American Political Science Review

Land and Legibility: When Do Citizens Expect Secure Property Rights in Weak States? By Karen E. Ferree, University of California, San Diego, Lauren Honig, Boston College, Ellen Lust, University of Gothenburg, and Melanie L. Phillips, […]

Intrinsic Social Incentives in State and Non-State Armed Groups By Michael J. Gilligan, New York University, Prabin Khadka, University of Essex and Cyrus Samii, New York University How do non-state armed groups (NSAGs) survive and […]

How Are Politicians Informed? Witnesses and Information Provision in Congress By Pamela Ban, University of California, San Diego,  JU Yeon Park, University of Essex, and Hye Young You, New York University How are politicians informed […]

Greed, Envy, and Admiration: The Distinct Nature of Public Opinion about Redistribution from the Rich By Kristina Jessen Hansen, Aalborg University Research on public opinion about economic redistribution has made important progress by incorporating the […]

Campaign Contributions and Roll-Call Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives: The Case of the Sugar Industry By Kevin Grier, Robin Grier and Gor Mkrtchian, Texas Tech University The question of whether campaign contributions buy […]

Does the International Criminal Court Target the American Military? By Daniel Krcmaric, Northwestern University American policymakers have been wary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its founding. United States’ opposition is largely due to […]

Development in Decolonization: Walter Rodney, Third World Developmentalism, and “Decolonizing Political Theory” By David Myer Temin, University of Michigan Developmentalism is the idea that progress entails the temporal movement of societies along a universal trajectory. […]