Perspectives on Politics

Morality in the Refugee Regime? Arguing for More (Political) Realism in Admitting Refugees By Felix Bender, KU Leuven Refugees drown, are beaten, and are pushed back at the borders of the states of the Global […]

Lawyers as Lobbyists: Regulatory Advocacy in American Finance By Brian Libgober, Northwestern University and Daniel Carpenter, Harvard University Administrative agencies have undertaken an increasingly substantial role in policymaking. Yet the influence-seeking that targets these agencies […]

How to Stay Popular: Threat, Framing, and Conspiracy Theory Longevity By Courtney Blackington, University of Pittsburgh and Frances Cayton, Cornell University Why do some conspiracy theories (CTs) remain popular and continue to spread on social […]

Embracing the Status Hierarchy: How Immigration Attitudes, Prejudice, and Sexism Shaped Non-White Support for Trump By Jessica R. Geiger, The University of Texas at Austin and Tyler T. Reny, Claremont Graduate University It is well […]

Courts-First Federalism: How Model Legislation Becomes Impact Litigation By Dylan L. Yingling and Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State University States and interest groups are facilitating a redistribution of government powers under a new courts-first federalism. […]

China’s Governance in the “New Era” of Xi Jinping By Elizabeth J. Perry, Harvard University The dramatic shifts in policies and practices of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over the course of its tumultuous […]

A Global Analysis of Transgender Rights: Introducing the Trans Rights Indicator Project (TRIP) By Myles Williamson, University of Alabama To what extent do countries protect the rights of transgender people? How does this differ from […]

Bridging the Blue Divide: The Democrats’ New Metro Coalition and the Unexpected Prominence of Redistribution By Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University, Amelia Malpas, Harvard University, Paul Pierson, University of California, Berkeley, and Sam Zacher, Yale […]