Mind Sciences and Creating New Narratives

By Rachel D. Godsil He who defines reality holds power. Cognitive science confirms what every culture in the world has intuitively understood—reality is defined through narrative. Our brains process and remember narratives more powerfully than facts...

California Survey on Othering and Belonging

April 18, 2018 Click here to read our Press Release on the results of this survey In December 2017, the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley and Latino Decisions fielded a statewide public opinion poll to better understand...

Housing Policy and Belonging in Richmond

Download a PDF of this report here Summary What does it mean to really belong in Richmond? How do our homes shape how we think of who belongs? What solutions and actions are needed to achieve a city where everyone belongs? The stories, poetry, data...

2017 Inclusiveness Index

The Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway retained the top three spots in the Haas Institute’s 2017 Inclusiveness Index released today, which ranks nations based on their levels of inclusion and group-based marginality. The Index examines inclusivity in...

Haas Institute releases 2017 Inclusiveness Index

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 31, 2017 Haas Institute releases its second annual Inclusiveness Index report. BERKELEY, CA: The Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway retained the top three spots in the Haas Institute’s 2017 Inclusiveness Index released...

What Didn't Happen?

The report, titled “What Didn’t Happen?: Breaking Down the Results of the 2016 Presidential Election,” and authored by Tides Senior Fellow Joshua Clark, uses data from the US Census Bureau, major post-election surveys, and other sources to examine shifts in voting behavior among different demographic groups that led to last year’s major upset.

Post-Election 2016

The Haas Institute's Post-Election 2016 project is a multi-year initiative to study voting trends, civic engagement and disaffection, and structures of democratic inclusion. The research, led by Senior Fellow Josh Clark, looks at the events and...

Executive Summary: Public Health & Wealth in Post-Bankruptcy Detroit

This an executive summary of the report “ Public Health and Well-Being in Post-Bankruptcy Detroit ,” authored by Suparna Bhaskaran, edited by Wendy Ake, and published by the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society . Download the executive...

Public Health & Wealth in Post-Bankruptcy Detroit

The report reveals that water and sewer infrastructure and housing are key points of intervention to create better health for Detroiters.

Speech & Belonging: A Resource Guide

Last updated 10/04/2017 The purpose of this resource guide is to present research-based evidence and perspectives on a range of free speech issues. The Haas Institute supports the protections of freedom of speech and expression. We are unambiguous...

Legalizing Othering

OVERVIEW This report on the anti-Sharia movement in the United States addresses the legalized othering of Muslim communities across the nation through anti-Muslim legislation and bills between the years 2000 and 2016. Within the broader context of...

Unfair Shares

Analyzing housing data from 1999 to 2017 for all local jurisdictions under the authority of the Association of Bay Area Governments, the findings of the report raise legal questions about a potentially disparate racial impact in the Bay Area's current housing needs allocation methodology, elevating concerns about housing equity in other parts of California as well.

How "Law and Order" Policies Inflict Violence on Students of Color, and What We Can Do About It

A new report released by the National Education Policy Center and co-authored by two of the Institute's Race, Diversity, and Educational Policy Faculty Cluster members, Janelle Scott and Tina Trujillo, was released earlier this month focusing on...

Moving Targets: An Analysis of Global Forced Migration

Moving Targets: An Analysis of Global Forced Migration investigates the historical and contemporary causes of forced migration as well as both the challenges and capacities of national and international refugee protections and resettlement efforts.

Responding to Educational Inequality

This policy brief reviews scholarship by members of the Race, Diversity, and Educational Policy Cluster of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California, Berkeley to advance a broader and more complex...

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Living into the Future

To advance housing justice for all, we need solutions at scale. Scaling just solutions that match what our communities want and need is about more than building more affordable housing units. It requires building a culture and system that prioritizes...

Living into the Future

To advance housing justice for all, we need solutions at scale. Scaling just solutions that match what our communities want and need is about more than building more affordable housing units. It requires building a culture and system that prioritizes...