My main research interests are in civic engagement and non-voting political behavior, such as attending city planning meetings, organizing ballot initiatives, volunteering for local boards, etc. I plan to study how the long-term decline in civic engagement and social trust has affected outcomes for state and local policymaking and how and why states and municipalities have taken action to revitalize civic engagement.
Contact
aconnaughton@g.harvard.edu
1737 Cambridge Street
Subfields
American Politics
Academic Interests
Civil Society and Social Movements | Democracy | Non-Governmental Organizations | Public Opinion | Public Policy | State & Local Politics
Research Methods
Experiments | Qualitative Methods | Quantitative Methods | Surveys
Geographic Regions of Study
United States