Publications
The following publications are sorted chronologically, with the most recent appearing first.
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2021
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Book
Let’s Talk about Problems: Advancing Research on Hybrid Organizing, Social Enterprises, and Institutional Context
Johanna Mair and Nikolas Rathert
White Paper
Report of the Working Group on Platform Scale
Francis Fukuyama, Barak Richman, Ashish Goel, Marietje Schaake, Roberta R. Katz, Douglas Melamed
White Paper
Internet Infrastructure and Human Rights: A Reading List
Beatrice Martini, Digital Civil Society Lab Practitioner Fellow
Research Paper
Judgments of Economic Fairness Are Based More on Perceived Economic Mobility Than Perceived Inequality
Nicholas Heiserman, Brent Simpson, Robb Willer
Research Paper
Conservative and liberal attitudes drive polarized neural responses to political content
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Research Paper
Institutional Type, Organizational Pathways, and Student Engagement: Deepening Student Engagement and the Benefit-Use Paradox in Formal Engagement Spaces
Cadence Willse
Research Paper
Social Innovation and Civic Engagement: A Critical Praxis for Engagement in Higher Education
Cadence Willse
Research Paper
Short Messages Encouraging Compliance with COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines Have Minimal Persuasive Effects
Sophia Pink, Michael Stagnaro, James Chu, Joe Mernyk, Jan Voelkel, Robb Willer
Research Paper
Bay Area Millennial Giving: Current Trends, Challenges, & Opportunities (May 2020)
By Judy Park & Kavya Shankar
Research Paper
Access granted: Facebook’s free basics in Africa
Nothias, T. 2020. Media, Culture & Society.
Research Paper
How We Give Now: Conversations Across the United States
By Lucy Bernholz, PhD, and Brigitte Pawliw-Fry
Research Paper
The Psychology of Entrenched Privilege: High Socioeconomic Status Individuals From Affluent Backgrounds Are Uniquely High in Entitlement
Stéphane Côté, Jennifer E. Stellar, Robb Willer, Rachel C. Forbes, Sean R. Martin, and Emily C. Bianchi
Research Paper
Integrated Advocacy: Paths Forward for Digital Civil Society
by Lucy Bernholz, Nicole Ozer, Kip Wainscott, and Wren Elhai
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2020
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Article
Social Enterprises = Sharing Economy Organizations?
Johanna Mair, Nikolas Rathert and Georg Reischauer. The Business of Society Sep 2019.
Article
Changing Systems? Welcome to the Slow Movement
Seelos, C. 2019. Stanford Social Innovation Review (Winter)
Research Paper
Alternative Organizing with Social Purpose: Revisiting Institutional Analysis of Market-Based Activity.
Mair, J. and Rathert, N. 2019. Socio-Economic Review. Online First: DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwz031.
Research Paper
The Organizational Reproduction of Inequality
Amis, J., Mair, J., Munir, K. 2020. Academy of Management Annals
Article
Scaling innovative ideas to create inclusive labour markets
Mair, J. 2018. Nature Human Behaviour.
Article
Innovation Is Not the Holy Grail
Seelos, C., & Mair, J. 2012. Stanford Social Innovation Review(Fall): 45-49.
Research Paper
Scaffolding: A Process of Transforming Patterns of Inequality in Small-Scale Societies.
Mair, J., Wolf, M., & Seelos, C. 2016. Academy of Management Journal, 59(6): 2021-2044.
Research Paper
Building Inclusive Markets in Rural Bangladesh: How Intermediaries Work Institutional Voids.
Mair, J., Martí, I., & Ventresca, M. J. 2012. Academy of Management Journal, 55(4): 819-850.
Research Paper
Profitable business models and market creation in the context of deep poverty: A strategic view.
Seelos, C., & Mair, J. 2007. Academy of Management Perspectives, 21(4): 49-63.
