Jonathan Collins

Institution

Brown University

Title

Assistant Professor

jonathan_collins@brown.edu

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Jonathan E. Collins is an Assistant Professor of Education at Brown University. His work has been published in Political Behavior, the Urban Affairs Review, the Journal of Urban Affairs, and Local Government Studies. He earned his BA in English from Morehouse College and both his MA in African-American Studies and Ph.D in Political Science from the University of California-Los Angeles.

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Who Wants to Reopen Schools in a Pandemic? Explaining Public Preferences Reopening Schools and Public Compliance with Reopening Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jonathan E. Collins. August 2021

Topics: Policy, Politics, and Governance

Tags: Covid-19 recovery

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the decision to reopen schools for in-person instruction has become a highly salient policy issue. This study examines what overall factors drive public support for schools re-opening in person, and whether members of the public are any more or less willing to… more →
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Local Democracy Matters: How Deliberative Culture Shapes Public Evaluations of Local Government and Local Government Performance

Jonathan E. Collins. August 2019

Topics: Policy, Politics, and Governance

Tags: School districts

Is there democratic accountability to the public at the local level, and if so, how does it work? We know that a major part of democratic ability depends on citizens being able to properly evaluate government based on government performance, particularly at the local level. However, we know much… more →
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Jonathan Collins

EdWorkingPapers

Who Wants to Reopen Schools in a Pandemic? Explaining Public Preferences Reopening Schools and Public Compliance with Reopening Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Local Democracy Matters: How Deliberative Culture Shapes Public Evaluations of Local Government and Local Government Performance