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Tyler Simko
Tabling Debate: How Local Officials Use Agenda Control to Stifle Conflict
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernancePublic officials influence policymaking by deciding which items receive attention and action — and which do not. Accounts from national legislatures typically explain agenda control in terms of party leadership and discipline. But, do politicians exert agenda control outside highly… more →
Measuring Conflict in Local Politics
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceMany of the most tangible and immediate political conflicts in Americans’ lives occur at the local level. Yet, we lack large-scale evidence on how, why, and where conflict occurs in local governments. In this paper, we present a new dataset of nearly 100,000 videos of school board meetings, and… more →