Article
When Nonprofits Act Like Businesses, Transparency Improves
Louise Lee, Insights by Stanford Business
Article
From Smoke and Mirrors to Walking the Talk: Characteristics and Consequences of Decoupling in the Contemporary World
Patricia Bromley and Walter W. Powell
Article
Interstitial Organizations as Conversational Bridges
Valeska Korff, Achim Oberg, and Walter W. Powell
Contributory or Disruptive: Do New Forms of Philanthropy Erode Democracy
Aaron Horvath and Walter W. Powell
Article
Institutional analysis in a digital era: Mechanisms and methods to understand emerging fields
Walter W. Powell, Achim Oberg, Valeska Korff, Carrie Oelberger, and Karina Kloos
Governing the Crossroads: Interstitial Communities and the Fate of Nonprofit Evaluation
Valeska P. Korff, Achim Oberg, Walter W. Powell
Article
Organizational Poisedness and the Transformation of Civic Order in Nineteenth-Century New York City
Victoria Johnson, Walter W. Powell
Article
Social Service Mergers: Hope Services & Skills Center
Victoria Chang and Walter W. Powell
Article
Street Credentials and Management Backgrounds: Careers of Nonprofit Executives in an Evolving Sector
David Suárez
Article
Decoupling Revisited: Common Pressures, Divergent Strategies in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector
Patricia Bromley, Hokyu Hwang, and Walter W. Powell
Article
Internal and External Determinants of Formal Plans in the Nonprofit Sector
Hokyu Hwang and Patricia Bromley
Article
The Welfare Effects of Social Media
Hunt Alcott, Associate Professor of Economics, NYU
Luca Braghieri, Economics, Stanford University
Sarah Eichmeyer, Economics, Stanford University
Matthew Gentzkow, Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Article
Resolving the Progressive Paradox: Conservative Value Framing of Progressive Economic Policies Increases Candidate Support
Jan Voelkel and Robb Willer. “Resolving the Progressive Paradox: Conservative Value Framing of Progressive Economic Policies Increases Candidate Support.” SSRN Working Paper.
Student Paper
Alexa and Elections: How Voice Interactive Devices and Assistants Alter the Provision of Political Information
Ben Murphy, LLM (LST) Candidate, Stanford University
Student Paper
FOSTA, Explicit Content Bans, and Free Speech
Brynne O’Neal, J.D. Candidate, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Secure Elections as an Application of Blockchain Technology
Salvatore S. Calvo, Graduate Student, Stanford Management Science & Engineering
Student Paper
Hidden Censors: How Indirect Intermediaries Shape Online Speech
Anna Mitchell, Graduate Student, Computer Science, Stanford University
Student Paper
The Color of Surveillance: Examining the Complicity of Social Media Companies In Facilitating Law Enforcement Surveillance of Civil Rights Activism
Meghan Koushik, J.D. Candidate, Stanford Law School
Article
Age Matters: Sampling Strategies for Studying Digital Media Effects
Kevin Munger, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Princeton Center for the Study of Democratic Politics
Mario Luca, Doctoral Candidate, Sciences Politique
Jonathan Nagler, Professor of Politics, NYU
Joshua Tucker, Professor of Politics, NYU
Article
Trends in the Diffusion of Misinformation on Social Media
Hunt Allcott, Associate Professor of Economics, New York University
Matthew Gentzkow, Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Chuan Yu, Research Assistant, Stanford University
Article
Echo Chambers and Partisan Polarization: Evidence from the 2016 Presidential Campaign
Erik Peterson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dartmouth College
Sharad Goel, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University
Shanto Iyengar, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
Article
The Internet’s Challenge to Democracy: Framing the Problem and Assessing Reforms
Nathaniel Persily, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Article
Who Do You Sue? State and Platform Hybrid Power over Online Speech
Daphne Keller, Director of Intermediary Liability, The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School
Article
Threats to Racial Status Promote Tea Party Support Among White Americans
Robb Willer, Matthew Feinberg, and Rachel Wetts. “Threats to Racial Status Promote Tea Party Support Among White Americans.” SSRN Working Paper.
Article
Extreme Protest Tactics Reduce Popular Support for Social Movements
Matthew Feinberg, Robb Willer, and Chloe Kovacheff. “Extreme Protest Tactics Reduce Popular Support for Social Movements.” SSRN Working Paper.
