Do Voters Discriminate Against Women Running for Office?
Women make up roughly half of the world’s population but hold only 25.7 percent of the elected positions in national…
Home-price subsidies increase local-level political participation in urban India
Today, over half of the world’s population lives in cities. While developing countries remain predominantly rural, urbanization is expected to…
The Missionary Roots of Nationalism
In the era of European colonialism, Christian missionaries spread to practically every corner of the globe. By 1900, they had…
Can Competition for Migrants Limit Backsliding?
Throughout the world, including in the United States, we are witnessing an increase in “democratic backsliding” – the state-led erosion…
Ballot order effects may not be driven by voters alone
In a new paper at the Journal of Politics, “How Campaigns Respond to Ballot Position: A New Mechanism for Order…