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Pre-Analysis Plans: An Early Stocktaking

Pre-Analysis Plans: An Early Stocktaking By George K. Ofosu, London School of Economics and Political Science and Daniel N. Posner, University of California, Los Angeles Pre-analysis plans (PAPs) have been championed as a solution to […]

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Rethinking the Study of Electoral Politics in the Developing World: Reflections on the Indian Case

Rethinking the Study of Electoral Politics in the Developing World: Reflections on the Indian Case By Adam Michael Auerbach, American University, Jennifer Bussell, University of California, Berkeley, Simon Chauchard, Florida SouthWestern State College, Francesca Refsum […]

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Policy Feedback and Interdependence in American Federalism: Evidence from Rooftop Solar Politics

Policy Feedback and Interdependence in American Federalism: Evidence from Rooftop Solar Politics By Samuel Trachtman, University of California, BerkeleyĀ  Scholars have long understood the American states as ā€œlaboratories of democracy,ā€ exploring how mechanisms of learning […]

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Exit, Voice, Loyalty ā€¦ or Deliberate Obstruction? Non-Collective Everyday Resistance under Oppression

Exit, Voice, Loyalty ā€¦ or Deliberate Obstruction? Non-Collective Everyday Resistance under Oppression By Stephanie Dornschneider, University College Dublin In highly oppressive environments, collective resistance is very costly. Non-collective resistance constitutes a less risky alternative. Focusing […]

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Examining Democratic and Republican National Committee Party Branding Activity, 1953ā€“2012

Examining Democratic and Republican National Committee Party Branding Activity, 1953ā€“2012 By Boris Heersink, Fordham University Recent scholarship on the role of national party organizations in American politicsā€”specifically, the Democratic and Republican National Committeesā€”has argued that […]