Perspectives on Politics Archives

Race, Punishment and Public Opinion

October 6, 2015 1

Race, Punishment, and Public Opinion Vincent Hutchings On August 9, 2014, an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri, by a white police officer, Darren Wilson. The deadly confrontation occurred […]

Punitive Politics in the United States: The End of an Era?

October 5, 2015 Comments Off

Punitive Politics in the United States: The End of an Era? Keally McBride It is a little known fact that Cesare Beccaria should be included among te inspirations of the Founders of the United States. His […]

Democracy and Education Behind Bars

October 2, 2015 Comments Off

Democracy and Education Behind Bars Joshua A. Miller In this Praxis Reflection, this paper reflect on the relationship between teaching and imprisonment. I describe a college program at a prison in Jessup, Maryland, and argue that […]

Critical Trialogue on the Carceral State

October 1, 2015 Comments Off

Critical Trialogue on the Carceral State Marie Gottschalk Today, high school and college students across the country are taking courses on mass incarceration. Numerous church and community groups have been reading Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim […]

The Rights Revolution in the Age of Obama and Ferguson

September 30, 2015 Comments Off

The Rights Revolution in the Age of Obama and Ferguson: Policing, the Rule of Law, and the Elusive Quest for Accountability Lynda G. Dodd Recent political science scholarship examining the institutional features of the rights revolution […]

Taxing the Poor: Incarceration, Poverty Governance, and the Seizure of Family Resources

September 29, 2015 Comments Off

Taxing the Poor: Incarceration, Poverty Governance, and the Seizure of Family Resources Mary Katzenstein and Maureen Waller In the last decades, the American state has radically enlarged the array of policy instruments utilized in today’s […]

Perverse Politics: The Persistence of Mass Imprisonment in the 21st Century

September 28, 2015 2

Perverse Politics: The Persistence of Mass Imprisonment in the Twenty-first Century Rebecca U. Thorpe This paper examines the political consequences of prison development in the United States. It theorizes that the prison apparatus not only upholds […]

Perspectives on Politics: The American Politics of Policing and Incarceration

September 21, 2015 Comments Off

The American Politics of Policing and Incarceration Jeffrey C. Isaac The September issue of Perspectives on Politics features a range of articles, essays, book reviews, and dialogues on “The American Politics of Policing and Incarceration.” […]

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

May 12, 2026 0

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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