Journals

The Urban/Rural Divide in Athenian Political Thought By Charles Nathan, Duke University Contemporary analyses of Athenian democracy have focused on binaries such as mass/elite, free/slave, and male/female, overlooking the urban/rural divide. In this article, I […]

The Ex-Factor: Examining the Gendered Effect of Divorce on Voter Turnout By Sirus H. Dehdari, Karl-oskar Lindgren, Sven Oskarsson, Uppsala University and Kåre Vernby, Stockholm University The absence of a gendered analysis of the effect […]

Social Groups as the Source of Political Belief Systems: Fresh Evidence on an Old Theory By Elizabeth Mitchell Elder, Princeton University and Neil A. O’Brian, University of Oregon We present novel evidence that attitudes toward […]

Richard Rorty and the Demands of Liberalism By Robert Lamb, University of Exeter In this article, I show that Richard Rorty’s unduly neglected normative political theory advances a far more distinct and demanding form of […]

Reframing the Guardianship Dilemma: How the Military’s Dual Disloyalty Options Imperil Dictators By Jack Paine, University Of Rochester Dictators confront a guardianship dilemma: military agents are needed to defeat mass outsider movements, but these agents […]

Preventing Rebel Resurgence after Civil War: A Field Experiment in Security and Justice Provision in Rural Colombia By Robert A. Blair, Brown University, Manuel Moscoso-Rojas, Brown University, Andrés Vargas Castillo, Comparativa and Michael Weintraub, Universidad […]

Power Sharing and Authoritarian Stability: How Rebel Regimes Solve the Guardianship Dilemma By Anne Meng, University of Virginia and Jack Paine, University of Rochester Regimes founded in rebellion are, typically, extremely durable. We propose that […]