In their study, “What Affects Citizens’ Perception of Public Infrastructure Decision-Making in a Disaster Setting?”, Drs. Jeonghwa Yang (SUNY at Geneseo), Hyunseok Hwang (ISTPP Research Fellow), and Arnold Vedlitz (ISTPP Director), explore factors that influence citizens’ views on public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Texas. Using original data from a Texas, the study results indicate that risk awareness […]
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Dr. Rotem Dvir Publishes in Policy Science Journal
Dr. Rotem Dvir, Assistant Research Scientist at ISTPP, published study, “Nudging citizens Co-production: Assessing multiple behavioral strategies,” in Policy Science. The study focuses on assessing the effectiveness of using behavioral nudges to motivate a higher degree of citizen coproduction: participation in government-led programs. Using a multi-step experimental design, the study compares three common behavioral strategies and assesses […]
ISTPP Welcomes Dr. Kirkpatrick as Research Fellow
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service has named a new researcher to its Fellows program – Dr. Kellee Kirkpatrick. Dr. Kirkpatrick is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the College of Arts and Letters at Idaho State University, University. Her research […]
ISTPP Researchers Publish in International Journal of Public Administration
ISTPP Research Fellow Hyunseok Hwang leads a study, “Socially Equitable Public Service Provision: Towards Inclusive Coproduction of Public Infrastructure,” that explores inclusive coproduction in public infrastructure, emphasizing citizen participation in planning and investment to build resilience against climate challenges. Survey data from Texas show that wealthier, more educated citizens participate more in coproduction, while marginalized groups face […]
ISTPP Welcomes Dr. Yim as New Research Fellow
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service has named a new researcher to its Fellows program – Dr. Man-Sung Yim. Dr. Yim is a Professor in Nuclear Engineering and Director, Center for Nuclear Security and Science Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) at Texas A&M University. His career has focused on […]
ISTPP Researchers Publish in Policy Studies Journal
Dr. Xinsheng Liu, ISTPP Senior Research Scholar and Research Scientist, and Dr. Youlang Zhang, ISTPP Research Fellow and Professor at Renmin University of China, have published “How Does a Focusing Event Shape Public Opinion? Natural Experimental Evidence from the Orlando Mass Shooting,” in the Policy Studies Journal. The authors reconceptualize the multiple layers of public […]
ISTPP Researchers Publish in Environmental Politics
Environmental Politics, one of the top political science journals, has published “Tainted Trust: Air Pollution and Political Trust in China,” a study co-authored by Drs. Xinsheng Liu (ISTPP Senior Research Scholar and Research Scientist), Youlang Zhang (ISTPP Research Follow and Professor at Renmin University of China), Taiping Ding (Postdoctoral Researcher Sun Yat-sen University and former […]
Dr. Xinsheng Liu Presents ISTPP Research at Conference and Invited Talks
Dr. Xinsheng Liu, ISTPP Senior Research Scholar and Research Scientist, attended the 120th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in Philadelphia from September 4-8, 2024. During the conference, he presented a research paper titled “Threat Perception, Issue Knowledge, and Public Coproduction Preferences” to the APSA Panel: Renovating Democracy through Addressing Environmental Justice. […]
Drs. Mu and Liu Publish in Economics Letters
Dr. Ren Mu (Robert H. and Judy L. Allen Professor of the Department of International Affairs of the Bush School and ISTPP Research Fellow) and Dr. Xinsheng Liu (ISTPP Senior Research Scholar and Research Scientist) published an article entitled “Perceived Returns to College Education by Ethnicity: Evidence from China” in Economics Letters. In this study, […]
ISTPP Researchers Publish in Urban Informatics
Dr. Rotem Dvir, Assistant Research Scientist, ISTPP Director Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, and ISTPP Fellows Dr. Xinyue Ye published a paper about environmental hazards risk perceptions in the journal Urban Informatics (Worried (and) sick: how environmental hazards affect Americans’ health-related risk attitudes). The study, conducted as part of the Texas Center for Environmental Health Research (funded in […]