Article
Glasnost! Nine Ways Facebook Can Make Itself a Better Forum for Free Speech and Democracy
Timothy Garton Ash, Robert Gorwa, and Danaë Metaxa
Student Paper
Hacking the discourse: Leaked emails, transparency, and disinformation – working paper
Benjamin Sorensen, Stanford University ’18, B.A. Political Science
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2019
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Book
Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence
Megan E. Tompkins-Stange
Book
Networked Press Freedom: Creating Infrastructures for a Public Right to Hear
Mike Ananny
Designing For Philanthropy Impact: The Giving Compass (Summer 2018)
By Nadia Roumani and Julie Aleman
Book
Money Well Spent: A Strategic Guide for Smart Philanthropy, Second Edition (2018)
Paul Brest and Hal Harvey
Book
Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy (2008)
Paul Brest and Hal Harvey
Article
The Ethics of Designing Digital Infrastructure
By Lucy Bernholz and Lyndon Ormond-Parker
Student Paper
The Role of Open Source Technology in the Battle Against Fake News
Hilary Sun, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
Studying the Real Ramifications of Fake News
Sarah Mahmood, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
Social Media Echo Chambers & Democratic Discourse
Helen Lawless, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
Internet Immunity, Fake News, and Asymmetrical Action
Thomas Davidson, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
Antidemocratic Effects of the Internet & Social Media: A Survey
Taisa Goodnature, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
A Structure to Counter Fake News
Travis Trammell, Stanford Department of Management Science and Engineering
Article
Does Violent Protest Backfire? Testing a Theory of Public Reactions to Activist Violence
Brent Simpson, Robb Willer, and Matthew Feinberg. 2018. “Does Violent Protest Backfire? Testing a Theory of Public Reactions to Activist Violence.” Socius.
Article
Privilege on the Precipice: Perceived Racial Status Threats Lead White Americans to Oppose Welfare Programs
Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer. 2018. “Privilege on the Precipice: Perceived Racial Status Threats Lead White Americans to Oppose Welfare Programs.” Social Forces.
Article
Unethical and Inept? The Influence of Moral Information on Perceived Competence
Jennifer Stellar and Robb Willer. 2018 “Unethical and Inept? The Influence of Moral Information on Perceived Competence.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 114: 195-210.
Book
Confiance et testaments : questions de vie privée et d’écoute éthique à l’ère de la surveillance de masse ex-ante
Jessica Feldman
Article
Strange Speech: Structures of Listening in Nuit Debout, Occupy, and 15M
Jessica Feldman
Designing for Strategic Philanthropy – Chinese Version (2017)
By Paul Brest and Nadia Roumani
Student Paper
The Mixed Promise of Public Broadcasters in Combating Fake News
Jared Crum, Stanford Law School
Book
Organizational Poisedness and the Transformation of Civic Order in Nineteenth-Century New York City
Victoria Johnson and Walter W. Powell
Article
Serve or Conserve: Mission, Strategy, and Multi-Level Nonprofit Change During the Great Recession
Aaron Horvath, Christof Brandtner, and Walter W. Powell
Research Paper
Place, Scale, and Depth of Impact: Place-based Philanthropy
By Maeve Richards
Research Paper
From Innovation to Impact: How Philanthropy Can Support Problem-Solving
By Kathleen Kelly Janus
Research Paper
Beyond Funding: Leveraging Your Full Philanthropic Toolkit
By Anne Marie Burgoyne and Will Fowler
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2018
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Article
Can Democracy Survive the Internet?
Nate Persily, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Book
The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, Second Edition
Walter W. Powell and Richard Steingberg
Research Paper
Managing Through Challenges: A Profile of San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofits
By Denise L. Gammal, Caroline Simard, Hokyu Hwang, and Walter W. Powell
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2017
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Article
The Humanitarian Data Ecosystem: The Case for Collective Responsibility
Jos Berens, Nathaniel Raymond, Gideon Shimshon, Stefaan Verhulst, Lucy Bernholz
Book
Philanthropy in Democratic Societies
Book edited by Rob Reich, Chiara Cordelli, and Lucy Bernholz
Article
The Social Structure of Political Echo Chambers: Variation in Ideological Homophily in Online Networks.
Andrei Boutyline and Robb Willer. 2016. “The Social Structure of Political Echo Chambers: Variation in Ideological Homophily in Online Networks.” Political Psychology.
