Not Ready for Democracy: Modernization, Pluralism and the Arab Spring
Since 2013, the Middle East has experienced a double trend of chaos and civil war, on the one hand, and the return of authoritarianism, on the other.
Research
Reevaluating Competition and Turnout in US House Elections
Does electoral competitiveness boost turnout in U.S. House elections?
Postpolitical Careers: How Politicians Capitalize on Public Office
Former government officials have many different opportunities to cash in on their public service, but most academic research and government ethics regulations focus on lobbying.
Silver or Lead? Why Violence and Corruption Limit Women’s Representation
Monitors report that many elections around the world are flawed by problems of corruption and violence – sometimes both.
Do Perceptions of Electoral Malpractice Undermine Democratic Satisfaction? The US in Comparative Perspective
Doubts about the legitimacy of the 2016 US elections continue to reverberate and deepen partisan mistrust in America.
The Future is a Moving Target: Predicting Political Instability
Previous research by Goldstone et al. (2010) generated a highly accurate predictive model of state-level political instability.
Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism
Authoritarian populists have disrupted politics in many societies, as exemplified by Donald Trump in the U.S. and Brexit in the UK.
The Dissident Ideology Revisited: Populism and Prescience in Voices of Protest
Few American historians of his generation have had as much influence in both the academic and popular realms as Alan Brinkley.
Alan Brinkley: A Life in History
Few American historians of his generation have had as much influence in both the academic and popular realms as Alan Brinkley.
Trump’s Iraq Visit Alone Won’t Undo Damage He Did Last Week
The move of President Donald Trump to visit Baghdad on Wednesday is a small, good one, amid a week of calamitous decisions.
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