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American Nations

Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·August 13, 2025·2 min read

The American Nations regions across North America

Nationhood Lab recently mapped the regional cultures across Canada, Greenland, Northern Mexico and parts of the Caribbean, allowing the American Nations analytical model to be used for cross-country comparisons.
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·July 30, 2025·1 min read

Canadian regional politics mirror those in the U.S., Woodard argues in essay for Ottawa think tank

Nationhood Lab's director unpacked the implications of the project's recent analysis of the 2025 Canadian federal election for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, showing why Trumpist-style politics are a tough sell there.
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·July 26, 2025·1 min read

WBUR’s Cognoscenti features Nationhood Lab’s work on U.S. regional differences

Colin Woodard·
In the News
·July 7, 2025·1 min read

Washington Monthly: Woodard on the regional geography of opportunity

In Washington Monthly, Nationhood Lab's director outlines the findings of Nationhood Lab’s recent analysis of the interlocking geographies of intergenerational mobility, household debt and creditworthiness.
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·July 1, 2025·4 min read

The American Nations in Canada

North America's regional cultures rarely respect current boundaries, and the ones separating the U.S. and Canadian federations are no exception
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·June 10, 2025·6 min read

Canada’s 2025 Election and the American Nations

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedUpdates
·May 28, 2025·3 min read

Scientific Papers lay out the American Nations paradigm for health and medical researchers

In a series of recent peer-reviewed journal articles, Nationhood Lab and its research collaborators presented the American Nations model and its utility for understanding U.S. health patterns
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·April 19, 2025·7 min read

Intergenerational economic mobility and the American Nations regional cultures

Repeating part of Raj Chetty's classic study using the American Nations model revealed strong differences across U.S. regional cultures, with southern regions performing worst
Colin Woodard·
Data JournalismFeatured
·March 4, 2025·5 min read

The Geography of Household Credit, Debt, and Delinquency`

Colin Woodard·
In the News
·February 13, 2025·1 min read

Nationhood Lab Director discusses the authoritarian threat with Finland’s Uusi Juttu

The Finnish news organization spoke with Colin Woodard at length for their feature interview published earlier this month
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·January 31, 2025·1 min read

Washington Monthly: Woodard on the American Nations regions and the 2024 election

In Washington Monthly, Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard outlines the findings of Nationhood Lab's recent analysis of the 2024 presidential election
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·January 3, 2025·2 min read

Die Welt interviews Woodard on 2024 election and the crisis for U.S. democracy

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Nationhood Lab
  • THE CHALLENGE
    • An Authoritarian Threat
    • A Balkanized Federation
    • A Lost National Narrative
  • OUR WORK
    • Data Journalism
    • A New National Narrative
    • Research and Publications
    • Initiatives
  • NEWS AND UPDATES
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    • Updates
  • ABOUT US
    • The Project
    • Project Director
    • Advisory Council
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