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Bridging the gap between citizens and government.

The MIT GOV/LAB is a group of political scientists focusing on innovation in citizen engagement and government responsiveness.

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Fragmented but not Powerless: Teachers’ Unions and the Education Sector in Senegal

October 2019 / Stuart Russell
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Raising the Bar: Improving Reentry Services for Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Criminal Justice System

October 2019 / Eliza Riley
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Solving the World

September 2019 / Alisa Zomer
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The Puzzle of Morally Transgressive Violence in Ethnic Conflicts

September 2019 / Jasmine English
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Making Sense of Millions: Getting at Government Capacity through Government Data

September 2019 / Minh Trinh

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Personnel Politics: How Politics in Bureaucrat Hiring Impacts Local Governance

Bureaucrat Behavior, Seed Fund, Trust & Accountability
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Unpacking the Black Box of Government Decision-Making

Bureaucrat Behavior, Trust & Accountability

Learn about governance outcomes.

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Data & Tools

How to have difficult conversations / a practical guide for academic-practitioner research collaborations

August 2019 / Varja Lipovsek, Alisa Zomer
Research Brief

How to Learn from Evidence: A Solutions in Context Approach

May 2019 / Varja Lipovsek, Lily Tsai

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the globe

We take a special interest in citizen engagement by under resourced groups and government accountability in challenging contexts.