Research Paper
2015 Survey on Board of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations
David F. Larcker, Nicholas E. Donatiello, Bill Meehan, Brian Tayan
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2016
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Article
Design Thinking and Strategic Philanthropy Case Study (August 2015)
Nadia Roumani, Paul Brest, and Olivia Vagelos
Book
Integrating Capacity and Strategy
A Handbook for Next Generation Grantmakers
By C.R. Hibbs
Article
Problem Solving, Human-Centered Design, and Strategic Processes (October 2015)
Paul Brest, Nadia Roumani, Jason Bade
Research Paper
The Emergence of Digital Civil Society
Lucy Bernholz, Chiara Cordelli, Rob Reich
Research Paper
Organizational Capacity for Continuous Innovation
Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair
Article
From Gulf to Bridge: When Moral Arguments Facilitate Political Influence
Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer. 2015. “From Gulf to Bridge: When Moral Arguments Facilitate Political Influence.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2015
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2014
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Research Paper
The Shifting Ground Beneath Us: Framing Nonprofit Policy for the Next Century
Lucy Bernholz, Rob Reich, and Chiara Cordelli
Research Paper
Good Fences: The Importance of Institutional Boundaries in The New Social Economy
Rob Reich, Lucy Bernholz, and Chiara Cordelli
Research Paper
Social Economy Policy Forecast 2013: Project on Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology
Lucy Bernholz and Rob Reich
Research Paper
Theorizing and Strategizing with Models: Generative Models of Social Enterprises
Christian Seelos
Article
The Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes
Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer. 2013. “The Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes.” Psychological Science. 24:56-62.
Article
For Whom Do the Ends Justify the Means? Social Class and Utilitarian Moral Judgment
Stéphane Côté, Paul Piff, and Robb Willer. 2013. “For Whom Do the Ends Justify the Means? Social Class and Utilitarian Moral Judgment.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 104:490-503.
Article
Hidden Paths from Morality to Social Order: Moral Judgments Promote Prosocial Behavior
Brent Simpson, Ashley Harrell, and Robb Willer. 2013. “Hidden Paths from Morality to Social Order: Moral Judgments Promote Prosocial Behavior.” Social Forces. 91:1529-1548.
Article
Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis
Robb Willer, Christabel Rogalin, Bridget Conlon, and Michael T. Wojnowicz. 2013. “Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis.” American Journal of Sociology. 118:980-1022. PRESS RELEASE.
Article
Gut Check: Reappraisal of Disgust Helps Explain Liberal-Conservative Differences on Issues of Purity
Matthew Feinberg, Olga Antonenko, Robb Willer, E.J. Horberg, and Oliver P. John. 2013. “Gut Check: Reappraisal of Disgust Helps Explain Liberal-Conservative Differences on Issues of Purity.” Emotion. 14(3):513-521.
Article
Apocalypse Soon? Dire Messages Reduce Belief in Global Warming by Contradicting Just World Beliefs
Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer. 2011. “Apocalypse Soon? Dire Messages Reduce Belief in Global Warming by Contradicting Just World Beliefs.” Psychological Science. 22:34-38.
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Research Paper
To Act or Not to Act: Context, Capability, and Community Response to Environmental Risk
Rachel A. Wright and Hilary Schaffer Boudet
Research Paper
Leadership for Feminist Movement Building
Miranda Mammen, Women’s Glib; Vanessa Daniels, Groundswell Fund; Shannon Farley, Spark; Helen Kim, Building Movement Project; Linda Burnham, Women of Color Resource Center; Kim Meredith, Stanford PACS; Moderated by Casey Nichols, Stanford University, PhD Candidate, Department of History
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint 2012
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Book
Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, PACS founder/advisory board chair
Research Paper
The Platform for Performance: Integrating Organization into Strategy for Next Generation Grantmaking
C.R. Hibbs and Brook Manville
Article
A Simple Change in Phrasing Can Increase Voter Turnout
Christopher Bryan, Postdoctoral Psychology Researcher
Co-authors, Greg Walton, Carol Dweck and Todd Rogers
Research Paper
Organizational Mechanisms of Scaling Social Enterprises
Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair
Research Paper
Organizational Capacity for Continuous Innovation (OCCI) in Established Social Sector Organizations
Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint 2011
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Research Paper
The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation Across Local Communities
Christian Seelos, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana and M. Tina Dacin.
Book
Civil Society, Philanthropy and the Fate of the Commons
Bruce Sievers, PACS Visiting Scholar.
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint 2010
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz