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The Crisis of Democracy and the Science of Deliberation
The article discusses political polarization in relation to social science on deliberative democracy and the need for ordinary citizens to avoid manipulation, deliberate, and make informed decisions a
Violence Exposure and Ethnic Identification: Evidence from Kashmir
This article studies the conditions that lead peripheral minorities to identify with the state, their ethnic group, or neighboring countries.
Silver or Lead? Why Violence and Corruption Limit Women’s Representation
Monitors report that many elections around the world are flawed by problems of corruption and violence – sometimes both.
Do Perceptions of Electoral Malpractice Undermine Democratic Satisfaction? The US in Comparative Perspective
Doubts about the legitimacy of the 2016 US elections continue to reverberate and deepen partisan mistrust in America.
Proposals for Improving the U.S. Pretrial System
There are economically large costs of pretrial detention—and, by extension, the use of cash bail—due to the significant collateral consequences of having a criminal conviction on labor market outcomes
Participation as a Safety Valve: Police Reform Through Participatory Security in Latin America
The institutionalization of community participation in the context of policing has become increasingly common in Latin America as a means of addressing the seemingly intractable increase in crime and
Legal Rasputins? Law Clerk Influence on Voting at the US Supreme Court
Supreme Court justices employ law clerks to help them perform their duties. We study whether these clerks influence how justices vote in the cases they hear.
Should Bold Ideas Drown Out Old Ideas?
Radical ideas are not unusual in the early stages of a US presidential election campaign, but many of the Democratic candidates for 2020 are advocating unrealistic policies.
Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism
Authoritarian populists have disrupted politics in many societies, as exemplified by Donald Trump in the U.S. and Brexit in the UK.
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