Perspectives on Politics

Social Disruption, Gun Buying, and Anti-System Beliefs By Matthew J. Lacombe, Case Western Reserve University, Matthew D. Simonson, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jon Green, Duke University and James N. Druckman, University of Rochester Gun ownership […]

Rumors, Propaganda, and Conspiracies: New Insights on the Ideological Dimensions of Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization By Anne Wolf, University of Oxford, Kathrin Bachleitner, University of Oxford and Sarah Bufkin, University of Birmingham Which factors help […]

Populist Attitudes among Teenagers: How Negative Relationships with Socialization Agents Are Linked to Populist Attitudes By Sebastian Jungkunz, University of Duisburg-Essen and Julia Weiss, University of Massachusetts While the origins and consequences of populist attitudes […]

Morality in the Refugee Regime? Arguing for More (Political) Realism in Admitting Refugees By Felix Bender, KU Leuven Refugees drown, are beaten, and are pushed back at the borders of the states of the Global […]

Lawyers as Lobbyists: Regulatory Advocacy in American Finance By Brian Libgober, Northwestern University and Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University Administrative agencies have undertaken an increasingly substantial role in policymaking. Yet the influence-seeking that targets these agencies […]

How to Stay Popular: Threat, Framing, and Conspiracy Theory Longevity By Courtney Blackington, University of Pittsburgh and Frances Cayton, Cornell University Why do some conspiracy theories (CTs) remain popular and continue to spread on social […]

Embracing the Status Hierarchy: How Immigration Attitudes, Prejudice, and Sexism Shaped Non-White Support for Trump By Jessica R. Geiger, The University of Texas at Austin and Tyler T. Reny, Claremont Graduate University It is well […]

Courts-First Federalism: How Model Legislation Becomes Impact Litigation By Dylan L. Yingling and Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State University States and interest groups are facilitating a redistribution of government powers under a new courts-first federalism. […]