Journals

Teaching Trump: Why Comparative Politics Makes Students More Optimistic about US Democracy

Teaching Trump: Why Comparative Politics Makes Students More Optimistic about US Democracy by Hannah Baron, Brown University Robert A. Blair, Brown University, and Shelby Grossman, University of Memphis  How does learning about democratic erosion in other countries shape opinions about […]

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Psychological Underpinnings of Post-Truth in Political Beliefs

Psychological Underpinnings of Post-Truth in Political Beliefs by Rose McDermott, Brown University Although both the idea and the reality of so-called fake news or disinformation campaigns long precede the Trump administration, discussions about the frequency, intensity, and […]

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Why Do Students Enroll in Political Science Courses?

Why Do Students Enroll in Political Science Courses? by Jonas B. Bunte, University of Texas at Dallas Why do students enroll in political science courses? Jonas Bunte conducted an experiment to find out. The experiment involved visiting […]

American Political Science Review

Participation, Government Legitimacy, and Regulatory Compliance in Emerging Economies: A Firm-Level Field Experiment in Vietnam

Participation, Government Legitimacy, and Regulatory Compliance in Emerging Economies: A Firm-Level Field Experiment in Vietnam by Edmund Malesky,  Duke University, College Park and Markus Taussig, University of Toronto Tragic industrial accidents commonly headline the news in developing […]

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Bounded Rationality without Bounded Democracy: ‘Nudges,’ Democratic Citizenship, and Pathways Forward for Building Civic Capacity

Bounded Rationality without Bounded Democracy: ‘Nudges,’ Democratic Citizenship, and Pathways Forward for Building Civic Capacity by Mark E. Button, University of Utah The behavioral sciences are playing an increasingly important role in the design and implementation […]