Can protests cause political change, or are they merely symptoms of underlying shifts in policy preferences? We address this question by…
Drawing upon theories of the diffusion of global norms, this study addresses two issues: is there a shared consensus among experts about…
Book abstract: This book is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2012 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of…
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…
“This graphic novel trilogy is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in…
“Among LGBTQ activists, there is a long history of lesbians and gay men dismissing bisexuals, transgender people, and other gender and…
“Oscar wakes up on New Years’s Eve and decides to try and be a better person to those he cares about. The day goes well until an encounter…
On Saturday, Egyptians voted in a national referendum on the country's new constitution, drafted over the course of six months by a largely…
After working with Egypt’s president, Mohammad Morsi, to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last month, President Barack Obama…
We investigate how the link between individual schooling and political participation is aff ected by country characteristics. Using…