How uncertainty about judicial nominees can distort the confirmation process

Why are judicial nominees allowed to refuse to answer questions about important issues that could come before the courts? We address this question by examining the information environment surrounding judicial nominations. Using the Supreme Court as our example, we formulate a model that departs from the existing literature by incorporating the fact that the Senate often does not know what…

May’s theorem in one dimension

This paper provides three versions of May’s theorem on majority rule, adapted to the one- dimensional model common in formal political modeling applications. The key contribution is that single peakedness of voter preferences allows us to drop May’s restrictive positive responsiveness axiom. The simplest statement of the result holds when voter preferences are single peaked and linear (n…

Comparative Political Studies, Volume 50, Number 5, April 2017

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Comparative Political Studies, Volume 50, Number 3, March 2017

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Comparative Political Studies, Volume 50, Number 6, May 2017

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Evaluation, Volume 23, Number 2, April 2017

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Evaluation, Volume 23, Number 1, January 2017

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Critical Social Policy, Volume 37, Number 1, February 2017

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World Politics, Volume 69, Number 2, April 2017

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World Politics, Volume 69, Number 1, January 2017

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Small Group Research, Volume 48, Number 2, April 2017

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Small Group Research, Volume 48, Number 1, February 2017

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Journal of Theoretical Politics, Volume 29, Number 2, April 2017

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Journal of Theoretical Politics, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2017

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Gender & Society, Volume 31, Issue 2, April 2017

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Gender & Society, Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2017

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Journal of Democracy, Volume 28, Number 2, April 2017

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The Rise of Localism in Hong Kong

The 2016 Legislative Council (LegCo) election marked a watershed in the political development of Hong Kong. The vote reflected the emergence of increasing divisions within the democratic and pro-Beijing (or pro-establishment) camps, the institutionalization of post-Umbrella Movement activism, and especially the rise of localism. At its heart, Localism signifies a commitment to protecting the in…

The Fading of the Anti-Coup Norm

In the years since the early 1990s, tolerance within the international community for coups d’état has waned, and a new “anti-coup norm” has become institutionalized in international rulebooks and laws. New standards have emerged that require international actors to help ensure that ousted leaders are returned to power and that coup leaders are excluded from future politics. Despite significant …

The Secret Supports of Mongolian Democracy

In postcommunist Eurasia, a region littered with failed democratic experiments and frozen autocracies, Mongolia is an outlier. Mongolian democracy is robust in spite of the country’s high poverty levels and its proximity to nondemocratic regimes. The key to the success of Mongolia’s democracy lies in its powerful civil society. From the first sign of the country’s political opening in 1989 to t…