Research Library

Introduction: What We Seek to Achieve¹

As the situation in the borderlands becomes more dire, there have been—and will…

An overview of stem cell research and the policies, particularly in the state of Texas, that regulate these studies.

On Jan. 11 the Texas House of Representatives will elect a new Texas House speaker. Political science fellow Mark Jones compares prospective candidates along an ideological liberal-conservative spectrum.

In this article, the authors compare two different approaches to establishing stem cell policy: a defined policy (U.K.) and a changing policy (U.S.). The U.K. has a clear and precise policy, agreed upon and supported by lawmakers, scientists and the public. By contrast, U.S. federal policy is continuously being updated based on balancing political ideologies and advances in science, and it only regulates federal funding. By investigating these contrasting policy approaches, the authors hope to demonstrate the impact of policy on stem cell research and public opinion.

This blog post examines how the Republican wave that swept Texas in November has altered the composition of the Democratic electoral base.

Starting in the 1950s and ever since, Tunisia has implemented gender legislation expanding women's rights in family law. This article documents the two major phases of reforms in favor of women's rights in Tunisia and outlines the conditions that permitted or encouraged the continuity over the last half century.

The significant influence of governors in the national policymaking process in Latin America can potentially generate uncoordinated and contradictory policies.

A Civic Scientist Précis on Robert F. Curl Jr., Ph.D., Sir Harold Kroto, Ph.D., and the late Richard Smalley, Ph.D.