Journals

Lord, Peasant … and Tractor? Agricultural Mechanization, Moore’s Thesis, and the Emergence of Democracy

Lord, Peasant … and Tractor? Agricultural Mechanization, Moore’s Thesis, and the Emergence of Democracy By David J. Samuels, University of Minnesota, and Henry Thomson, Arizona State University Conventional wisdom holds that landed elites oppose democratization. […]

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White Protectionism in America

White Protectionism in America By Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania and Desmond King, University of Oxford Critics charge President Donald Trump with racism, but he insists he opposes bigotry and is an American nationalist, […]

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The Rights Revolution in the Age of Obama and Ferguson: Policing, the Rule of Law, and the Elusive Quest for Accountability

The Rights Revolution in the Age of Obama and Ferguson: Policing, the Rule of Law, and the Elusive Quest for Accountability By Lynda G. Dodd, Princeton University Recent political science scholarship examining the institutional features of […]

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The Adaptability Paradox: Constitutional Resilience and Principles of Good Government in Twenty-First-Century America

The Adaptability Paradox: Constitutional Resilience and Principles of Good Government in Twenty-First-Century America By Stephen Skowronek, Yale University and Karen Orren, University of California, Los Angeles Faith in the resilience of the US Constitution prompts […]

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Rule by Violence, Rule by Law: Lynching, Jim Crow, and the Continuing Evolution of Voter Suppression in the U.S.

Rule by Violence, Rule by Law: Lynching, Jim Crow, and the Continuing Evolution of Voter Suppression in the U.S. By Brad Epperly, University of South Carolina, Christopher Witko, University of South Carolina, Ryan Strickler, Colorado […]

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Black Lives Matter: Evidence that Police-Caused Deaths Predict Protest Activity

Black Lives Matter: Evidence that Police-Caused Deaths Predict Protest Activity By Vanessa Williamson, Brookings Institution, Kris-Stella Trump, Social Science Research Council and Katherine Levine Einstein, Boston University Since 2013, protests opposing police violence against Black […]