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Democracy and Governance

​Read more about the people and projects that demonstrate NORC's expertise in Democracy and Governance.

Representative Projects

International Housing Sector Review. Under the sponsorship of the International Housing Coalition (IHC), in 2009 NORC staff authored a paper for wide public dissemination that argues for a very substantial change in U.S. foreign assistance policy. More

Strengthening Institutions to Improve Public Expenditure Accountability. NORC studied Global Development Network's impact on (a) the quality of policy research produced by grantee/partner institutions, and (b) through opinion research, an understanding of grantees’ perceived effectiveness in the policy arena. More

Transparency and Accountability Project- Phase III (TAP 2 & 3). Under contract with the Results for Development Institute (R4D), NORC created the evaluation concept designed to assess the effects of the capacity building program implemented by R4D  in transitioning and developing countries. More

Headlines

News The Daily Beast: Considering Mitt Romney's presidential plans, with data from the GSS More
Posted: 12.27.2011 2:34PM
News The Washington Post: Sexual politics and the Grand Old Party, with information from the GSS More
Posted: 12.19.2011 2:59PM
News Bloomberg: Voter apathy or animosity? Debating President Obama with NORC research. More
Posted: 12.13.2011 4:06PM
News The Wall Street Journal: Wealth and political relations, with insight from the Survey of Economically Successful Americans More
Posted: 11.9.2011 4:43PM
News The New York Times: "The Fighter Fallacy" cites General Social Survey in looking at Occupy Wall Street and income redistribution More
Posted: 10.25.2011 4:09PM