Category: JOP Blogpost

Compulsory voting is used in over two dozen countries and regions. Chile recently reinstated mandatory voting after just over a…

To put it mildly, government wouldn’t work very well if people didn’t have to obey the laws they oppose.  And…

Do college football games influence U.S. elections? Healy, Malhotra, and Mo (2010) found that college football outcomes are correlated with…

From today on through September 2023 the Journal of Politics offers a new article type: Registered Reports. A Registered Report…

We introduce Registered Reports as a new article format at the Journal of Politics. A Registered Report is a form…

Imagine that you live next to a beautiful forest. When you look at it, you feel a deep––almost spiritual––connection to…

The massive flow of money into politics has generated widespread concerns about its impact on political equality. Political campaigns’ increased…

Concentrating the legitimate use of organized violence, and entrusting its use to a single individual, is generally considered to be…

Earlier this month, the United States joined more than 40 other countries in announcing the coordination of war crimes investigations…

We set out to answer a simple question: Do constituents ask women legislators to work on more issues?  To find…