Can Jews and Palestinians live peacefully in Israel? Here’s a closer look.
Three things to know about Israel's "mixed cities."
Biden told big multinational corporations to “get real” about paying taxes. Here’s what he plans to do
Businesses have declared ‘all-out war’ on the Biden tax agenda
Colin Kaepernick is back in the news. Here’s how black athletes can inspire activism.
Our research found a measurable effect.
If Trump tried to steal the election, would enough Americans support him? Here’s what we know.
Watch the people who are both culturally conservative and want economic protections — in other words, Trump’s populist base
Think celebrities get punished for being political? In fact, they get retweeted.
Michael Jordan’s supposed dictum — “Republicans buy sneakers, too” — may be outdated.
Czech protesters are trying to defend democracy, 30 years after the Velvet Revolution. Can they succeed?
Our research shows that, yes, demonstrations can prevent the erosion of democracy. Here’s what’s going on.
Trump supporters and opponents are increasingly divided on whether constitutional principles are under threat
There’s little that would unite the country to defend democracy.
What political science tells us about electoral fraud and protest
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Democracy is under threat in Hungary, Venezuela and Turkey. Could the U.S. be next?
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Some of the top political science journals are biased against women. Here’s the evidence.
[caption id="attachment_58992" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] In 2013, the Monkey Cage
How Hannah Arendt’s classic work on totalitarianism illuminates today’s America
The rise of right-wing populism in Europe and the United
Thousands died when the U.N. brought cholera to Haiti. Here’s why it’s getting off scot-free.
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The surprising ways fear has shaped Syria’s war
[caption id="attachment_37886" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Syrian refugee Hatice Henidil hugs her
After the political science relevance revolution
[caption id="attachment_37723" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Secretary of State John F. Kerry
Phone calls won’t cost up to $14 a minute anymore but here’s how prisoners’ families are still being fleeced
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Republicans and Democrats support sentencing reform. This is what stands in their way.
[caption id="attachment_30290" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)[/caption] During the most recent
Why Tunisians (don’t) vote for women
[caption id="attachment_24286" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] A Tunisian woman casts
Why Tunisians (don't) vote for women
[caption id="attachment_24286" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] A Tunisian woman casts
Social media helps dictators, not just protesters
The following is a guest post from University of Toronto political
The political theory of Kendrick Lamar
[caption id="attachment_23003" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2012
More proof that Republicans are from Mars and Democrats are from Venus
[caption id="attachment_22560" align="aligncenter" width="611"] Tea party activists at a rally
Did civilizations clash over the #ChapelHillShooting?
[caption id="attachment_22136" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A makeshift memorial is made during
Explaining the Arab uprisings
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The political limits of Grecovery
[caption id="attachment_13735" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A SYRIZA rally in front of
Sweden’s Feminist Initiative has lessons for social movements elsewhere
[caption id="attachment_12137" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A voter and her two children
A radical Father’s Day gift
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] This Sept. 2, 2012 photo released
Rich people rule!
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] David Barrows, of Washington, DC,
Dear Nicholas Kristof: We are right here!
Nicholas Kristof has a well-meaning but highly dramatic and one-sided
Robert Dahl as mentor
The essay below, on Robert Dahl's role as mentor and
Why Putin Bailed Out Ukraine
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Five myths about the future of Obamacare
[caption id="attachment_4105" align="aligncenter" width="636" special=""] Obama signs his health-care reform
Farewell, Manas!
[caption id="attachment_2032" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters)[/caption] In another milestone
Editors and the gender gap
This is the second post from the perspective of a
Moscow Mayoral Election: Results from Exit Polls Look Like Numbers that Can Provoke Protest in National Elections
I wanted to make a quick initial observation about today's
Afghanistan: What Went Wrong?
The following is the first in our series of collaborations
Did the Iraq War Cause the Great Recession?
"Thomas Oatley thinks that it very plausibly did":http://ipeatunc.blogspot.com/2013/03/military-keynesianism-and-war-on-terror.html. His argument
The Very Rich are Different From You and Me
Wealthy Americans, by a sizeable margin, consider the federal debt to
Symposium on Timothy Groseclose’s Arguments about Liberal Bias
The current issue of _Perspectives on Politics_ includes a symposium
Perspectives on Politics: New Orleans Issue and Panel
The new issue of Perspectives on Politics is now available.
Online Reader on Middle East Politics
Marc Lynch has compiled a "reader":http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/06/05/mec_reader_3 of articles on violence
How Enduring Is American Economic Inequality?
Alfred Stepan and Juan Linz in a "review essay":http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8452384&fulltextType=RV&fileId=S1537592711003756 in
Graphiti: Income Inequality Edition
Over at his blog, Mike Sances investigates the claim that
New Democracy Dataset in Progress and Need for Albania Experts
One constant about large comparative cross-national data analysis in political
Creating Usable Knowledge about Natural Disasters
bq. I propose a new disaster mitigation and recovery paradigm
The invisible American welfare state
Suzanne Mettler's "piece":http://journals.cambridge.org.proxygw.wrlc.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=7874752 in Perspectives on Politics (free access to
5 Ways to Get Political Science into the Public Sphere
In the APSA panel on what political science offer journalists,
APSA Panels worth attending
John has already mentioned the "political science meets journalism":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/08/apsa_panel_what_can_political.html and
Perspectives Panel at APSA
Jeffrey Isaac, the editor of the APSA journal _Perspectives on
Are Political Scientists Becoming Too Scholastic?
Picking up from Henry’s latest blog, Lawrence Mead has an
Freeing up Perspectives
Late last week, a few magical words appeared on the
What is the value of political science?
Jeff Isaac has an "interesting response":http://chronicle.com/article/Whats-the-Value-of-Political/48811/?key=GTggJwlgYCFIY3dlKSdFfyJVO3lwIB8ranFFNnsaYVFW to the Coburn saga
Things to Watch in Iran: Tuesday Edition
Despite facing some significantly high hurdles, which I have written
Electoral Fraud: Is 75% the new 52%?
In a NY Times editorial last week titled "Counting Votes:
Improving Scholarly Journals — Part 2a
A few weeks ago, I posted here and here about
The bailout debate and partisan realignment
I read Gary Miller and Norman Schofield's piece (abstract "here":http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2136168&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S1537592708081218;
Jennifer Hochschild Enters “The Monkey Cage”
We're delighted to announce the imminent arrival of a new
NEWSWEEK Goes Neuropolitical
Need a quick briefing on recent developments in research on