Perspectives on Politics

Perspectives on Politics seeks to provide a space for broad and synthetic discussion within the political science profession and between the profession and the broader scholarly and reading publics.

Journals

Schooled by Strikes? The Effects of Large-Scale Labor Unrest on Mass Attitudes toward the Labor Movement

June 17, 2020 Comments Off on Schooled by Strikes? The Effects of Large-Scale Labor Unrest on Mass Attitudes toward the Labor Movement

Schooled by Strikes? The Effects of Large-Scale Labor Unrest on Mass Attitudes toward the Labor Movement By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Suresh Naidu and Adam Reich, Columbia University Strikes are a central tool of organized labor, yet existing research […]

2016 Elections

The White Working Class and the 2016 Election

June 15, 2020 Comments Off on The White Working Class and the 2016 Election

The White Working Class and the 2016 Election By Nicholas Carnes, Duke University and Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University Academics and political pundits alike attribute rising support for right-wing political options across advanced democracies to the working […]

Journals

When Poor Students Attend Rich Schools: Do Affluent Social Environments Increase or Decrease Participation?

June 12, 2020 Comments Off on When Poor Students Attend Rich Schools: Do Affluent Social Environments Increase or Decrease Participation?

When Poor Students Attend Rich Schools: Do Affluent Social Environments Increase or Decrease Participation? By Tali Mendelberg, Princeton University, Vittorio Mérola, Stony Brook University, Tanika Raychaudhuri, Princeton University and Adam Thal, Yale University College is a key pathway […]

Journals

White Protectionism in America

June 10, 2020 Comments Off on 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, not […]