American Political Science Review Archives

The Train Wrecks of Modernization: Railway Construction and Separatist Mobilization in Europe

March 16, 2026 0

By Yannick I. Pengl, ETH Zurich, Carl Müller-Crepon, London School of Economics and Political Science, Roberto Valli, Princeton University, Lars-Erik Cederman, ETH Zurich and Luc Girardin, ETH Zurich This paper uses the gradual expansion of the European railway […]

Unconditional Loyalty: The Survival of Minority Autocracies

March 13, 2026 0

By Salam Alsaadi, University of Toronto Contrary to the conventional view that minority regimes are vulnerable to breakdown, many of these regimes exhibit remarkable durability. From 1900 to 2015, minority autocracies that exclude a single […]

Voting in Authoritarian Elections

March 12, 2026 0

By Turkuler Isiksel, Columbia University and Thomas B. Pepinsky, Cornell University Democratic theorists hold that voting contributes to some political good: individual and collective autonomy, equality, justice, pluralism, stability, better policies, and many others. But […]

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

May 12, 2026 0

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance By Philip Luke Johnson, Flinders University Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through coercion and clandestine networks. Scholarship addressing [...]
Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

May 11, 2026 0

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments By Alison L. Johnston, Oregon State University and Juliet Johnson, McGill University Do populist governments bend their economic policies to the preferences of bondholders? Populist governments should [...]
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South

May 8, 2026 0

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South By Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky, Brown University Violent conflicts are often accompanied by symbols commemorating past violence. I argue that political symbols [...]

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American Political Science Review

The Train Wrecks of Modernization: Railway Construction and Separatist Mobilization in Europe

Unconditional Loyalty: The Survival of Minority Autocracies

Voting in Authoritarian Elections

Hidden Majoritarianism Hinders Women’s Political Careers

Does Military Service Foster National Belonging?

Why Do So Few African Farmers Have Land Titles?: An APSA Public Scholarship Program Summary

What Voters Really Think About Gender Quotas: An APSA Public Scholarship Program Summary

Why Are Some Parts of Africa Richer and More Peaceful Than Others?

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South