The department and directs the university's Institute of Public Policy and Social Research The nation's large philanthropic foundations have long played an active role in policy making, particularly ...

Direct democracy through state ballot initiatives, initiated by both citizens and legislatures, holds potential for policy change relating to a large array of important social issues, including ...

President Donald Trump listens during a Jan. 9 meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy. He reportedly used racist comments during a closed-door follow-up meeting on Jan. 11. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Every election, voters cast their ballots to have a say in the governments that pass and implement the many policies that shape their lives. But democratic participation doesn't have ...

Theoretically, this study debates the issue of technocracy, with the role of representative democracy and expert knowledge in the Finnish energy policy-making as a focus. Policy-making is ...