Perspectives on Politics

Public Goods and Social Justice By Margaret Kohn, University of Toronto Why should the state provide public goods? I explore this question by focusing on the example of public parks. It examines the three most influential […]

Gender Differences in Legislator Responsiveness By Danielle M. Thomsen, University of California, Irvine and Bailey K. Sanders, Duke University A growing body of research shows that women legislators outperform their male counterparts in the legislative arena, […]

Explaining Ethnoreligious Minority Targeting: Variation in U.S. Anti-Semitic Incidents By Ayal Feinberg, Texas A&M University Over the last two decades alone, the United States has suffered well over ten thousand religion-motivated hate crimes. While racism […]

Before Reagan: The Development of Abortion’s Partisan Divide By Neil A. O’Brian, University of California- Berkeley What explains the alignment of antiabortion positions within the Republican party? I explore this development among voters, activists, and elites […]

Interest Groups on the Inside: The Governance of Public Pension Funds By Sarah F. Anzia, University of California, Berkeley and Terry M. Moe, Stanford University New scholarship in American politics argues that interest groups should […]

What Are Intellectuals Good For? By Daniel Bessner, University of Washington Political scientists who specialize in international relations (IR) are undergoing a crisis. The more that global politics shapes modern life, the less their discipline […]

Freedom of the Press and Public Responsiveness By Dan Hiaeshutter-Rice, University of Michigan,  Stuart Soroka, University of Michigan and Christopher Wlezien, University of Texas, Austin Public responsiveness to policy is contingent on there being a sufficient amount of […]

Enforcers beyond Borders: Transnational NGOs and the Enforcement of International Law By Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, University of Cambridge and J.C. Sharman, University of Cambridge Scholars have studied international NGOs as advocates and service providers, but have neglected […]