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Thursday, March 01, 2012

Values and Politics

I'm a bit biased, but the front page of the Huffington Post highlighted a fascinating study on education, culture and politics today.
Posted by Ethan Fosse at 3/01/2012
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I'm a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Harvard University and a Doctoral Fellow in Inequality and Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. My research focuses on the quantitative analysis of culture. I have written about culture and politics, network analysis, and poverty. You can reach me at efosse@fas.harvard.edu.
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