Showing papers in "Annual Review of Political Science in 2021"
TL;DR: This article reviewed the nature, causes, and consequences of the globalization backlash and showed that, contrary to a po-tation, the backlash against globalization does not stem from racism, sexism, or Islamophobia.
Abstract: In recent years, the world has seen a rising backlash against globalization. This article reviews the nature, causes, and consequences of the globalization backlash. It shows that, contrary to a po...
120 citations
TL;DR: Social scientists are now in an era of data abundance, and machine learning tools are increasingly used to extract meaning from data sets both massive and small.
Abstract: Social scientists are now in an era of data abundance, and machine learning tools are increasingly used to extract meaning from data sets both massive and small. We explain how the inclusion of mac...
88 citations
TL;DR: The global ascendance of populism has produced an explosion of research, bringing together scholarship on American and comparative politics as well as encouraging intellectual exchange among politi... as mentioned in this paper, and the authors of this paper.
Abstract: The global ascendance of populism has produced an explosion of research, bringing together scholarship on American and comparative politics as well as encouraging intellectual exchange among politi...
46 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a distinction between macro-and micro-level approaches is made between war violence and domestic violence against civilians, grounded in the international relations sub-field, for the first time.
Abstract: Early research on wartime violence against civilians highlighted a distinction between macro- and micro-level approaches. Macro-level approaches, grounded in the international relations subfield, f...
36 citations
TL;DR: The authors survey the varieties of populism, the sources of their support and the different ways that they appeal to voters in Europe, using data from the Chapel of the Uniting Church in London.
Abstract: How has populism transformed party systems in Europe? I survey the varieties of populism, the sources of their support and the different ways that they appeal to voters. I use data from the Chapel ...
30 citations
TL;DR: The authors take stock of political science debates on nationalism to critically assess what we already know about it. But what do we know about nationalism, and what are our assumptions about it, from a political science perspective?
Abstract: Amid the global resurgence of nationalist governments, what do we know about nationalism? This review takes stock of political science debates on nationalism to critically assess what we already kn...
27 citations
TL;DR: The authors presents conceptual issues in measuring political entry; reviews work on political entry and why, and presents a survey of political entry in the past and the current state of the art in political entry.
Abstract: Despite the importance of politicians, empirical work rarely examines who decides to enter politics and why. This survey presents conceptual issues in measuring political entry; reviews work on ind...
23 citations
TL;DR: For decades, research on US local politics emphasized the distinctiveness of local government, but that has begun to change. In recent years, new data on partisanship and ideology have transformed...
Abstract: For decades, research on US local politics emphasized the distinctiveness of local government, but that has begun to change. In recent years, new data on partisanship and ideology have transformed ...
18 citations
TL;DR: In a majority of national legislatures worldwide, gender quotas are followed by greater legislative attention to the interests and priorities of women as a priority group as discussed by the authors, which is the case in the UK.
Abstract: Electoral gender quotas now exist in a majority of national legislatures worldwide. In general, quotas are followed by greater legislative attention to the interests and priorities of women as a gr...
16 citations
TL;DR: The provision of social benefits to citizens has historically been predicated on expectations of social-contractual expectations about relationships between the governed and those who govern as discussed by the authors, and this expectation has been criticised.
Abstract: Grounded in social-contractual ideas about relationships between the governed and those who govern, the provision of social benefits to citizens has historically been predicated on expectations of ...
13 citations
TL;DR: It is routine for presidents, governors, and other chief executives to issue directives such as decrees and executive orders to make l... as discussed by the authors, contrary to stylized accounts of policy making in democracies.
Abstract: Contrary to stylized accounts of policy making in democracies, it is routine for presidents, governors, and other chief executives to issue directives such as decrees and executive orders to make l...
TL;DR: Scholarship on the politics of secrecy in international relations and foreign policy has experienced tremendous growth in recent years as discussed by the authors, and this article provides an overview of this literatu....
Abstract: Scholarship on the politics of secrecy in international relations and foreign policy has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. This article begins by providing an overview of this literatu...
TL;DR: In this paper, a set of well-known challenges to empirical research on formal institutions in comparative politics are addressed, focusing on the case of written constitutions and discuss the scholarly...
Abstract: This article responds to a set of well-known challenges to empirical research on formal institutions in comparative politics. We focus on the case of written constitutions and discuss the scholarly...
TL;DR: Taking liberalism's measure as an indispensable yet inherently fragile design grounded in the rule of law, government by consent, individual and public rights, and political representation, my work is based on the work of.
Abstract: Taking liberalism's measure as an indispensable yet inherently fragile design grounded in the rule of law, government by consent, individual and public rights, and political representation, my work...
TL;DR: In notable ways, analysis of the Black Power Movement (BPM) by political scientists has been woefully neglected in comparison to analyses proffered by historians, sociologists, and Black Studies sc... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: In notable ways, analysis of the Black Power Movement (BPM) by political scientists has been woefully neglected in comparison to analyses proffered by historians, sociologists, and Black Studies sc...