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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...