Governments use international organizations to hide contentious foreign policies
It is an open secret in international politics that governments sometimes use money to buy political support from other governments.…
Author: Ilayda Yücel
Machine Learning for Small-Area Survey Measures
We propose a method to estimate sub-national public opinion from national survey data. Our approach extends the current gold-standard, multilevel…
How political parties address the past, present and future
“A lot done. More to do.” The Irish party Fianna Fáil used this slogan as their central message of the…
Who’s afraid of ideals? A defence of ideal theory
What is often referred to as ‘ideal theory’ in political philosophy, represented by theorists like John Rawls, is under attack…
The Social Dynamics of Collective Action
Social unrest often begins suddenly and spreads quickly. How does social unrest diffuse? This is the question we address in…
International terrorism decreases public support for refugee resettlement, but not for long
In November 2015, the Syria-based Islamic State terrorist organization perpetrated a large series of attacks in Paris, France, at a…
When Control of Redistricting is at Stake, State Ruling Parties Engineer Narrow Majorities in State Legislatures
In a new paper titled “Can the Party in Power Systematically Win a Majority in Close Legislative Elections? Evidence from…
The President that Appoints Judges Matters for Civil Rights
How important is political ideology to the way judges decide cases? Are judges merely “politicians in robes,” or are they…
Appeals Judges Only Rely on Ideology When Reviewing Judges They Don’t Know Well
When the media reports on federal judges, it often refers to the presidents who appointed them. This tendency reflects that…
Love and Self-Deception in the Eighteenth Century: The Curious Case of Rousseau’s Julie
The cuckolded spouse who does not notice his partner’s flagrant infidelity. The aging athlete who believes he is still in…