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Subnational democracy and journalist repression: Increased violence against journalists in democratic Mexico
(2023-05)
Existing theories of democracy and repression expect higher repression in unconsolidated democracies like Mexico. This project examines whether executive constraint, executive competition, or both, or neither matters in ...
Study of terrorist longevity: The case of Nigeria
(2023-05)
Why do some terrorist organizations survive longer than others? This paper investigates the longevity of domestic terrorist groups in Nigeria and seeks to uncover the determinants of longevity. The sample, drawn from the ...
Effect of candidate experience on split-ticket outcomes in gubernatorial elections
(2023-05)
The phenomenon of split-ticket outcomes in gubernatorial elections is essentially unexplored in political science. By analyzing the impact of candidate experience on split-ticket results in gubernatorial elections, this ...
Emotions and advocacy coalitions: An analysis of amicus curiae briefs in Mcgirt v. Oklahoma
(2023-05)
The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) integrated with emotional expression analysis gives researchers the opportunity to study policy signaling and coalitions’ policy beliefs in a novel way. Using the 13 amicus curiae ...
How far behind is my state? The role of economic activity and state partisanship in determining EPR policy
(2023-05)
In 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated that the total generation of municipal solid waste in the U.S. alone was 292.4 million tons, approximately 25% of which are plastics, glass, and metal ...
Ad or editorial? Native advertising and shifting political attitudes
(2023-05)
This study seeks to evaluate whether a causal relationship exists between native advertising and voter’s attitudes towards political candidates. Native ads are often paid for by a third-party source, and they are tactically ...
Effects of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on mobilization: Analysis of mobilization as a compliance mechanism
(2023-05)
Human rights treaty compliance remains an open question in comparative politics literature. There have been treaties like CEDAW, which have achieved remarkable women’s rights improvement. But how this treaty accomplishes ...
When is the party over? Examining the success of liberal ballot measures in conservative states
(2023-05)
Party ID continues to be a dominant force in American politics and generally is one of the most reliable predictors of voter behavior up and down the ballot. Some recent electoral results have challenged this narrative, ...