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Vol. 86, Issue 2, Pages 238-241
In the years since the onset of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement—and especially since the Ferguson uprising—scholars have tried to understand how the movement has affected…
Vol. 8, Issue 1, Pages 63-71
Previous research focused on popular US Supreme Court rulings expanding rights; however, less is known about rulings running against prevailing public opinion and restricting…
Feminist agenda-setting through transnational institutions has contributed to a shift in global norms concerning the political representation of women. By the mid-1990s, national…
Nonviolent action (NVA) campaigns are more frequent now than ever before, yet we know comparatively little about how the demographic composition of nonviolent movements shapes…
Vol. 55, Issue 2, Pages 239-261
Collective vigilantism, group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community, is both global and common in the contemporary world. It is also crucial for understanding state…
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 5-4 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, holding that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a…
Last week’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, ending the right to an abortion in the US, allowed many Red states to adopt some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world.…
Vol. 101, Issue 2, Pages 103-116
The pantheon of autocratic leaders includes a great many sexists, from Napoleon Bonaparte, who decriminalized the murder of unfaithful wives, to Benito Mussolini, who claimed that…
Vol. 118, Issue 26
Are women more likely to quit politics after losing their first race than men? In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the number of women running for office for the first…