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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.

pp. 509-527
 

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.

pp. 529-547
 

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.

pp. 549-572
 

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.

pp. 573-597
 

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.

pp. 599-610
 

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.

pp. 611-620
 

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.

pp. 621-633
 

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.

pp. 635-646
 

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.

pp. 647-663
 

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.

pp. 665-674
 

Democracy for Busy People, Kevin J. Elliott
Reviewed by Lisa Disch

pp. 675-676
 

Grand Strategies of the Left: The Foreign Policy of Progressive Worldmaking, Van Jackson
Reviewed by PAUL C. AVEY

pp. 677-678
 

Political Rumors: Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It, Adam J. Berinsky
Reviewed by Leticia Bode

pp. 678-681
 

Recentering Pacific Asia: Regional China and World Order, Brantly Womack
Reviewed by Vasilis Trigkas

pp. 681-684
 

The Burden-Sharing Dilemma: Coercive Diplomacy in US Alliance Politics, Brian D. Blankenship
Reviewed by Joshua Byun

pp. 684-686
 

Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation and Public Safety in Latin America, Gustavo A. Flores-Macías
Reviewed by Néstor Castañeda

pp. 686-688
 

Surveillance and the Vanishing Individual: Power and Privacy in the Digital Age, Juan D. Lindau
Reviewed by Shawn Kaplan

pp. 688-690
 

Election Violence in Zimbabwe: Human Rights, Politics and Power, Vimbai Chaumba Kwashirai
Reviewed by Lauren E. Young

pp. 690-692
 

Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy: Cooperation in a Polarized Age, Jordan Tama
Reviewed by Rachel Myrick

pp. 692-693
 

Of Rule and Office: Plato's Ideas of the Political, Melissa Lane
Reviewed by Avshalom M. Schwartz

pp. 693-695
 

Atomized Incorporation: Chinese Workers and the Aftermath of China's Rise, Sungmin Rho
Reviewed by Hsu Yumin Wang

pp. 695-696
 

Supreme Bias: Gender and Race in the U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Christina L. Boyd, Paul M. Collins, Jr. and Lori A. Ringhand
Reviewed by Kirsten Widner

pp. 697-698
 

Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs, William C. Potter, Sarah Bidgood, Samuel Meyer and Hanna Notte
Reviewed by Doreen Horschig

pp. 698-701
 

Mobility Economies in Europe's Borderlands: Migrants' Journeys Through Libya and the Mediterranean, Marthe Achtnich
Reviewed by A. George Bajalia

pp. 701-702
 

The Collaborative Congress: Reaching Common Ground in a Polarized House, Alison W. Craig
Reviewed by Steven Rogers

pp. 703-704
 

Systems, Relations, and the Structures of International Societies, Jack Donnelly
Reviewed by Ieva Giedraityte

pp. 704-706
 

Fair Enough? Support for Redistribution in the Age of Inequality, Charlotte Cavaillé
Reviewed by Mads Andreas Elkjær

pp. 706-707
 

Under the Gun: Political Parties and Violence in Pakistan, Niloufer A. Siddiqui
Reviewed by C. CHRISTINE FAIR

pp. 707-710
 

The Upcoming Insignificance of the American Presidency: Flouting the Framer's Forewarnings, Wilbur C. Rich
Reviewed by Christopher J. Devine

pp. 710-711
 

Terrorism on Trial: Political Violence and Abolitionist Futures, Nicole Nguyen
Reviewed by Alice Martini

pp. 712-713

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