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Populism and Backlashes against International Courts

Populism and Backlashes against International Courts by Erik Voeten, Georgetown University Why do some governments start backlashes against international courts whereas others continue to accept or avoid adverse judgments? Existing theories point to rising implementation costs […]

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Partisan Polarization on Black Suffrage, 1785-1868

Partisan Polarization on Black Suffrage, 1785-1868 by David Alexander Bateman, Cornell University The politics of black voting rights is often dated to the immediate post-Civil War era. This paper analyzes an earlier period of contestation over […]

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Against Bot Democracy: The Dangers of Epistemic Double-Counting

Against Bot Democracy: The Dangers of Epistemic Double-Counting by Ana Tanasoca, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance The article focuses on the question of how each of us should deliberate internally when forming judgements. That […]

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Monumental Decisions: How Direct Democracy Shapes Attitudes in the Conflict over Confederate Memorials

Monumental Decisions: How Direct Democracy Shapes Attitudes in the Conflict over Confederate Memorials by Tyler Johnson,  Kathleen Tipler, and Tyler Camarillo, University of Oklahoma Americans are engaged in a heated, sometimes violent, debate over the fate […]

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Think Globally, Act Locally: Community-Engaged Comparative Politics

Think Globally, Act Locally: Community-Engaged Comparative Politics by Amy Risley, Rhodes College This article describes how comparative politics specialists can adopt community-engaged strategies and other innovative pedagogies to emphasize local–global connections. It discusses a comparative […]