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Why should we elect more women in the U.S.?

By Tracy Osborn

During the 2016 election, the buzz about sexism, gender stereotyping, discrimination and sexual assault has been electric. Can a woman win the U.S. presidency, the last remaining vestige of male-only American…

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Who will take and hold Raqqa?

The hole in America’s anti-ISIS strategy

By Nicholas Grossman

Editor’s note: In this post, Politics and Policy researcher Nicholas Grossman shares information about a vital foreign policy issue, the…

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Power 2016: an American election

The photographs in this portfolio are from more than 3,000 shots by Jon Winet and Allen Spore for…

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Policy representation in state legislatures

By Juliana Pacheco

“A key characteristic of democracy is the continuing responsiveness of the government to the preferences of its citizens, considered as political equals.”
-Robert Dahl, Polyarchy, pg. 1

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Looking locally

Will lowering the signature requirement for Iowa City initiatives and referendums lead to California-style government by the people?

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A critical election

By Caroline Tolbert

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The politics of making and executing public policy

By Tracy Osborn

At the University of Iowa Public Policy Center (PPC), our goal is to inform policy makers and the public about how our research at the UI in a number of areas — for instance, health, the environment…

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Environmental policy and national security in the 2016 election

By Ty Priest

In the 2016 election, when we think of “environmental issues,” we typically consider issues like global warming or fracking. However, environmental issues can tie into national…

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