Why does Islam seem to dominate Egyptian politics, especially when the country's endemic poverty and deep economic inequality would seem to…
Will the death penalty ever be abolished in America? Executions, and the states that carry them out, are in decline. Public support for the…
A new film about the labor leader reduces him to a caricature and ignores his true strengths as an organizer.
Gender equality in
elected office has become a commitment of national governments and
international organizations around the globe. To…
Book abstract: Now in an updated edition with fresh perspectives on high-profile ethical issues such as torture and same-sex marriage, this…
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.