... for understanding pathologies of modern American democracy. political parties democracy American political development Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld's tour de force, The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics, is a sweeping history with a parsimonious...

... to reduce inequality? I argue that one important reason is that strong political parties are necessary to achieve broad-based redistributive programs. Research on the political economy of inequality in the region and the institutionalization of political parties emphasizes this factor, spotlighting...

.../standard-publication-reuse-rights ) Abstract This study aimed to understand the existence and consequences of a gender gap in political parties’ distribution of campaign budgets. We chose Cordoba, Argentina, because it pioneered electoral reforms favoring women. Four subthemes were identified from twenty...

... political parties preferences public finance C83 E58 H3 Until recently, macroeconomic management in advanced economies was the preserve of central banks. Monetary authorities would raise interest rates to ease inflationary pressures in booms and lower interest rates to restore full employment during...

... conventional notions of liberal and conservative jurists. Supreme Court nominations confirmation proceedings interest groups political parties party activists The new book, Making the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments, 1930–2020, (hereafter Making the Supreme Court), ¹...

... electoral system nomination strategy political parties The selection of candidates has long been a favoured subject of analysis for social scientists. Scholars have extensively explored candidate selection, its rules, and mechanisms (Gallagher and Marsh 1988 ; Best and Cotta 2000 ; Rahat and Hazan...

... Voter is an essential read for any one wishing to wrestle with the politics of rural communities. rural politics political parties populism public opinion elections Twenty years ago, Thomas Frank condescendingly puzzled over what was “the matter” with America's rural heartland voters. Frank argued...

... moderated by tax competition and fiscal limits. political parties electoral competition fiscal policy D72 H70 R52 As expected, the right-wing PP’s conservative platform sharply contrasts with the left-wing PSOE’s more progressive stance at the national level. The main differences between the two...

...Antonios Souris; Sabine Kropp; Christoph Nguyen cooperative federalism discourses political parties legislative debates Volkswagen Foundation 10.13039/501100001663 2021000121 Berlin University Alliance 10.13039/501100021727 The Laws of Social Cohesion Corresponding author: Otto...

... in output arising when the government is controlled by the left-leaning (Liberal) political party although we again find evidence of a weak rational partisan effect. The former result is reinforced by finding the absence of evidence of partisan changes in federal spending and/or taxation. But while the data...

... sociology political parties D72 I24 UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship MR/X011089/1 LSE International Inequalities Institute’s Cities, Jobs and Economic Change In recent decades, citizens’ educational attainment across Western European countries has dramatically increased. The beneficiaries, those...

... less distinctive than what they used to be (less Left-leaning relative to non-unionized counterparts). trade unions union membership political parties Scandinavia class J5 labor-management relations trade unions collective bargaining European Research Council 10.13039/100010663 741538...

... by religious extremism, or are the victim of misinformation. Second, Democrats have yet to appreciate the extent to which Latino voters’ big-government orientation could be consistent with the GOP’s recent populist appeals. For example, an examination of ANES questions about the political parties found...

... of progress-of how the nation or a political party has learned from past experiences how to make improvements. Liberals tend to believe that such reforms have made the political process more open and democratic. Many have come to view the movement of party nominations for the presidency from party elites...

...Samuel Issacharoff; Sergio Verdugo Chile constituent assembly constitutional convention constitution-making constitutional democracy political parties populism Chile asamblea constituyente convención constitucional proceso constituyente democracia constitucional partidos políticos...

... to both the unity and integrity of Church and State. In modern pluralistic societies, political parties are now more readily tolerated, but they remain objects of suspicion. Left unchecked, parties can be dangerously divisive institutions that weaken the civic bonds of solidarity and trust that hold...

... contestation parties with nationalist and/or Eurosceptic agendas. In countries where such movements mobilize intensely, financial support towards political parties will be greater. ¹¹ As IPIs gain greater authority over time, whether through treaties or policy spill-over, the need for political...

... only issues they ‘own’, devoted special attention to the most salient issues, including those connected to the pandemic. These findings have important implications for political responsiveness in times of crisis. COVID-19 Issue competition Issue ownership Issue saliency Political parties POINS...

...Hallbera West Parliamentary committees Ex-post oversight Parliamentary-executive relations Minority/majority governments Political parties Danish Carlsberg Foundation CF19-0618 Parliaments need options to react to government misconduct and other matters of concern. Oversight of executive...

... tracks questions about nationalization, federalism, policymaking, and democracy across the traditional subfield boundaries of American politics. Indeed, the book’s attention to the role of political parties and federalist institutions in our nationalized politics provides a critical counterweight given...