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This working paper examines the relationship between state-level implementation of Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) policies and the voting turnout of young voters (aged 18-24) in United States elections, primarily analyzing data for elections between 2010 and 2022.
Old problems. New solutions. In the new season of Talk Policy to Me, see public policy with fresh eyes by meeting the next generation of activists, advocates, and policymakers. In each episode, you’ll hear a young person’s story — and learn how they’re changing their corner of the world for...
The social unrest of the 2020 election year was a historic flashpoint in the visibility of police violence. Successive nationally publicized police killings of Black citizens—from the murder of Breona Taylor to the murder of George Floyd—culminated in America’s largest protest mobilization led by the Movement for Black Lives [...]
Code, publicly-available data, and figures for this post are available on this Github repository. California faces a housing crisis. The severity of this crisis is apparent in a number of statistics. In recent years, the confluence of rapid increases in housing prices and increases in interest rates has significantly affected...
CNBC, July 2024 The issues of age and candidate vitality are having an impact on the 2024 election. Lawmakers in the U.S. are relatively old when compared to similar legislative bodies around the world. Senior, incumbent politicians tend to have advantages when it comes to experience, life circumstance and fundraising...
Berkeley News, June 2024 Millennials and Gen Z face risks unknown to any previous generation. The Berkeley Institute for Young Americans reports that, on the left, center and right, these voters want political action to address the challenges. Young voters from the millennial generation and Gen Z are emerging as...
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to share results from a survey that leveraged Cultural Theory to understand the relationship between generational values and political participation in recent U.S. elections. Specifically, this paper explores how generational values were associated with voter turnout in the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022...
Abstract Evidence has been accumulating for years that Millennials and Gen Zers are coming of age in the 21st century with unique attitudes and outlooks that differ from older age cohorts, but less is known about the deeper value orientations that underlie their attitudes and outlooks. This study fills a...
Working Paper Series: In this mixed methods research project, we aim to understand how the Millennial and Gen Z generations are reacting to new risks that have evolved in American society in recent decades. We research how generational values shape risk perceptions, attitudes toward government and the social safety net,...
As California grapples with a projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, state lawmakers are under immense pressure to balance the budget. This financial strain is exacerbated by the rising costs of healthcare, housing, and education, along with the need for robust climate change mitigation and...
