Tag: Political Science and International Relations
Journalists’ responses helped mainstream the far right in Germany
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Study of German journalists reveals institutional pressures and structural constraints that undermine cordons sanitaires against far-right parties, contributing to far-right mainstreaming.
Village heads used government aid to sustain political power
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Study of how Indonesian village heads use government assistance to maintain power and influence elections during the country’s democratic transition period.
Government and opposition MPs use geographic questions differently
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Opposition and government members use geographic parliamentary questions differently for oversight and representation across democracies. Study reveals strategic distinctions in four countries.
Prospective homeowners are more right-wing than satisfied renters
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Survey of Canadian renters reveals prospective homeowners hold rightward policy views but don’t vote accordingly, suggesting ideology predates homeownership.
Foreign-born women remain underrepresented in Swedish councils and parliament
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Literature review of 20 studies examining foreign-born political underrepresentation in Swedish parliament and local councils alongside analysis of factors enabling or hindering their participation.
Graduate classrooms are central to Global IR change
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in PedagogyExplore how graduate classroom pedagogy can advance Global IR’s diversity goals. This study reveals systemic pressures limiting epistemological diversity and proposes pedagogical interventions to.
Resourcing shapes influence and fragmentation in international organizations
Special issue examining how state resourcing decisions—through funding, personnel, and support—fragment international organizations and undermine multilateral governance effectiveness.
Meloni government’s longevity linked to converging stabilizing mechanisms
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Analysis of the Meloni government’s exceptional longevity in Italy, examining how multiple stabilizing mechanisms converge across the coalition lifecycle to produce durable governance.
A model links colonial war, trade restrictions, and exclusive trading rights
Game-theoretic model of colonial wars and trade restrictions, analyzing how metropolises compete for colonial control and demonstrating three equilibrium outcomes under different trade valuations.
Party aid and party research rest on different assumptions
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Article examining the gap between international party support practitioners and comparative researchers, identifying differing conceptualizations of party function as a barrier to convergence.
