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Question

State of public discourse between citizens

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Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

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Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse, Trust in citizens

Working Papers

Modeling ‘A Sense of Place’: Evaluating the Roles of Knowledge and Reputation in Neighborhood Dynamics via Online Surveys

February 1, 2019

The processes driving neighborhood change have been of persistent interest to social scientists for decades. While researchers have developed many theories of how neighborhoods change over time – from ecological models of invasion-succession to...

Working Papers

California: Landscape of Renewable Energy Policy

January 1, 2020

Molly Blondell*, Akshat Kasliwal*, Doug Noe*, Owen Watson*, University of Michigan

Californians have a strong history of environmentalism and progressive energy policies, dating back to the days of the gold rush. Some have posited that Californians care so much about the environment because they have had so much to lose from its...

Question 05i

Thinking about the next fiscal year, which action has your jurisdiction taken or likely to take regarding funding for economic development programs?

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Spring 2010

Categories

Economic Development, Development funding, Finances, Development program funding

Question 18b

Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between public officials and citizens within your jurisdiction?

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Fall 2012

Categories

Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse

Question

State of public discourse between public officials and citizens

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Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Categories

Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, civic discourse

Working Papers

Renewable Energy in Iowa

January 1, 2020

Austin Glass*, Karl Hoesch*, Nocona Sanders*, University of Michigan

Iowa is located in both the geographic center of the United States and at center stage for the nation’s energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. For the last three decades, Iowa has been a national leader in wind energy despite relatively...

Question 18a

Overall, thinking about relationships between people in your community and the tone of discussions that take place around local policy issues, how would you describe the state of public discourse between public officials themselves within your jurisdiction?

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Fall 2012

Categories

Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Intragovernmental relations, civic discourse

Question

State of public discourse between public officials

Survey

Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

Categories

Citizen engagement, Community and Social Issues, Intragovernmental relations, civic discourse

Working Papers

Local Government Fiscal Health: Comparing Self-Assessments to Conventional Measures

October 1, 2019

Stephanie Leiser, Sarah Mills

Municipal fiscal condition is typically assessed using objective financial indicators, but little is understood about how local officials subjectively evaluate their own fiscal health. Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyze...

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