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[WZB Magazine] Taking Behavioral Science to the Field in Kenya

September 2020 / Alisa Zomer, Kelly Zhang, Chaning Jang
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Action Plan to Support Anti-Racism and Black Lives — A Start

September 2020 / MIT GOV/LAB
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Trust in Pandemic Technology

August 2020 / MIT GOV/LAB
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Improving Kenyans’ Access to Cash Transfers for Covid-19 Response

August 2020 / Victor Rateng
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MIT News: The promise of using WhatsApp for low-tech distance learning

August 2020 / MIT News, Alisa Zomer

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Data to Inform the Pandemic Response (Covid-19)

Bureaucrat Behavior, Civic Engagement, Open Government, Trust & Accountability
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Building Evidence on Citizen Engagement and Government Accountability

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

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Building Trust and Improving Effectiveness: Lessons from Liberia

August 2020 / Ben Morse, Lily Tsai
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Preliminary Results from Rapid Survey to Inform Covid-19 Response in Sierra Leone

May 2020 / Lily Tsai, Leah Rosenzweig, Alisa Zomer

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