American Political Science Review Archives

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Risks: Participation in an Ethnic Rebellion

August 16, 2016 Comments Off

by Güneş Murat Tezcür, University of Central Florida Abstract: “Why do ordinary people take extraordinary risks and join an ethnic armed rebellion? This article tests a series of well-established hypotheses about selfish and identity based motivations […]

Forbearance by Alisha C. Holland of Harvard University

August 11, 2016 Comments Off

Police Officer in Santa Marta, Colombia “looks the other way” from an unlicensed street vendor. Photo by Alisha Holland. by Alisha C. Holland, Harvard University Abstract: “Particularly in developing countries, there is a gap between written law and behavior. […]

Meet Ingo Rohlfing, New Associate Editor for the American Political Science Review

August 11, 2016 Comments Off

Ingo Rohlfing is Professor for Qualitative Methods, Political Sciences at the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS; University of Bremen and Jacobs University Bremen) and Chair of the BIGSSS Methods Center. His methodological […]

Crafting Counterrevolution: How Reactionaries Learned to Combat Change in 1848

August 10, 2016 Comments Off

by Kurt Weyland, University of Texas at Austin Abstract: “This article examines a neglected topic, the imposition of counterrevolution. Whereas revolution can sweep across whole regions like a tsunami, reaction tends to advance gradually, country […]

Meet Benjamin Lauderdale, New Associate Editor for the American Political Science Review

August 8, 2016 Comments Off

Benjamin Lauderdale is associate professor in the London School of Economic and Political Science’s department of methodology and is affiliated faculty in the department of government. His research is focused on the preferences of and […]

Meet Leigh Jenco, New Associate Editor for the American Political Science Review

August 3, 2016 1

Leigh Jenco is associate professor of political theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She previously was appointed Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Political Theory Project, Brown University (2007–2008); and assistant professor […]

Meet Thomas Bräuninger, New Associate Editor for the American Political Science Review

July 26, 2016 Comments Off

Thomas Bräuninger is professor of political economy at the University of Mannheim. His area of research is comparative politics and formal theory with a focus on the effect of political institutions on policy outcomes. He […]

Meet Sabine Carey, New Associate Editor for the American Political Science Review

July 25, 2016 Comments Off

Sabine Carey is professor of political science at the University of Mannheim. Her research focuses primarily on armed conflict and repression. She is currently working on the escalation of conflict supported by an ERC Starting […]

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

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Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance By Philip Luke Johnson, Flinders University Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through coercion and clandestine networks. Scholarship addressing [...]
Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

May 11, 2026 0

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments By Alison L. Johnston, Oregon State University and Juliet Johnson, McGill University Do populist governments bend their economic policies to the preferences of bondholders? Populist governments should [...]
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South

May 8, 2026 0

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South By Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky, Brown University Violent conflicts are often accompanied by symbols commemorating past violence. I argue that political symbols [...]

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