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Universal Suffrage as Decolonization

February 15, 2021 Comments Off

Universal Suffrage as Decolonization By Kevin Duong, University of Virginia This essay reconstructs an important but forgotten dream of twentieth-century political thought: universal suffrage as decolonization. The dream emerged from efforts by Black Atlantic radicals […]

Family Matters: How Immigrant Histories Can Promote Inclusion

February 12, 2021 Comments Off

Family Matters: How Immigrant Histories Can Promote Inclusion By Scott Williamson, New York University Abu Dhabi, Claire L. Adida, University of California, San Diego, Adeline Lo, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Melina R. Platas, New York University […]

How Do Campaign Spending Limits Affect Elections? Evidence from the United Kingdom 1885–2019

February 11, 2021 Comments Off

How Do Campaign Spending Limits Affect Elections? Evidence from the United Kingdom 1885–2019 By Alexander Fouirnaies, University of Chicago In more than half of the democratic countries in the world, candidates face legal constraints on […]

Platonic Theocracy, Liberalism, and Authoritarianism in Leo Strauss’s Philosophy and Law

February 10, 2021 Comments Off

Platonic Theocracy, Liberalism, and Authoritarianism in Leo Strauss’s Philosophy and Law By John P. Mccormick, University of Chicago Leo Strauss, in Philosophy and Law (1935), offers Platonic theocracy as a more just and stable political alternative to […]

Slavery, Reconstruction, and Bureaucratic Capacity in the American South

February 9, 2021 Comments Off

Slavery, Reconstruction, and Bureaucratic Capacity in the American South By Pavithra Suryanarayan, Johns Hopkins University and Steven White, Syracuse University Conventional political economy models predict taxation will increase after franchise expansion to low-income voters. Yet, […]

To Emerge? Breadwinning, Motherhood, and Women’s Decisions to Run for Office

February 8, 2021 Comments Off

To Emerge? Breadwinning, Motherhood, and Women’s Decisions to Run for Office By Rachel Bernhard, University of California, Davis, Shauna Shames, Rutgers University, Camden and Dawn Langan Teele, University of Pennsylvania Women’s underrepresentation in American politics […]

Fake Followers for Real Popularity: How Politicians in Europe Benefit from a Fake Following

January 13, 2021 Comments Off

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Nicole Wells, covers the new article by Bruno Castanho […]

Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots

January 4, 2021 Comments Off

Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots By Bruno Castanho Silva and Sven-Oliver Proksch, University of Cologne Social media giants stand accused of facilitating illegitimate […]

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