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Report on Anti-Racism Action Plan

October 2021 / MIT GOV/LAB
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Studying Community-Driven Development Projects in Indonesia

September 2021 / Will Sullivan, Ying Gao
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Introducing Lula Chen, Our New Postdoctoral Associate

August 2021 / Will Sullivan, Nuole (Lula) Chen
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[MIT News] Making Voting Easier for Previously Incarcerated People

August 2021 / Will Sullivan, MIT News
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MIT GOV/LAB Digest #8 — New Release: Using Cellphone Tower Data During Crises; Governance Innovation Bootcamp

July 2021 / MIT GOV/LAB

Supporting research on citizen engagement and government accountability

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Practitioner In-Residence Fellowship

Bureaucrat Behavior, Civic Engagement, Open Government, Trust & Accountability, Voting & Elections
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Governance Innovation

Bureaucrat Behavior, Civic Engagement, Open Government, Trust & Accountability

We share our documentation openly to promote collaboration and cross pollination

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Grassroot: Understanding the Big Picture

October 2020 / Alisa Zomer
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Building Trust and Improving Effectiveness: Lessons from Liberia

August 2020 / Ben Morse, Lily L. Tsai

Combining evidence and methods from design and social science to co-develop governance solutions with practitioner partners

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