 28, 2024
This report compares policy priorities and communication approaches of California's local elected officials and their residents.
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Research Report

The Worsening Urban-Rural Divide: The Role of Local Government in EV Charging Infrastructure

July 30, 2024
CivicPulse's research on the role of local government in deploying electric vehicle charging infrastructure nationwide shows persistent urban-rural and liberal-conservative divides in access to EV chargers.
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Academic Papers

What Makes a Community Age Friendly? Policymakers Emphasize Physical Over Social Factors

May 6, 2024
By Jacqueline Chattopadhyay. Published in State and Local Government Review.
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Academic Papers

Effectively communicating with local policymakers: a randomized trial of policy brief dissemination to address obesity

March 7, 2024
By Elizabeth A. Dodson, Renee G. Parks, Rebekah R. Jacob, Ruopeng An, Amy A. Eyler, Nathan Lee, Alexandra B. Morshed, Mary C. Politi, Rachel G. Tabak, Yan Yan, and Ross C. Brownson. Published in Frontiers In Public Health.
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Partner Report

Intimidation of State and Local Officeholders: The Threat to Democracy

January 25, 2024
This detailed report from the Brennan Center for Justice dives deep into the issue of threats and harassment against local and state government officials using data from our recurring surveys on the topic.
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Academic Papers

Threats as Political Communication

December 1, 2023
By Nathan P Kalmoe and Lilliana Mason. Published in Political Communication.
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Research Report

Local Government Threats and Harassment Benchmarking Report

November 30, 2023
In the last three months, the rate of harassment of local officials has measurably increased. Incidence of insults, threats, and attacks have remained high.
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Academic Papers

Discounting constituent attitudes: motivated reasoning, ambiguity, and policymaker perceptions of constituent characteristics

November 1, 2023
By Daniel E Bergan, Hillary C Shulman, and Dustin Carnahan. Published in Human Communication Research.
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Academic Papers

Uncertain Futures: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse

June 29, 2023
By Alexander Gazmararian and Dustin Tingley. Published in Cambridge University Press.
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Partner Report

In Their Own Words: Threats and Harassment Facing Local Officials

May 25, 2023
Building upon a recurring CivicPulse survey on threats and harassment toward local elected officials, the Bridging Divides Initiative conducted follow-up interviews with respondents who opted-in to further discussion. This report features the key findings from those interviews.
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Academic Papers

The Preference for Reciprocity in Congress

March 11, 2023
By Christian Fong. Published in American Journal of Political Science.
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Academic Papers

How Do Politicians Bargain? Evidence from Ultimatum Games with Legislators in Five Countries

January 25, 2023
By Lior Sheffer, Peter John Loewen, Stefaan Walgrave, Stefanie Bailer, Christian Breunig, Luzia Helfer, Jean-Benoit Pilet, Frédéric Varone, Rens Vliegenthart. Published in American Political Science Review.
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