The JOP´s Political Science Blog https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html How public attitudes on social policy are more logical than we think Lame-duck governments disrupt the bureaucracy and service delivery before leaving office: Evidence from Brazil Privacy Policy Does removing Confederate symbols change attitudes and behavior regarding race? Yes, but mostly at the local level. The world needs more ‘green minerals’: how do we mine them without spurring violence? Triggers of Hate – Reports about Immigrant Crime Trigger Xenophobic Hate Crimes Are the Oppressed Morally Entitled to Resort to Disruption and Violence? Public Reason and the Problem of Incivility Propaganda That Sells: How State Media Turn Partisan What’s wrong with the idea of letting virtuous elites rule? On the problem of instability in Confucian meritocracy Arms and the Disadvantage of Technological Backwardness Rebel governance and violent politics when rebels win war Should They Stay or Should They Go? Deportations and Migrants’ Remittances Why Residency Requirements Don’t Improve Police Performance Misperceptions about Migrants’ Political Ideology Drives Rejection Accountability for Nazi Crimes: Lessons for Democratic Transitions How Do Observers Perceive Multiactor Projects in International Development? Politicians who succeed by failing What reduces drug-trafficking-related violence? How “Contraband Camps” Disrupted White Men’s Monopolization of Political Office How Hostile Actors Cooperate with International Organizations What do dictatorships get from hosting sports events? Preventive Indiscriminate Repression: A Surprising Tool in the Dictator’s Toolkit How U.S. Presidents Try to Shape Public Opinion Living in proximity to co-ethnics boosts electoral registration among discriminated ethnic minorities in France The Status Quo in Policing Keeps Failing Those with Mental Illness How politicians use emotional language to appeal to their supporters When deaths rise or the economy collapses, do people blame democracy? How US federal agencies’ political agendas could change in 2025: partisan disagreement and political environments Does the age of first vote affect future voting and political attitudes? Our evidence says no. How much of an incentive to vote strategically is there in instant runoff voting? The Benefits of Being Neighbors with a Local Politician Are Stronger Parties Good for Women? Not Always How Does the Presence of Others Affect Survey Responses on Ethnic Politics? Enfranchisement and Representation: Italy’s 1912 Quasi-Universal Suffrage Reform Politics, Not Expertise, Drove the Origins of the Administrative State How to be humble in antiracist politics Chinese Overseas Investments and the Busting of U.S. Sanctions Reversals of Capacity: Norms, Culture, and Institutional Disruption The Political Feasibility of Carbon Taxes: How Do Pocketbook and Distributional Concerns Affect Citizens’ Preferences for Carbon Taxation? How people can change their actions without changing their minds Plastic to the rescue: Can access to credit be a substitute for social safety nets? Does Job Insecurity Shape Policy Preferences? What Dictators Communicate in their Speeches and Why We Should Pay Attention Hope in the Face of Disappointment: The 2011 Egyptian Revolution and Its Aftermath Does the Size of Legislatures Matter? Lessons from Brazil Many jobs are likely to be politically disempowering The Relationships between Political Survival and Crisis Initiation Differ for Hawks and Doves How Do We Know What We Know? Learning from Monte Carlo Simulations Is diversifying groups enough for minority views to shape decisions? The far-right and the military