Perspectives on Politics

  The Differential Effects of Economic Conditions and Racial Attitudes in the Election of Donald Trump by Jon Green, Ohio State University and Sean McElwee, The King’s College Competing explanations for Donald Trump’s victory have placed different […]

The Trump Presidency and American Democracy: A Historical and Comparative Analysis by Robert C. Lieberman, Johns Hopkins University, Suzanne Mettler, Cornell University, Thomas B. Pepinsky, Cornell University, Kenneth M. Roberts, Cornell University and Richard Valelly, Swarthmore […]

“Thugs-for-Hire”: Subcontracting of State Coercion and State Capacity in China by Lynette H. Ong, University of Toronto Using violence or threat of violence, “thugs-for-hire” (TFH) is a form of privatized coercion that helps states subjugate a […]

When Do the Dispossessed Protest? Informal Leadership and Mobilization in Syrian Refugee Camps by Killian Clarke, Princeton University  Refugees are often considered to be among the world’s most powerless groups; they face significant structural barriers to […]

Legitimacy in Autocracies: Oxymoron or Essential Feature? by Johannes Gerschewski, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin  Legitimacy is a key concept in political science. It has deep normative roots in democratic theory and refers usually to righteous, just, fair, […]

Race, Religion, or Culture? Framing Islam between Racism and Neo-Racism in the Online Network of the French Far Right by Caterina Froio, University of Oslo When debates about Islam acquire importance in the public sphere, does […]

Democratic Waves in Historical Perspective by Seva Gunitsky, University of Toronto For over two centuries, the evolution of democracy has been marked by repeated democratic waves. Yet these cross-border bursts of revolution and reform have varied […]