An Aspirational Path for American Conservatism
In this working paper, Stephen Goldsmith and Ryan Streeter argue that the Republican Party is philosophically adrift, and it has been for a while.
Research
Great Dilution: The Global Impact of the US Inflation Shock on Sovereign Debt
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.
How Hubert Humphrey Tried to Make Minneapolis, and America, Less Racist
In “Into the Bright Sunshine,” Samuel G. Freedman makes the case that Humphrey was part of the vanguard in the fight for civil rights.
Driving turnout: the effect of car ownership on electoral participation
Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation.
Severe Depressive Symptoms Exacerbate the Relationship Between Conspiracy Beliefs and Voting for Election Doubters
Two of the most significant concerns about the contemporary United States are the erosion of democratic institutions and the increase in rates of depression.
Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States
We study the economic and political consequences of the 2018-2019 trade war between the United States, China and other U.S.
American Local Government Elections Database
The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data.
A roadmap for TV coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign
It will take courage on the part of network executives, but a new approach to covering presidential candidates is needed as a result of Donald Trump’s campaigns. One has recently snapped into focus.
Placing the peripheries within Brazil’s rightward turn: Socio-spatial transformation and electoral realignment, 2002–2018
In 2018, far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro came to power in Brazil by building a socially and geographically heterogeneous electoral coalition.
The future of political theory: Lippincott lecture
The editors at Contemporary Political Theory (CPT) are delighted to present this Critical Exchange, which is the text of Jane Mansbridge's lecture on receiving the 2022 Benjamin E.
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