Browsing Faculty of Social Sciences by Journals "American Political Science Review"

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    • Affluence and Influence in a Social Democracy 

      Mathisen, Ruben Berge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Research from the United States and Europe suggests that affluent citizens enjoy considerably more policy influence than do average citizens and the poor. I examine the extent of unequal policy responsiveness in one of the ...

    • Endogenous Popularity: How Perceptions of Support Affect the Popularity of Authoritarian Regimes 

      Buckley, Noah; Marquardt, Kyle Lohse; Reuter, Ora John; Tertytchnaya, Katerina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Being popular makes it easier for dictators to govern. A growing body of scholarship therefore focuses on the factors that influence authoritarian popularity. However, it is possible that the perception of popularity itself ...

    • I’m a Survivor: Political Dynamics in Bureaucratic Elites’ Partisan Identification 

      Geys, Benny; Lægreid, Per; Murdoch, Zuzana; Yackee, Susan Webb (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      This article challenges the common assumption that the partisan identification of bureaucratic elites is fixed over time. Building on principal-agent and organization theory, we hypothesize that bureaucratic elites may ...

    • Legacies of Wartime Sexual Violence: Survivors, Psychological Harms, and Mobilization 

      Lindsey, Summer; Koos, Carlo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      What are the psychological, social, and political legacies of sexual violence in armed conflicts? While conventional wisdom expects the exclusion of survivors from their societies due to stigma, we advance a theory of ...

    • Payments and Penalties for Democracy: Gendered Electoral Financing in Action Worldwide 

      Muriaas, Ragnhild Louise; Mazur, Amy G.; Hoard, Season (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      This article examines the interplay between gendered electoral financing (GEF) and other crucial factors in democratic elections worldwide to determine whether, how, and why these understudied mechanisms help achieve gender ...

    • War and Nationalism: How WW1 Battle Deaths Fueled Civilians’ Support for the Nazi Party 

      De Juan, Alexander; Haass, Felix; Koos, Carlo; Riaz, Sascha; Tichelbaecker, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Can wars breed nationalism? We argue that civilians’ indirect exposure to war fatalities can trigger psychological processes that increase identification with their nation and ultimately strengthen support for nationalist ...

    • Why We Need Minimum Wages: Pay, Recognition, and Economic Citizenship 

      Schemmel, Christian; Picot, Georg Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Statutory minimum wages have become an important tool for regulating labor markets. One major reason is the decline in collective wage bargaining. But how can minimum wages be justified? We show that their best justification ...