We analyze media repression in Putin's Russia (2004-2019), a smart dictatorship that mimics democratic institutions, notably relatively free elections, and a relatively free press. Drawing on a unique granular dataset on journalist harassment and the pre-determined, staggered timing of local...

This study investigates how radical right success, as expressed by parliamentary representation, causally affects the dynamics of party competition in Europe. Focusing on 29 European countries over the period 1960-2020, our analysis seeks to identify how mainstream parties strategically adjust...

Existing research on American climate opinion demonstrates that a wide variety of variables impact whether voters support a given policy. However, little research has empirically tested which variables matter the most in creating durable majority support for climate policies, and how varying...

Meltzer and Richard (1981) famously hypothesized that enfranchising new constituents such that the new median voter is poorer than before, increases the demand for redistribution and state expenditure. Consequently, one would expect that extending the suffrage to women should increase the...

We examine levels of support for voter identification (ID) laws. Voter ID laws are highly politicized legislative acts originating at the state level. While some see them as necessary to prevent voting fraud, others argue that fraud is extremely rare and that voter ID laws can actually prevent...