Like lay people, experts vary in their technology optimism or pessimism about scientific endeavors, for reasons that are poorly understood…
The topic of moral competence is generally neglected in the study of public management and policy, yet it is critical to any hope we might…
Several years after the Arab Spring began, democracy remains elusive in the Middle East. The Arab Spring that resides in the popular…
In many countries, polling day ends with disputes about ballot-box fraud, corruption, and flawed registers. Which claims are legitimate?…
Including key research articles from specialists in the field, this volume provides an introduction and critical insights into the most…
What a difference two months make. When the Republican Party scored strong gains in last November’s US congressional elections, the…
As with any high fashion, the beauty and horror of
“big data” 1 is in the eye of the beholder. The question
that prompted the present…
New types of and approaches to data are enabling new forms of data-intensive political science, some of which in isolation appear to…
Missing from most accounts of the 2008 and 2012 campaigns to elect Barack Obama president is the story of how Obama for America organized 2…