Perspectives on Politics

Facing Democratic Challenges: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Governance of Genomic Technologies By Federica Frazzetta, University of Catania and Andrea Felicetti, University of Padua The discovery of CRISPR has fuelled the debate […]

Exporting the Tools of Dictatorship: The Politics of China’s Technology Transfers By Erin Baggott Carter and Brett L. Carter, University of Southern California The Chinese government is revolutionizing digital surveillance at home and exporting these […]

Ethnoracial Hierarchies and Democratic Commitments By Jana Morgan and Nathan J. Kelly, University of Tennessee Entrenched ethnoracial hierarchies that persist alongside formal democratic rules threaten commitments to democracy. Previous research has shown how marginalization and oppression […]

Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age By Duncan Bell, University of Cambridge and Apolline Taillandier, Newnham College Inspired by developments in artificial intelligence, space engineering, and […]

Changing Attitudes and Provoking Action: Perspective-Taking Mobilizes White Americans for Prisoner Release By Mackenzie Israel-Trummel, William & Mary Imagining oneself in another’s position can soften animus and promote empathy. When one’s loved ones have intense […]

Calibrating Confidence: Civic Education and the Relationship between Objective Political Knowledge and Political Knowledge Confidence By Joshua M. Jansa, Oklahoma State University, Eve M. Ringsmuth, Oklahoma State University and Alex P. Smith, The University of […]

Attributing Responsibility to Big Tech for Mass Atrocity: Social Media and Transitional Justice By Juan Espíndola, University of Michigan Big Tech companies such as Meta, the owner of Facebook, are increasingly accused of enabling human […]

(When) Do Parties Affect Economic Inequality? A Systematic Analysis of 30 Years of Research By Martin Haselmayer, University of Applied Sciences and Alexander Horn, Aarhus University Despite 30 years of research on economic inequality, the […]