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How Railroads Fueled Protectionism: Trade's Unexpected Political Losers, 1880–1900

Protectionism

Railroads

Rogowski Theory

Spatial Trade

2025

i

Real News, Weak Party Cues: Most People Barely Change Policy Views

Party Cues

News Media

2025

i

Appeals Court Rulings on Tasers Linked to More Fatal Police Shootings

Ecds

Appeals Courts

Lethal Force

DiD

2025

i

Why Left-Wing Voters Prefer Disabled Candidates — and Conservatives Don't

Disability

2025

i

Mock Iowa Caucus Teaches the Hidden Rules of Electoral Institutions

Simulations

Electoral Institutions

Iowa Caucus

Teaching

2025

i

Top 20% of PhD Programs Produce 75% of Political Science Faculty

Faculty Hiring

Phd Programs

Political Science

Tenure-Track

2025

i

How Politically Diverse Are U.S. Police Agencies?

Police

Partisanship

Diversity

2025

i

Why U.S. Partisans Disagree About Which Problems Matter Most

Polarization

Problem Prioritization

2025

i

New Scores Reveal Which State Lawmakers Actually Get Bills Done

Legislative Effectiveness

State Legislatures

Polarization

Professionalization

2024

i

Feminist Policies Boost Women's Representation, but What About Votes? Exploring U.S. Politics

Electoral

Gender Representation

USa

Feminism

2023

i

Surprise: House Lawmakers Vote Against District Majorities More Often Than You'd Expect

Symbolic Representation

Identity Politics

U.s.

House Of Representatives

Cces

Regression

2022

i

Low Government Trust Sparks Higher Political Interest

Political Interest

Government Trust

Accountability Theory

Quarterly Data

USa

2022

i

More ISDS Claims But Less Impact? FDI Not Significantly Affected By Average Lawsuits

Investor State Dispute Settlement

Isds

Foreign Direct Investment

Fdi

Regression Analysis

US

2022

i

Understanding Voter Compassion Views

UNited States

Voter Perception

Compassion Politics

Candidates Office

2021

i

Gender Identity and Voter Registration: A Surprising Disparity Despite Legal Equality

Gender Identity

Voter Registration

Electoral Participation

USa

2020

Pol. Behav.

2 Stata files

Dataverse

i

Women Legislators Outperform Men in Responsiveness Despite Higher Policy Activity

Descriptive Representation Theory

Constituent Responsiveness

U.s.

2020

i

Same-Sex Marriage Legalized, But Not Equally Responsive?

Descriptive Representation

Audit Experiment

U.s.

Same-Sex Marriage

2020

AJPS

1 R file

Dataverse

i

Gerrymandering's Impact on Congressional Seats Revealed by Computer Simulations

Gerrymander

Algorithm

Partisan Safety

U.s.

2019

LSQ

2 R files

Dataverse

i

Vocal Community Participants Fall Short in Representing Broader Public

Descriptive Representation Theory

US

Voter Files

Meeting Minutes

2019

i

Education Shifts Priorities: Higher Drop-Out Age Reduces Democratic Support

Dropout Age

Democratic Party

USa

Generalized Difference-In-Differences

2019

i

US Voter Mobilization Boosts Donor Drive; European Door-to-Door Efforts Show Less Impact.

Door-To-Door Canvassing

Voter Turnout

Denmark

USa

Cross-National Meta-Analysis

2019

BJPS

1 R file

Dataverse

i

New Cross-National Data Challenges Traditional Right-Left Attitude Alignment

Cross-National Study

Cultural Conservatism

Economic Conservatism

Negative Correlation

USa

2019

BJPS

1 dataset

Dataverse

i

How Labels Versus Photos Change Voter Reactions to Candidate Race

Treatment Mode

Conjoint

Race

2018

i

Facebook Data Reveals Unexpected Mayoral Vote Patterns in U.S. Elections

Ideology

Vote Choice

Facebook Surveys

U.s.

2018

i

Does Union Strength or Donations Drive Political Representation Equality? New Insight on Unequal Democracy.

Political Equality

Labor UNions

Mobility

U.s.a

2018

i

Historical Weather Reveals Bigger Uncertainty in Rainfall’s Effect on Turnout

Rainfall

Turnout

Randomization Inference

Variance Estimation

2017

i

Air Polluters Exploit Wind Patterns in Federal States

Federalism

Strategic Location Theory

States

USa

2017

i

Speeches, Not Votes: New Way to Map Lawmakers' Positions

Legislative Speech

Polarization

Ireland

2016

i

Beyond Simple 'Rolls': Four Faces of Congressional Agenda Setting

Agenda Setting

Legislative Outcomes

U.s.

Mexico

Canada

Typology

2016

AJPS

2 datasets

Dataverse

i

Combat Deaths Boost Voter Participation: A Psychological Look at War and Elections

Mortality Salience

Voter Turnout

Combat Casualties

US

UK

Social Psychology

2016

i

Presidential Smarts Come at a Foreign Policy Cost

Presidential Competency

Descriptive Representation

U.s.

International Conflicts

2015

AJPS

1 Stata file

Dataverse

i

Treaty Preferences Reveal True Impact of International Agreements?

Spatial Model

Cedaw

U.s.a.

Propensity Score Matching

Treaty Commitment

2013

i

Political Parties Often Favor Affluent Citizens Even in Early Platforms

Descriptive Representation

State Party Platforms

U.s.

2013

i