Essays and Op-Eds

– “Com Millorar la Seguretat a Barcelona” (“How to Improve Public Safety in Barcelona”). Ara. July 26, 2019.
– “Do Terrorist Attacks Make People More Politically Engaged?” The Washington Post. August 28, 2017 (with Laia Balcells).
– “Els Efectes Polítics del Terrorisme” (“The Political Consequences of Terrorism”). Ara. August 22, 2017 (with Laia Balcells).
– “La Violencia Policial y la Division Racial en los Estados Unidos” (“Police Brutality and the Racial Divide in the United States”). La Vanguardia. July 12, 2016.

Press Coverage of Research

– “Terror attacks don’t change the mind of the voters, it increases turnout.” The Print. October 9, 2018.
– “How community gardens and block associations help stem urban violence.” Curbed. February 27, 2018.
– “Pssst: Crime may be near an all-time low.” Bloomberg View. February 12, 2018.
– “Who deserves credit for the decades-long drop in violent crime in the Twin Cities? Among others, community organizations.” Minnesota Post. November 28, 2017.
– “The unsung role that ordinary citizens played in the Great Crime Decline.” The New York Times. November 9, 2017.
– “Violent crime’s toll on economic mobility.” CityLab. August 22, 2017.
– “How violence shapes children for life.” The Washington Post. April 20, 2016.