Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt
Divisive politicians. Screaming heads on television. Angry campus activists. Twitter trolls.
Research
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory jurisdictions, prompting a spate of controversial new voting ru
Not Ready for Democracy: Modernization, Pluralism and the Arab Spring
Since 2013, the Middle East has experienced a double trend of chaos and civil war, on the one hand, and the return of authoritarianism, on the other.
Subnational Variation in Forest Protection in the Argentine Chaco
In a context of booming commodity prices, what factors drive subnational authorities to implement forest protection regulations in active agricultural frontiers?.
The Education of an Idealist
In her memoir, Power offers an urgent response to the question "What can one person do?" and a call for a clearer eye, a kinder heart, and a more open and civil hand in our politics and daily lives.
Postpolitical Careers: How Politicians Capitalize on Public Office
Former government officials have many different opportunities to cash in on their public service, but most academic research and government ethics regulations focus on lobbying.
Reevaluating Competition and Turnout in US House Elections
Does electoral competitiveness boost turnout in U.S. House elections?
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.
The Future is a Moving Target: Predicting Political Instability
Previous research by Goldstone et al. (2010) generated a highly accurate predictive model of state-level political instability.
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