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2023 Seed Grant Recipients

Robb Willer
Professor, Sociology, Psychology (by courtesy), and the Graduate School of Business (by courtesy), Stanford University

Project: Impact of Public Service Announcements

Working with the National Governors Association (NGA), Professor Willer conducted research to determine if public service announcements promoted by the NGA’s “Disagree Better” project (like the one seen in this story) impact Americans’ attitudes and behaviors toward bipartisan cooperation, civil discourse, and democratic norms. RAI was one of multiple funders of Professor Willer’s research, which was conducted through his Polarization and Social Change Lab and cosponsored by the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.

Findings: Politicians’ Bipartisan Appeals to Civility and Partisan Divides A Field Experiment with U.S. Governors

Deliberative Democracy Lab
Stanford University

Project: America in One Room: The Youth Vote

RAI provided support for a deliberative poll in Washington, DC in July 2024, involving a nationally representative sample of nearly 500 young first-time voters. Participants were asked a series of questions related to the economy, the rise of AI, healthcare, the environment, and their personal voting intentions. RAI's support enabled inquiry into youths’ perceptions of civic education that informed our landscape analysis.

Findings: Report and event video

Paul Sniderman
Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy, Stanford University

Project: Political Distemper: Three Studies in Illiberal Politics

Professor Sniderman conducted survey research focusing on three forms of illiberalism: cancel culture, identity politics, and Trumpism. Support from RAI is enabling follow-up surveys via YouGov that explore facets of cultural and identitarian politics for publication in a forthcoming book: Political Distemper: Three Studies in Illiberal Politics.

Findings: Forthcoming

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