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The Polarization of Contemporary American Politics by Hare, Christopher, Poole, Keith T.

“…Political elites of the United States are deeply polarized. Polarization of the Democratic and Republican Parties is higher than at any time since the end of…”
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A Theory of Contestation—A Concise Summary of Its Argument and Concepts by Wiener, Antje

“…Wiener reflects on writing her book A Theory of Contestation in 2013. This book is a shorter and more programmatic follow-up to an earlier book, The Invisible…”
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The Precariat: From Denizens to Citizens? by Standing, Guy

“…Liberalized markets promoted by the Washington Consensus under globalization have resulted in a global class structure in which new groups have emerged,…”
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Elite Survival Strategies and Authoritarian Reversal in Turkey by Bayulgen, Oksan, Arbatli, Ekim, Canbolat, Sercan

“…What explains authoritarian reversal and resilience in hybrid regimes? This article derives hypotheses from an in-depth case analysis of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s…”
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How Institutions Evolve: Evolutionary Theory and Institutional Change by Lewis, Orion A., Steinmo, Sven

“…This article argues that questions of gradual institutional change can be understood as an evolutionary process that can be explained through the careful…”
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Disagreeing with Rancière: Speech, Violence, and the Ambiguous Subjects of Politics by Gündoğdu, Ayten

“…Jacques Rancière’s understanding of politics centers on the struggles of disenfranchised or marginalized groups who demonstrate their equality and become…”
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Thin Descriptions: The Limits of Survey Research on the Meaning of Democracy by Schaffer, Frederic Charles

“…Survey researchers have produced a body of evidence suggesting that people's understandings of democracy are surprisingly consistent worldwide. This article…”
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War Duration and the Micro-Dynamics of Decision Making under Stress by Stanley, Elizabeth A.

“…Previous empirical research has demonstrated that war has negative duration dependence: the longer a war has already lasted, the harder it is to end. Many…”
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Corporatism Reconsidered: Howard J. Wiarda’s Legacy by Chen, Linda

“…This article takes stock of Howard J. Wiarda’s contributions to the concept of corporatism. In 1973, Wiarda published a seminal article in World Politics,…”
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The Political Consequences of Independence Referenda in Liberal Democracies: Quebec, Scotland, and Catalonia by Lecours, André

“…This article investigates the extent to which independence referenda that do not lead to independence affect the politics of national minority communities and…”
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Beyond Empathy: Strategies and Ideals of Democratic Deliberation by Scudder, Mary F.

“…This paper problematizes empathy-centered approaches to deliberation, challenging the feasibility of such approaches as well as the suitability of empathy as a…”
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How Wiarda Got Human Rights Wrong by Root, Rebecca

“…This article critiques Howard J. Wiarda’s assumptions about U.S. foreign policy and the promotion of human rights and democracy. Focusing on pieces that Wiarda…”
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Assessing Howard J. Wiarda’s Contributions to Our Understanding of U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean by Wylie, Lana

“…Howard J. Wiarda’s scholarship advanced our understanding of Latin America and the Caribbean by emphasizing culture and revealing that U.S. foreign policy…”
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Of Paradigms Won and Lost: The Neo-Corporatist World According to Howard J. Wiarda by Crepaz, Markus M. L.

“…Howard J. Wiarda overestimated the staying power of neo-corporatism. In 1997, when he proclaimed that corporatism would be as influential as liberalism and…”
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Development in Theory and Practice: Culture, Ethnocentrism, and the Liberal Model by Karreth, Ann K.

“…This article discusses how Howard J. Wiarda’s writings on ethnocentrism in scholarship and policy making have deepened our understanding of politics in less…”
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The Place and Purpose of Grand Theory by Wilson, Dwight

“…Howard J. Wiarda placed the clash of grand theories at the center of comparative politics. In his view, they drive politics forward, guide policy, and, not…”
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The Unstable Alliance for School Choice: Social Movements and American Neoliberalism by Campi, Ashleigh

“…Market-based “school choice” reforms in the United States were originally devised as a novel conservative tactic to break the liberal hold on public education…”
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Rethinking Civil Society–State Relations in Japan after the Fukushima Accident by Aldrich, Daniel P.

“…The 3/11 combined disaster in Japan focused both Japanese civil society and government decision makers on the issue of nuclear power. Whereas surveys over the…”
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Howard J. Wiarda’s Other Life: Democracy Policy and Foreign Policy Think Tanks by Fauriol, Georges A.

“…Throughout his academic career, Howard J. Wiarda maintained a near-permanent association with prominent institutions of policy analysis, during which he…”
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Deliberation, Accountability, and Legitimacy: A Case Study of Police-Community Forums by Wahl, Rachel, White, Stephen K.

“…Can public deliberation improve the way police treat people of color? The imbalance of power between state officials and historically oppressed communities…”
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