APSR

Durkheim on Social Justice: The Argument from “Organic Solidarity” by Lisa Herzog, Technical University of Munich Writing in the 1890s, Émile Durkheim, one of the founders of sociology, developed an argument about social justice that is […]

The Politics of Policy: The Initial Mass Political Effects of Medicaid Expansion in the States by Joshua D. Clinton, Vanderbilt University and Michael W. Sances, University of Memphis  Did the expansion of Medicaid provided for under […]

Taking Religion Seriously? Habermas on Religious Translation and Cooperative Learning in Post-secular Society by Giorgi Areshidze, Claremont McKenna College This article evaluates Jürgen Habermas’s attempt to reopen political liberalism to religion. In trying to “take religion […]

Reevaluating the Middle-Class Protest Paradigm: A Case-Control Study of Democratic Protest Coalitions in Russia by Bryn Rosenfeld, University of Southern California A large literature expects rising middle classes to promote democracy. However, few studies provide direct […]

How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, Not Engaged Argument By Gary King, Harvard University, Jennifer Pan, Stanford University, & Margaret E. Roberts, University of California, San Diego The Chinese government has long […]

New APSR article “The Death Camp Eldorado: Political and Economic Effects of Mass Violence”  by Volha Charnysh, Princeton University, Evgeny Finkel, George Washington University Armed conflicts often involve massive redistribution of property through confiscation, looting, extortion, […]

Public Employees as Politicians: Evidence from Close Elections by Ari Hyytinen, University of Jyväskylä, School of Business and Economics (JSBE), Jaakko Meriläinen, Stockholm University, Tuukka Saarimaa, VATT Institute for Economic Research, Otto Toivanen, Aalto University […]

Days of Action or Restraint? How the Islamic Calendar Impacts Violence By Michael J. Reese, University of Chicago, Keven G. Ruby, University of Chicago, & Robert A. Pape, University of Chicago Does the religious calendar […]