Culture and Discontents: New Approaches Recent years have seen a growth in skepticism concerning the legitimacy of democratic institutions. As tensions emerge between liberal justifications of popular rule and the outcomes of democratic procedures, the […]
Explicit Appeals to Prejudice in the Trump Era Explicit appeals to prejudice came to the forefront of American politics in the 2016 election. Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign made several incendiary comments about immigrants and […]
Dynastic Politics and Democratic Discontent Across democracies, there is an increased awareness of extreme inequalities in both wealth and political power. Inequality of power––at its worst––may result in politicians routinely enacting policies that are opposed […]
Changing Face of Democracy and the Rising Discontent of the Citizens Democracy is a fascinating but a contested concept. It translates as ‘Power of the People’. Democracy stresses equal moral worth of individuals, it refers […]
State of the Discipline in the Era of Democratic Discontent Connecting the Dots: From the APSA Sexual Harassment Survey to Studying Gender Gender Disparities Throughout Political Science Selecting in or Selection out? Gender gaps and […]
How to Write About Your Research for The Monkey Cage Editors from The Monkey Cage discuss ways to broader the audience for research and engage with a variety of academic and non-academic publics. Participants: John […]
Political Communication in an Era of Polarization and Social Media Participants in this section will discuss the political messages that people receive during a time of partisan polarization, widespread social media use, and racial contentiousness. […]
Democracy and Its Discontents in Africa What is the state of democracy in Africa? What are the challenges it faces? This roundtable explores how African democracies are faring, and the kind of democratic discontents they […]
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