Research and policy centers
Research and policy centers develop evidence- and ideology-based recommendations to address societal challenges, inform policy decisions, and promote effective governance.
The Project on Democracy and the Internet
To field-leading study of the challenges that democracy faces in the digital age and what reforms are needed
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Civic Signals
Civic Signals aims to inspire and connect designers and technologists to build more flourishing, public-friendly digital spaces.
BU Initiative on Cities
The Initiative on Cities engages with urban leaders, academics, and policy makers from around the world to help plan for the development of essential services and sustainable infrastructure necessary...
The Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics
To understand digital media’s influence on national dialogue and opinion, and to develop sound solutions to disinformation.
Evaluating Civic Open Data Standards
A research paper aiming to determine which standards for civic data are “best” to open up government data.
NYU Visualization and Data Analytics Research Center (VIDA)
The Visualization and Data Analytics Research Center at NYU consists of computer scientists who work closely with domain experts to apply the latest advances in computing to problems of critical socie...
The Center for Social Media and Politics
To directly study the impact of social media on politics and to develop new methods and technology tools to analyze the impact of social media on democracy.
Research Action Design (RAD)
Research Action Design (RAD) uses codesign, community-led research, and development of technology and media to build the power of grassroots social movements.