Publications

This new publication, America and the International Future of Science, presents the case for robust U.S. support for and participation in international scientific collaborations - featuring benefits and proposals for addressing challenges.

A national survey by the Academy's Humanities Indicators reveals considerable public engagement in a range of humanities activities at home and in the workplace, as well as wide support that the humanities confer personal, societal, and economic benefits.

As a supplement to the main report on the humanities in American life, the "At a Glance" report highlights key findings in visual form (with downloadable infographics).

A new report highlights the challenges that low-income Americans face in achieving civil justice and recommendations for addressing the problem.

The Academy’s multi-year Public Face of Science initiative concludes with recommendations for improving connections between the public and science. The goals and findings of this initiative are increasingly urgent as the world faces COVID-19.

This publication is the final report of the bipartisan Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship. It includes 31 recommendations to strengthen America’s institutions and civic culture to help a nation in crisis emerge with a more resilient democracy.

This report outlines the data and methodologies researchers use to understand how the Internet has impacted democracy and the challenges they face in this field.

This paper discusses the limitations of the scholarship on the Internet and civic engagement and details five thematic areas that touch on major trends in the state of knowledge within the field.

This essay by Robert Legvold reflects on a set of working group discussions on strategic stability convened as part of the Meeting the Challenges of the New Nuclear Age project.