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

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

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Practitioner-In-Residence

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

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Understanding Bureaucracy

Bureaucrat Behavior

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Data to Inform the Pandemic Response (Covid-19)

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

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Building Evidence on Citizen Engagement and Government Accountability

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

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MIT GOV/LAB Dissertation and Seed Grants

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

Past Projects

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'Meet the Governance Innovators' Series

Accountability & Trust, Bureaucrat Behavior, Governance Innovation, Open Government

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Political Behavior of Development (PBD) Conference

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

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Personnel Politics: How Politics in Bureaucrat Hiring Impacts Local Governance

Accountability & Trust, Bureaucrat Behavior, Student Research

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Unpacking the Black Box of Government Decision-Making

Accountability & Trust, Bureaucrat Behavior

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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, Elections & Voting, Student Research

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Community Policing and Trust in Liberia

Accountability & Trust

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The Many Faces of Urban Informality

Civic Engagement, Student Research

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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

Accountability & Trust, Civic Engagement

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Digital Governance: Using Big Data to Measure Government Transparency Online

Open Government

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Citizen Engagement and Voter Behavior in Tanzania

Accountability & Trust, Civic Engagement, Elections & Voting

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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

Accountability & Trust, Student Research

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Measuring Citizen Compliance in Nigeria’s Contested Territory

Accountability & Trust, Student Research

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

Student Research

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Voting for Change: Civic Engagement and Elections in Uganda

Elections & Voting

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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

Accountability & Trust

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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