Publication and Resources
Nigeria Deliberative Town Halls Baruten/Kaiama: Current Evaluations of Nigerian Democracy’s Future
A report on a hybrid deliberative town hall held in Baruten/Kaiama, Nigeria, focused on policing infrastructure. The study finds that attending the town hall significantly boosted constituents'…
UK Deliberative Town Halls: Policing, Opinion on Oversight
Focusing on the specific policy content of the UK town halls, this paper analyzes how deliberation shifted public opinion regarding police oversight committees and the mechanisms of accountability…
UK Deliberative Town Halls: Policing, Trust and Approval
A field experiment conducted in the United Kingdom surrounding a deliberative town hall on policing. This paper specifically measures the causal effect of attendance on citizens' trust in…
UK Deliberative Town Halls: Policing, Affective Polarization
oes discussing controversial issues like policing with a Member of Parliament reduce partisan hostility? This paper measures "affective polarization"—the dislike of opposing partisans—to see if…