Journals

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 […]

The Language of Right-Wing Populist Leaders: Not So Simple By Duncan McDonnell, Griffith University and Stefano Ondelli, Università degli Studi di Trieste Political scientists have long asserted that populists use simpler language than their mainstream […]

Politics Feeds Back: The Minority/Majority Turnout Gap and Citizenship in Anti-Immigrant Times ByKristina Bakkær Simonsen, Aarhus University Voting is a democratic virtue and an important mechanism for citizens to let their voices be heard. However, […]

When Does Diffusing Protest Lead to Local Organization Building? Evidence from a Comparative Subnational Study of Russia’s “For Fair Elections” Movement By Jan Matti Dollbaum, Universität Bremen Under what conditions do nation-wide mass protests in […]

What Is a Consultative Referendum? The Democratic Legitimacy of Popular Consultations By Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, City University of New York and Giulia Oskian, Yale University We examine the democratic legitimacy of popular referendums asking whether […]