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Testing Civics: State-Level Civic Education Requirements and Political Knowledge David E. Campbell, University of Notre Dame Richard G. Niemi, University of Rochester Do state-level exams in civics have a positive impact on young people’s civic knowledge? We […]

“Of Darkness from Vain Philosophy”: Hobbes’s Critique of the Classical Tradition Devin Stauffer, University of Texas The early modern revolution in political philosophy not only transformed political philosophy itself; it also played a crucial role in […]

Language Policy and Human Development David D. Laitin, Stanford University Rajesh Ramachandran, Goethe University Frankfurt This article explores how language policy affects the socioeconomic development of nation states through two channels: the individual’s exposure to and (in […]

On the Rights of Warlords: Legitimate Authority and Basic Protection in War-Torn Societies Robert A. Blair, Brown University Pablo Kalmanovitz, Universidad de los Andes This article examines the legitimacy of the use of force by armed nonstate […]

Collective Threat Framing and Mobilization in Civil War Anastasia Shesterinina, Yale University Research on civil war mobilization emphasizes armed group recruitment tactics and individual motivations to fight, but does not explore how individuals come to […]