Global evidence demonstrates that democracy is not a fixed model. Instead, it reflects the interplay of historical legacies, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Since Madison, jurists of all ideological stripes have more or less casually presumed that constitutional judicial review is absolutely ...

Institutions play a central role in determining trade flows. Evidence from the age of high imperialism suggests that political relationships can be as powerful at dictating trade flows as geography ...

Which combinations of government structures and electoral systems create better frameworks for addressing ethnic violence? Is there any one-size-fits-all institutional solution to violent ethnic ...

Jingyuan “Juan” Qian studies comparative political institutions, power-sharing, and bureaucracy in both historical and contemporary contexts, with a regional focus on China and East Asia. His ongoing ...

Dr. Kent Weaver is Professor of Public Policy, Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University. His major fields of interest are American and comparative social policy, comparative political ...

“Once one starts to think about” economic growth, “it is hard to think about anything else.” Those words, from the late economist Robert Lucas, explain why we’re so fascinated by international ...

Bates College has appointed Kamal A. Kariem as a tenure-track assistant professor of anthropology, bringing a wide-ranging ...