Projects - MIT GOV/LAB | MIT GOV/LAB

Our work spans
the globe

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

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Governance Innovation

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

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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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Political Behavior of Development (PBD) Conference

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

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MIT GOV/LAB Dissertation and Seed Grants

Bureaucrat Behavior, Civic Engagement, Open Government, Seed Fund, Trust & Accountability, Voting & Elections

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Unpacking the Black Box of Government Decision-Making

Bureaucrat Behavior, Trust & Accountability

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Digital Governance: Using Big Data to Measure Government Transparency Online

Open Government

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Personnel Politics: How Politics in Bureaucrat Hiring Impacts Local Governance

Bureaucrat Behavior, Seed Fund, Trust & Accountability

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Transparent: Testing Access to Information and Government Responsiveness

Bureaucrat Behavior, Open Government

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Recognition to Representation: Indigenous Participation in the Philippines

Civic Engagement, Seed Fund, Voting & Elections

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Community Policing and Trust in Liberia

Trust & Accountability

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The Many Faces of Urban Informality

Civic Engagement, Seed Fund

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Better together? Examining the effect of civic education for local officials & citizens in the Philippines

Civic Engagement

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When Clients Exit: Alternatives to Clientelism in Accessing State Services in Mexico

Civic Engagement, Trust & Accountability

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Citizen Engagement and Voter Behavior in Tanzania

Civic Engagement, Trust & Accountability, Voting & Elections

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Access Denied? Testing Freedom of Information Laws in East Africa

Open Government

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Studying Rebel-Controlled Localities in Post-War Côte d’Ivoire

Seed Fund, Trust & Accountability

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Measuring Citizen Compliance in Nigeria’s Contested Territory

Seed Fund, Trust & Accountability

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Mind the Gap: Political Effects of Expected vs. Actual Returns to Higher Education

Seed Fund

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Voting for Change: Civic Engagement and Elections in Uganda

Voting & Elections

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Representation or Cooptation? Examining the Effects of Community Leadership Training in the Philippines

Civic Engagement

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Trust and Cooperation in the Fight Against Ebola

Trust & Accountability

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Political Participation and Local Governance in Bangladesh

Civic Engagement

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Democracy Online: Comparing Town Hall and Internet Civic Participation

Civic Engagement

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Improving Health Services Through ICT Innovation in Guatemala

Civic Engagement

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Online Civic Engagement in Kenya

Civic Engagement