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Volume 139 - Number 4 - Winter 2024-25

Articles

The Transatlantic Relationship and the Russia-Ukraine War
Veronica Anghel AND Erik Jones discuss the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on transatlantic relations. They argue that the renewed sense of solidarity among NATO allies does not translate into a “new era of transatlantic partnership,” as that would require a more coherent vision of Western interests.

Abortion Opinion and Partisan Choice: Untangling the Causal Dynamics
ROBERT ERIKSON explores the historical period when abortion emerged as a partisan issue. He argues that abortion opinion caused changes in partisanship rather than the reverse, which then had downstream consequences for vote choice.

Winners, Losers, and Voter Confidence in Response to Partisan Electoral Reform
M. V. Hood AND SETH C. MCKEE analyze individual- and state-level voter confidence in Georgia from 2020 to 2022. They argue that asymmetric changes in voter confidence based on party identification are principally tied to election outcomes.

The Rhetorical Post-presidency: Former Presidents as Elite Cue Givers
Gregory H. Winger AND Alex Oliver examine the degree to which former presidents can remain prominent political actors. They argue that their post-presidential influence is an outgrowth of the informal powers of the presidency.

Just How Much of History Is Countable?
Daniel Carpenter reviews Time Counts: Quantitative Analysis for Historical Social Science by Gregory Wawro and Ira Katznelson. He argues that the book’s approach and methods put social scientists in a better position to appreciate the historicity of their data and to avoid common errors in statistical execution and inference.

After Authoritarianism: A Review Article
Jane Esberg reviews Monika Nalepa’s After Authoritarianism: Transitional Justice & Democratic Stability. She notes that given recent concerns about backsliding in democracies, the book is essential reading not only for those interested in transitions and human rights but also for those interested in understanding how best to strengthen democracy more generally.

What Can Voting Do for Democracy?
Justin Pottle reviews Election Day: How We Vote and What it Means for Democracy by Emilee Booth Chapman. He argues that the book makes a compelling case for the ballot box’s unique place in democratic theory as a site of collective agency among political equals.

The Best Chance for Democratic Success: The Role of Well-Organized Actors and External Support
Sarah E. Yerkes reviews Mohammad Ali Kadivar’s Popular Politics and the Path to Durable Democracy. She argues that the book makes a compelling case for the importance of well-organized and lengthy popular mobilization movements in contributing to lasting democracy.

Political Science and The Capital Order: A Review Essay
Nicholas Toloudis reviews Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism by Clara Mattei. He highlights the book’s demonstration that austerity is not a neutral policy tool for economic management, as its supporters and critics assume, but a mechanism of class control.

Demands for Justice and Demands on Justice: Can Human Rights Practice Survive?
MARCS. POLIZZI reviews Demands of Justice by Ann Marie Clark. The review essay explores the impact of Clark’s work on the field of human rights and recent concerns that human rights are under attack.

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