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The Free Movement of People and the Success of Far-Right Parties: Evidence from Switzerland’s Border Liberalization

The Free Movement of People and the Success of Far-Right Parties: Evidence from Switzerland’s Border Liberalization By Ala Alrababah, Bocconi University, Andreas Beerli, ETH Zurich, Dominik Hangartner, ETH Zurich, and Dalston Ward, ETH Zurich The main […]

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Nature as Legal Person

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Mónica Brito […]

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Politicians’ Theories of Voting Behavior

Politicians’ Theories of Voting Behavior By Jack Lucas, University of Calgary, Lior Sheffer, Tel Aviv University, Peter John Loewen, Cornell University, Stefaan Walgrave, University of Antwerp, Karolin Soontjens, University of Antwerp, Eran Amsalem, Hebrew University […]

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Do Government Benefits Affect Officeholders’ Electoral Fortunes? Evidence from State Earned Income Tax Credits

Do Government Benefits Affect Officeholders’ Electoral Fortunes? Evidence from State Earned Income Tax Credits By Hunter E. Rendleman, University of California Berkeley, and Jesse Yoder, Independent Researcher When do public policies influence citizens’ political attitudes and […]

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Legitimize or Delegitimize? Mainstream Party Strategy toward (Former) Pariah Parties and How Voters Respond

Legitimize or Delegitimize? Mainstream Party Strategy toward (Former) Pariah Parties and How Voters Respond By Valentin Daur, LMU Munich Mainstream parties have often shifted from initially portraying new competitors as undemocratic pariahs (i.e., a delegitimizing […]

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Racial Context(s) in American Political Behavior

Racial Context(s) in American Political Behavior By Allison P. Anoll, Vanderbilt University, Lauren D. Davenport, Stanford University, and Rachel Lienesch, Vanderbilt University Since Key and Allport, scholars have argued that racial context affects political behavior, […]