There has been a decade-long search to understand what has been called “Africa’s growth tragedy,” where standard economic policies have not significantly reduced the wealth gap between Africa and countries…
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Recent years have seen a rise in political polarization across many Western democracies, with the British public displaying some of the highest levels among OECD countries. At the same time,…
Leave a CommentFlipping pages in a library is out, as is retaining and synthesizing volumes of abstract information, let alone the memorization of hard facts. There are now buttons for all of…
Leave a CommentConscription, both civil and military, has long been viewed as an outdated relic of a bygone era. When I started researching this topic in 2018, most of the political scientists…
Leave a CommentGendered Justice in Comparative Perspective: False Equality and False Difference in Criminal Appeals
Does gender neutrality lead to gender equality? Does changing legal terms such as “reasonable man” to gender-neutral words such as “reasonable person” impact how women’s cases are decided? In a…
Leave a CommentThe Crisis of Liberal Democracy and Its Implications for Western Democratic Theory These are depressing times for people living in Western liberal democracies. For the first time since the end…
Leave a CommentWhen Politics Meets Government Spending You might picture debates, elections, or heated headlines when you think of politics. But politics also shapes how the U.S. government buys things—from office supplies…
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Voters in democracies regularly have the chance to hold political parties accountable for their behavior in office. That includes taking stock of public policies that benefit some people at the…
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Online Framings of Offline Violence in Syria’s Civil War How do representations of violent conflict differ across social media platforms? Our recently published article tackles this question through a close…
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Political inequality does not stop at the doorstep of political office. Women who overcome the political glass ceiling and win elections, often against the odds, continue to face discrimination and…
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