Slovenia voted against an illiberal leader and for an untested party Tim Haughton and Alenka Krasovec - April 25, 2022 Why did a brand-new party win the parliamentary election?
Will governments use pandemic emergency orders to expand their powers indefinitely? Chrystie Swiney - June 1, 2020 Two things — watchdogs and sunset provisions — help prevent governments from restricting rights indefinitely
Ireland and Britain aren’t part of Trump’s coronavirus travel ban. This is why. Henry Farrell - March 12, 2020 Trump’s travel ban applies only to countries within the “Schengen area”
Austria now holds the E.U. presidency. Expect a tougher stance on immigration. Nina Barzachka - August 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76260" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz speaks with
Slovenia voted on Sunday. Is an anti-immigrant government on the way? Tim Haughton, Kevin Deegan-Krause, and Alenka Krasovec - June 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74125" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Janez Jansa, right-wing opposition Slovenian Democratic
Hungary votes on Sunday. What will this mean for its relationship with Europe? Josef Janning - April 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71839" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Fireworks light up Budapest on May
Survey research in the Middle East needs to be transparent. Here’s why. David Pollock - November 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66326" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Qatari woman walks in front
Czech elections have become really volatile. This year was no exception. Vlastimil Havlik, Tim Haughton, and Kevin Deegan-Krause - October 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65292" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Czech billionaire Andrej Babis adjusts his
Will global populism continue to erode democracies? Joshua Tucker - September 13, 2017 As we head into election season in Europe, the question
The ‘wave’ of right-wing populist sentiment is a myth Larry Bartels - June 21, 2017 Last year’s Brexit vote, the election of Donald Trump and
Worried about NATO? Here are 3 things to watch. Sara Moller - January 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_50936" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Dutch soldiers take part in large-scale
Here’s the academic evidence on cheating in post-communist countries Monika Nalepa - August 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44802" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Donald Trump escorts his wife, Melania,
Melania Trump and the culture of cheating in Eastern European schools Monika Nalepa - July 20, 2016 On Monday night at the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump,
Where do African women have more power? Surprise — in countries emerging from war. Aili Tripp - July 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43742" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Catherine Samba-Panza was the acting president
The Brussels attacks are exposing Europe’s identity crisis. Here’s how - March 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37791" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A mourner places a candle next
Trump’s not the only one who wants a wall. Border walls are trending. Ron Hassner and Jason Wittenberg - March 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36859" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Ahmed Kadesh, 5, from Damascus, sleeps
Some in Eastern Europe are welcoming refugees. Some aren’t. Here’s why. Jan Rovny - September 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29658" align="aligncenter" width="1918"] Migrants board a train in Keleti
Some in Eastern Europe are welcoming refugees. Some aren't. Here's why. - September 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29658" align="aligncenter" width="1918"] Migrants board a train in Keleti
Shake-up in Spain: Reform parties have broken the old two-party cartel Casal Bértoa - June 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26278" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Supporters cheer Ada Colau, leader of
The best and worst elections of 2014 Pippa Norris - February 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21285" align="aligncenter" width="1430"] The global map of electoral integrity,
Hey Media! Central and East European countries voted in the European Parliamentary Elections too… Lee Savage - May 28, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="POLAND OUT "] Leader of The
Are European parliamentarians responsive to their voters? de Vries - May 26, 2014 Last week about 500 million eligible voters had the opportunity
Are European elections ever about Europe? Tim Haughton and Alenka Krasovec - May 23, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10806" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] Campaign poster of Janez Jansa's
U.S. is a world leader in class conflict over government spending Larry Bartels - April 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9661" align="aligncenter" width="410" special=""] (Data from International Social
Where are the flawed elections? Erik Voeten - February 26, 2014 Pippa Norris is the McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the John
How to reduce discrimination: Getting to know the Roma Joshua Tucker - October 29, 2013 [caption id="attachment_2322" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Poster of child with supposedly
Sex, lies and votes: Welcome to the 2013 Czech elections! Joshua Tucker - October 25, 2013 [caption id="attachment_2228" align="alignleft" width="200" special=""] God save the prince: Election
New Pew Data on European Public Opinion: EU is Unpopular; the Germans and French are Arrogant, and No One is Paying Attention to the Reinhart-Rogoff Debate Joshua Tucker - May 14, 2013 Pew has a very interesting new survey out on attitudes
Request for Election Reports Authors Joshua Tucker - September 4, 2012 Some exciting news regarding our Election Reports series: we have
Slovakia 2012 Parliamentary Election: Post-Election Report Joshua Tucker - March 14, 2012 The following post-election report on Saturday's 2012 Slovak elections is
2011 Slovene Parliamentary Elections Joshua Tucker - December 13, 2011 In our continuing series of election reports, we welcome Tim
Call for Election Reports Joshua Tucker - December 9, 2010 Last year we started a Monkey Cage initiative to provide
Who Should Lead a Multipolar World? Erik Voeten - October 8, 2010 Below is another guest post from the formidable James Vreeland
Random World Cup Observations Erik Voeten - June 9, 2010 I had wanted to organize a true Monkey Cage pool,
US Catches a Break Joshua Tucker - December 4, 2009 No, not the latest unemployment figures, but our draw for