Journals

by Dennis C. Rasmussen, Tufts University Abstract: “This article explores Adam Smith’s attitude toward economic inequality, as distinct from the problem of poverty, and argues that he regarded it as a double-edged sword. On the […]

by Jon C. Rogowski, Washington University in St. Louis Abstract: “Research on presidential power focuses almost exclusively on the modern era, while earlier presidents are said to have held office while congressional dominance was at its […]

Two Concepts of Religious Liberty: The Natural Rights and Moral Autonomy Approaches to the Free Exercise of Religion by Vincent Phillip Muñoz, University of Notre Dame Abstract: “Due in part to the influence of Michael […]

By John Holbein, Duke University Abstract: “Do citizens respond to policy-based information signals about government performance? Using multiple big datasets—which link for the first time large-scale school administrative records and individual validated voting behavior—I show […]

Jonathan W. Kuyper, Stockholm University Abstract: “This article explores the relationship between non-electoral representatives and democratic legitimacy by combining the recent constructivist turn in political representation with systemic work in deliberative theory. Two core arguments are […]

by Hahrie Han, University of California, Santa Barbara Abstract: “This article examines the role that democratic organizations play in fostering political activism in America. Activists make democracy work by attending meetings, engaging others, trying to […]

by Kenneth Benoit (London School of Economics and Trinity College), Drew Conway (New York University), Benjamin E. Lauderdale (London School of Economics and Political Science), Michael Laver (New York University) and Slava Mikhaylov(University College London) Abstract: “Empirical social science […]