American Political Science Review

Swords and Plowshares: Property Rights, Collective Action, and Nonstate Governance in the Jewish Community of Palestine 1920–1948 By David Muchlinski, Georgia Institute of Technology Developing states lacking a monopoly over the use of force are […]

Split Feelings: Understanding Implicit and Explicit Political Persuasion By Timothy J. Ryan, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yanna Krupnikov, Stony Brook University Research in psychology has established that people have visceral […]

Public Perceptions of Women’s Inclusion and Feelings of Political Efficacy By Atelyn E. Stauffer, University of South Carolina Theoretical work argues that citizens gain important symbolic benefits when they are represented by gender-inclusive institutions. Despite […]

Overcoming the Political Exclusion of Migrants: Theory and Experimental Evidence from India By Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University and Gareth Nellis, University of California, San Diego Migrants are politically marginalized in cities of the developing world, […]

Minority Party Capacity in Congress By Andrew O. Ballard, American University and James M. Curry, University Of Utah When, and under what circumstances, are congressional minority parties capable of influencing legislative outcomes? We argue that […]

Members of Parliament are Minimally Accountable for Their Issue Stances (and They Know It) By Chris Hanretty, Royal Holloway, University of London, Jonathan Mellon, University of Manchester and Patrick English, University of Exeter For incumbents […]

Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Prosperity: Party Competition and Policy Outcomes in 50 States By Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester and Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego We ask whether party competition improves […]