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Gendered 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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Exploiting migrants can help criminal groups expand into strong states Organized crime is widely considered a problem in weak states, emerging where states fail to provide security and property rights…
Leave a Comment“Cancel culture” is misunderstood Political commentators worry that Americans have become too quick to socially or economically sanction those who make offensive statements — what’s often called “canceling.” The recent…
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In recent years, challenger parties—political groups without experience in government—have disrupted party systems across Europe, often gaining significant voter support by positioning themselves as anti-establishment outsiders. While some of these…
Leave a CommentYou’ve probably heard it a million times: “If we allow this, what’s next?” It’s the classic slippery slope argument. Though the policy in question would be fine on its own, they…
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