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17.181 / 17.182 Sustainable Development: Theory and Policy, Spring 2009
(2009-06)This course examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of the notion of "sustainable development." It focuses on the sustainability problems of industrial countries (i.e., aging of populations, ... -
17.181 / 17.182 Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of the notion of "sustainable development." Focuses on the sustainability problems of industrial countries (i.e., aging of populations, sustainable consumption, ... -
17.181 / 17.182 Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy, Spring 2006
(2006-06)This course examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of the notion of "sustainable development." It focuses on the sustainability problems of industrial countries (i.e., aging of populations, sustainable ... -
17.410 / 17.411 Globalization, Migration & International Relations, Fall 2002
(2002-12)This graduate course is in three Parts. Together they are intended to provide theoretical, empirical, and policy perspectives on source and consequences of globalization, focusing on emergent structures and processes, and ... -
19th Century Ballot Reform in California: A Study of the Huntington Library's Political Ephemera Collection
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2008-11-30)Ballot reform is an important part of the American political process. During the 1800’s, ballots changed drastically. At the beginning of the century, voters wrote the names of the candidates for whom they wished to vote ... -
2007 Survey of the Performance of American Elections
(2009-11-25)The 2007 Survey of the Performance of American Elections studied experiences with election administration during the 2007 gubernatorial elections in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This study was a pilot for the ... -
2008 Survey of the Performance of American Elections
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2008 Survey of the Performance of American Elections --- SPSS Data File
(2009-11-25)The 2008 Survey of the Performance of American Elections is the first state-by-state study of the quality of the election experience in the U.S. The questionnaire asks a series of questions about the experience voters had ... -
2010 ECIR Workshop on "Cyber International Relations: Emergent Realities of Conflict and Cooperation"
(Explorations in Cyber International Relations, 2010-10-13)An event of the MIT-Harvard multidisciplinary Minerva Project on "Explorations in Cyber International Relations" (ECIR), this conference seeks to adjust traditional views to the cyber realities of the 21st century. Of the ... -
2011 ECIR Workshop on "People, Power and CyberPolitics"
(Explorations in Cyber International Relations, 2011-12-07)The People, Power, and CyberPolitics Conference is a joint project of MIT and Harvard University on Explorations in Cyber International Relations (ECIR). Co-sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, this workshop is ... -
2012 ECIR Workshop on "Who Controls Cyberspace? A Puzzle for National Security and International Relations"
(Explorations in Cyber International Relations, 2012-12-07)This Workshop proceeds from the assumption that we have as yet no overarching and complete accounting of who controls what, when, and how, nor do we fully understand what are the precise points of control, where they are ... -
2014 ECIR Workshop on"Cyber Security & the Governance Gap: Complexity, Contention, Cooperation"
(Explorations in Cyber International Relations, 2014-01-06)This workshop focuses on the dynamics shaping these dual features—cyber threats and cyber governance—while also taking into account operational, pragmatic, and normative aspects, as well as potential policy responses. At ... -
Accelerating Cyber Acquisitions: Introducing a Time-Driven Approach to Manage Risks with Less Delay
(© ITEA, 2021)The highly dynamic nature of the cyber domain demands that cyber operators are capable of rapidly evolving and adapting with exquisite timing. These forces, in turn, pressure acquisition specialists to accoutre cyber ... -
Access Versus Integrity in Voter Identification Requirements
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2007-02)The Help America Vote Act hit a nearly fatal snag during the final stages of congressional negotiations over the bill in 2002. The problem? Voter identification requirements. Many conservatives in Congress insisted on the ... -
An Active Approach to Voting Verification
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2005-05)As our voting systems have come to rely more deeply on computer technology there have been great opportunities to improve the voting process, however, recently computer scientists and the general public have become wary ... -
Administration of Absentee Ballot Programs
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2013-07-15)1. Americans cast their ballots in three main ways: at a traditional neighborhood polling place on election day; early, in person at a government office or voting center; and absentee, which is usually submitted early by ... -
Advances in Cryptographic Voting Systems
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2006-08)Democracy depends on the proper administration of popular elections. Voters should receive assurance that their intent was correctly captured and that all eligible votes were correctly tallied. The election system as a ... -
Advocacy groups versus state power : creating global politics of the environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
The AIWS 7-Layer Model to Build Next Generation Democracy
(© Boston Global Forum, & Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation., 2018-04-26)The Artificial Intelligence World Society (AIWS) is a set of values, ideas, concepts and protocols for standards and norms whose goal is to advance the peaceful development of AI to improve the quality of life for all ... -
Alcohol as fuel in Brazil : an alternative energy policy and politics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985)
