Perspectives on Politics

Party Systems, Inequality, and Redistribution By Vincent Mauro, University of Michigan Political parties have long been theorized as a key political institution that links society with the formal political system, and thus have often featured […]

Polarization of the Rich: The New Democratic Allegiance of Affluent Americans and the Politics of Redistribution By Sam Zacher, Yale University Affluent Americans used to vote for Republican politicians. Now they vote for Democrats. In […]

Scattered Attacks: The Collective Dynamics of Lone-Actor Terrorism By Stefan Malthaner, Aarhus University, Francis O’Connor, Wageningen University, and Lasse Lindekilde, Aarhus University The proliferation of lone-actor terrorist attacks over the past decade has led to […]

Upending the New Deal Regulatory Regime: Democratic Party Position Change on Financial Regulation By Richard Barton, Syracuse University Why did congressional Democrats upend the financial regulatory regime they had maintained since the New Deal? I […]

Who Supports Political Violence? By Miles T. Armaly, The University of Mississippi, and Adam M. Enders, University of Louisville The last few years have witnessed an increase in democratic “backsliding” in the United States—a decline […]

Why Do Issues “Whose Time Has Come” Stick Around? Attention Durability and the Case of Gun Control By Kristin A. Goss, Duke University and Matthew J. Lacombe, Case Western Reserve University In any healthy democracy, […]

Voice and Balancing in US Congressional Elections By Till Weber, University of New York If the median voter wrote the Constitution, every Tuesday would be Election Day. Consider the case of the United States: Halfway […]

Under the Veil of Democracy: What Do People Mean When They Say They Support Democracy? By Hannah S. Chapman, University of Oklahoma, Margaret C. Hanson, Arizona State University, Valery Dzutsati, Southern Illinois University, and Paul […]