Perspectives on Politics

On the Use of Crowdsourcing Labor Markets in Research Dani M. Marinova Abstract: Crowdsourcing platforms offer a source of inexpensive data for research. At their fingertips, researchers have a round-the-clock workforce to fill out surveys, participate in […]

How Employers Recruit Their Workers into Politics – And Why Political Scientists Should Care Alexander Hertel-Fernandez In the wake of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, many American private-sector employers now have the legal right to […]

Judicial Review as a Limit on Government Domination: Reframing, Resolving, and Replacing the (Counter)Majoritarian Difficulty Matthew E.K. Hall Abstract: For centuries, politicians, activists, and academics have criticized the American system of judicial review as democratically illegitimate. In […]

The Policyscape and the Challenges of Contemporary Politics to Policy Maintenance Suzanne Mettler Abstract: Contemporary political life takes place amid a “policyscape,” a landscape densely laden with policies created in the past that have themselves become established […]

Class Bias in Voter Turnout, Representation, and Income Inequality William W. Franko, Nathan J. Kelly and Christopher Witko Abstract: The mass franchise led to more responsive government and a more equitable distribution of resources in the United States and […]

Deterring Wage Theft: Alt-Labor, State Politics, and the Policy Determinants of Minimum Wage Compliance Daniel J. Galvin Abstract: Can stronger state-level public policies help protect workers from “wage theft?” In recent years, workers’ rights groups have responded […]