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Maxwell Palmer

Civic Tech Fellow

Maxwell Palmer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Boston University and a Faculty Fellow at the Initiative on Cities. He studies American political institutions, including Congress, electoral institutions, and local political institutions. He is particularly interested in how institutional arrangements and rules impact representation and policy outcomes. He also works as a consultant and expert witness on questions about voting rights, redistricting, and representation. Find out more about his research.