Why are women still relatively scarce in the international studies profession? Although women have entered careers in international studies…
The justice cascade refers to a new global trend of holding political leaders criminally accountable for past human rights violations…
Book abstract: How do individual Africans view competitive elections? How do they behave at election time? What are the implications of new…
Can protests cause political change, or are they merely symptoms of underlying shifts in policy preferences? We address this question by…
Professor Burns reflects on recent Supreme Court decisions dealing with voting rights and same-sex marriage.
A policy experiment in India suggests that placing female leaders in positions of power can dramatically change public attitudes.
Book abstract: Muslim Secular Democracy: Voices From Within provides an expansive understanding of secularism in the Muslim World by…
It might seem that a disaster was averted by the last-minute fiscal-cliff deal. But the wrath of House Republicans has simply moved to a…