Perspectives on Politics Archives

Lines of Demarcation: Causation, Design-Based Inference, and Historical Research

February 13, 2017 Comments Off

Lines of Demarcation: Causation, Design-Based Inference, and Historical Research by Matthew A. Kocher, Yale University and Nuno P. Monteiro, Yale University Qualitative historical knowledge is essential for validating natural experiments. Specifically, the validity of a natural experiment […]

Jyl J. Josephson on “Just Married: Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy and the Future of Marriage”

November 3, 2016 Comments Off

A Discussion of Stephen Macedo’s Just Married: Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy and the Future of Marriage by Scott Barclay, Joseph J. Fischel, and Jyl J. Josephson On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in […]

Righting Some of Wilson’s Wrongs by David C. Wilson

October 31, 2016 Comments Off

Righting Some of Wilson’s Wrongs by David C. Wilson, University of Delaware It might come as no surprise that although my surname is Wilson, I actually have no genealogical lineage to Woodrow Wilson (yes, I have […]

Scott Barclay on “Just Married: Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy and the Future of Marriage”

October 28, 2016 Comments Off

Review Essay: Political Research Beyond Political Science

October 27, 2016 Comments Off

Political Research Beyond Political Science by Sanford F. Schram, University of New York In spite of growing political rancor over increasing inequality and widening economic precarity, many political scientists steer clear of such issues, focusing more […]

Review Symposium: The Port Huron Statement and Political Science

October 26, 2016 Comments Off

The Port Huron Statement and Political Science A Discussion of Richard Flacks and Nelson Lichtenstein’s The Port Huron Statement: Sources and Legacies of the New Left’s Founding Manifesto by Mark Blitz, William E. Connolly, Peter […]

Joseph J. Fischel on “Just Married: Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy and the Future of Marriage”

October 26, 2016 Comments Off

Review Essay: Illiberalism Unbound: America’s Progressive Legacy

October 25, 2016 Comments Off

Illiberalism Unbound: America’s Progressive Legacy by Desmond King, University of Oxford Is there any meaningful way in which leaders of the Progressive Era can be labelled ‘progressive’? Their racism and illiberalism are overpowering, and for scholars […]

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

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Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance By Philip Luke Johnson, Flinders University Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through coercion and clandestine networks. Scholarship addressing [...]
Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

May 11, 2026 0

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments By Alison L. Johnston, Oregon State University and Juliet Johnson, McGill University Do populist governments bend their economic policies to the preferences of bondholders? Populist governments should [...]
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South

May 8, 2026 0

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South By Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky, Brown University Violent conflicts are often accompanied by symbols commemorating past violence. I argue that political symbols [...]

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