We show that contemporary differences in political attitudes across counties in
the American South trace their origins to slavery’s…
How dark money and voter disenfranchisement combined in a toxic brew that resulted in the lowest voter turnout in more than 70 years,…
What does it mean to put the civic idea at the center of one's concerns in this way? And what is its connection to citizenship? What,…
In his new book, The Big Disconnect: Why the Internet Hasn’t Transformed Politics (Yet), Personal Democracy Forum founder Micah Sifry asks…
Many contentious elections end in disputes about alleged fraud, irregularities, and
malpractices. How do we know when these claims are…
After piling up trillions of dollars of war debt during the last decade, America seemed to be on the brink of a new era -- ready to shut…
We provide evidence that economic circumstances are a key intermediating variable for understanding the relationship between schooling and…
Despite the growing concern about elections which fail around the world, there has been little systematic understanding of the importance…
From Aristotle to Acemoglu and Robinson, scholars have argued that democracy possesses powerful redistributive impulses, and imperils…
Many elections confront challenges in meeting international standards of electoral integrity, including in established democracies such as…