Politicians, Bureaucrats, and Development: Evidence from India by Saad Gulzar, New York University & Benjamin J. Pasquale, Independent Researcher Political interference in the bureaucracy is generally viewed with suspicion. Yet, in a democracy, should we not expect politicians to push […]
A Problem-Based Approach to Democratic Theory by Mark E. Warren, University of British Columbia Over the last few decades, democratic theory has grown dramatically in its power and sophistication, pushed by debates among models of democracy. […]
Precedent and Doctrine in a Complicated World by Steven Callander, Stanford University & Tom S. Clark, Emory University Courts resolve individual disputes and create principles of law to justify their decisions and guide the resolution of future […]
Moral Power: How Public Opinion on Culture War Issues Shapes Partisan Predispositions and Religious Orientations by Paul Goren, University of Minnesota & Christopher Chapp, St. Olaf College Standard public opinion theories assume that most people base their positions […]
Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization by In Song Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Existing political economy models explain the politics of trade policy using inter-industry differences. However, this paper finds that much […]
It’s Not Just What You Have, but Who You Know: Networks, Social Proximity to Elites, and Voting in State and Local Elections by Matthew T. Pietryka, Florida State University & Donald A. Debats, Flinders University Do our interpersonal […]
Taking Sides in Wars of Attrition by Robert Powell, University of California, Berkeley Third parties often have a stake in the outcome of a conflict and can affect that outcome by taking sides. This paper studies […]
Xenophon on the Psychology of Supreme Political Ambition by Lorraine Smith Pangle, University of Texas at Austin This study illuminates Xenophon’s teaching about the underlying psychological motives of the most fully developed political ambition. An analysis […]
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