American Political Science Review

Electoral Accountability and Particularistic Legislation: Evidence from an Electoral Reform in Mexico By Lucia Motolinia, New York University Being able to hold politicians accountable is the hallmark of democracy, and central to this is the […]

Democracy and Depression: A Cross-National Study of Depressive Symptoms and Nonparticipation By Claudia Landwehr, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Christopher Ojeda, University of Tennessee Depression is the most common mental health disorder. It has consequences […]

David Hume’s Balancing Act: The Political Discourses and the Sinews of War By Danielle Charette, University of Chicago Both champions and critics of “neorealism” in contemporary international relations misinterpret David Hume as an early spokesman […]

Citizens as Complicits: Distrust in Politicians and Biased Social Dissemination of Political Information By Troels Bøggild, Lene Aarøe and Michael Bang Petersen, Aarhus University Widespread distrust in politicians is often attributed to the way elites […]

Attributing Policy Influence under Coalition Governance By David Fortunato, University of California, San Diego, Nick C. N. Lin, Academia Sinica, Randolph T. Stevenson, Rice University and Mathias Wessel Tromborg, Aarhus University In the overwhelming majority […]