Today: a post-Ways & Means episode conversation with professor Kristin Goss about the rise of the gun control movement in America.  Goss's work was the topic of last week's Ways & Means episode: The Battle Over Guns in America: What's Changed.

The host of Short Takes is Deondra Rose, Director of Research for Polis, the Center for Politics at Duke University.

Music: Blue Dot Sessions, CC Attribution, Non-Commercial License

On this episode we ask – how did the gun control movement become a force in American politics after being overshadowed for so long by the NRA? In a word: money. 

This season of Ways & Means is supported by Polis: the Center for Politics at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy

Today: a post-Ways & Means episode conversation with John Holbein of the University of Virginia about how to get more young people to vote. Holbein's work, along with Duke faculty member Sunshine Hillygus, was the topic of last week's Ways & Means episode: Why Young People Don't Vote - And How to Change That

Deondra Rose is Director of Research for Polis, the Center for Politics at Duke University.

Music: Georgia Overdrive by Blue Dot Sessions, CC Attribution, Non-Commercial License

For some reason there's a big gap between young Americans' intention to vote and the chance that they will actually do it. In this episode: why so few young people in the United States vote.

This season of Ways & Means is supported by Polis: the Center for Politics at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy

After each new Ways & Means episode airs this season, Duke Prof. Deondra Rose will have a followup conversation with the featured researcher. Today: a conversation with Prof. Carolyn Barnes about how government-funded programs can help parents become politically engaged. Barnes' work was the topic of last week's Ways & Means episode: How Afterschool Programs Can Empower Parents.

Deondra Rose is Director of Research for Polis, the Center for Politics at Duke University.

We explore research into how government-funded afterschool programs for poor families are empowering politically motivated parents. Hear from staff and parents about how these programs have inspired change in their community and learn what elements build effective programs.

This season of Ways & Means is supported by Polis: the Center for Politics at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy

Season 5 of Ways & Means relaunches Thursday, August 20, 2020. The season is dedicated to issues in U.S. politics and civic life and hot topics in the 2020 elections. The season originally premiered in the spring of 2020, but was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The season is a co-production of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and Duke's Polis: Center for Politics.

https://polis.duke.edu/

Music: "Pinky" by Blue Dot Sessions

We’ve decided to pause in releasing new Ways & Means episodes for now. With the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone’s attention is on the coronavirus and that’s as it should be.  So we’ve decided to take a break. We will be back this fall with the complete series of stories on ideas for sealing the cracks in our democracy. That series is in partnership with Polis, Duke’s Center for Politics. Until then, stay safe, stay apart and please wash your hands.