Access/Transparency Research

Government transparency is vital to the functioning of our democracy. We are fortunate to have affiliated faculty and other scholars at the Center who study various transparency issues.  Some of their research is listed below.

For more information on our work in this area, including recent blog posts and events, please visit our Transparency Focus page.

Misinformation and Political Communication

Author(s)TitleYear
David Ardia & Evan RingelFirst Amendment Limits on State Laws Targeting Election Misinformation, 20 First Amend. L. Rev. 291 (2022)2022
David Ardia, Evan Ringel & Allysan ScatterdayState Regulation of Election-Related Speech in the U.S.: An Overview and Comparative Analysis, UNC Center for Media Law and Policy2021
David Ardia, Evan Ringel, Victoria Ekstrand & Ashley FoxAddressing the Decline of Local News, Rise of Platforms, and Spread of Mis- and Disinformation Online: A Summary of Current Research and Policy Proposals, UNC Center for Media Law and Policy2021
Victoria Ekstrand & Ashley FoxRegulating the Political Wild West: State Efforts to Disclose Sources of Online Political Advertising, Notre Dame Journal of Legislation2021
Ashley Fox & Tori EkstrandRegulating the Political Wild West: State Efforts to Address Online Political Advertising, UNC Center for Media Law and Policy2020
Bridget Barrett, Daniel Kreiss, Ashley Fox, and Tori EkstrandPolitical Advertising on Platforms in the United States: A Brief Primer, UNC Center for Technology and Public Life2020