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January 11, 2018
In India, Subtle Corruption Robs Villagers of Roads
Examining a major road-building program in India, researchers at Princeton University and the Paris School of Economics used an innovative technique to show that political corruption increased the chances that roads meant to connect isolated areas to the rest of the country would never be built, even though the government had…
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November 06, 2017
Satellite Imagery Reveals Decline in ISIS Oil Production
Oil production by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) steadily declined between 2014 and 2016, indicating that the group was financing itself in other ways, like taxation or extortion.Using satellite imagery, a team of researchers led by Princeton University and the World Bank analyzed 42 oil production sites controlled…
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June 28, 2017
Revitalizing Detroit Requires Development of Specific Neighborhoods
Despite the relatively large number of employees working in downtown Detroit, the city continues to be afflicted by urban blight, surrounded by a swath of vacant neighborhoods. Changing this pervasive phenomenon has been at the forefront for developers, city officials and groups like Detroit Future City, an initiative with a…
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March 09, 2017
Q&A: Protecting Democracy in a Vulnerable Digital World
This Q&A is part of a series featuring panelists who will participate in the Princeton-Fung Global Forum. This public event, to be held March 20-21 in Berlin, is being organized by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Register here.Earlier this week, WikiLeaks released thousands of documents from…
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September 16, 2016
International Panel on Social Progress Seeks Comments on Report
The International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), which brings together social scientists around the world to analyze social trends and spur debate about social change and possible choices between alternative policies and institutions, is seeking comments on the first draft of its report.The panel has launched an online…
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April 05, 2016
Q&A with America’s First Female Four-Star General
The past few decades have seen remarkable changes in the role of women in the United States military, from the integration of women into the army in 1976 to the Secretary of Defense’s lift of the ban on women in combat roles just months ago.In 2008, Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody became the first woman in military history to achieve the…
February 23, 2016
Q&A: Eileen Claussen and Being a Woman in STEM
Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) occupations remain significantly underrepresented. While the percentages have increased since the 1970s, men still are employed in the STEM fields at twice the rate of women.Still, remarkable women are making powerful contributions to STEM, and one of those women…
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February 16, 2016
ISS Receives Funding for Anti-Corruption Research Project
Innovations for Successful Societies (ISS) is among eight organizations to receive funding from the British Academy as part of its £4 million global anti-corruption research scheme in partnership with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.These eight research teams will focus primarily on countries where…
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December 09, 2015
“Impassioned Debate” Results in Noteworthy Journal
While producing the annual Journal of Public and International Affairs (JPIA) is no small task, a review of this year’s 26th edition clearly reveals a publication worthy of the time and effort involved.Preparing the journal necessitated bringing together, over the course of a long winter “reading weekend” on the Princeton…
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December 08, 2015
Nancy Duff Campbell: A Path to Public Service
Nancy Duff Campbell is the founder and co-president of the National Women's Law Center. This fall, she visited the Woodrow Wilson School in October as the Judith H. Rawson and Robert Rawson Distinguished Visitor. A recognized expert on women's law and public policy issues for more than 40 years, Campbell has participated in the…