In elections, those already in office – incumbents – tend to have a considerable advantage over a challenger. But how is this advantage shaped by how incumbents and their challengers campaign? In new research, James N. Druckman, Martin J. Kifer and Michael Parkin coded the content of US House and Senate candidates’ websites and find that while incumbents tend […]
In 1972, the US Congress passed Title IX to address sex discrimination in educational institutions receiving federal aid. Four decades on, Elizabeth A. Sharrow, James N. Druckman and Jacob E. Rothschild take a close look at current perceptions of how Title IX has been implemented, with a specific focus on its effects on college athletes. They find that not only are student athletes aware that there should be gender equity – and in […]
Streetcars and light rail services serve different rider markets in American cities.
Southern primaries, ‘monied nihilists’ in Michigan, and Nevada scraps Obamacare exchange – US state blog round up for 17 – 23 May
Interest groups’ influence on policy comes through the presence of faithful legislative allies – not gifts to their campaigns.
Book Review: Corporate Citizen: New Perspectives on the Globalized Rule of Law edited by Oonagh E. Fitzgerald
Ayşe Işın Kirenci reviews The New Age of Empire: How Colonialism and Racism Still Rule the World by Kehinde Andrews
Matt Bluemink reviews What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Fake News? by Nick Anstead
Kyle Scott reviews Meddling in the Ballot Box: The Causes and Effects of Partisan Electoral Interventions by Dov H. Levin 
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