Perspectives on Politics

“Human Nature in Action”: Harold Lasswell, NBC Radio, and the Psychotherapy Program for the American Masses By Nick Dorzweiler, Wheaton College In 1939 and 1940, the renowned political scientist Harold Lasswell wrote and hosted over […]

The George Floyd Effect: How Protests and Public Scrutiny Changed Police Behavior By Marcel Roman, Harvard University, Klara Fredriksson, Beloit College, Chris Cassella, University of Texas at Austin, Derek A. Epp, University of Texas at […]

Torture’s Bureaucracy and the “Legitimacy Effect” By Hagar Kotef, University of London, and Merav Amir, Queen’s University Belfast This article tells the story of one small department in the Israeli Ministry of Justice: “The Inspector […]

Political Theory within and without Political Science By Nathan H. Feldman, Columbia University Neoliberalism provides a compelling explanation for how city governments satisfy private capital interests by slashing social welfare spending and criminalizing the racialized […]

Policing Socio-Geographic Boundaries and Inequality By Allison Verrilli, UT Austin College of Liberal Arts, Marcel Roman, Harvard University, Hannah Walker, University of Texas at Austin, Derek Epp, University of Texas at Austin, Amy Liu, University […]

Platforms, Politics, and the Crisis of Democracy: Connective Action and the Rise of Illiberalism By W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington, and Steven Livingston, George Washington University Democratic backsliding, the slow erosion of institutions, processes, […]

Institutional Change on Digital Platforms: Temporal Shifts in the Power of Users, Businesses, and States By Sverrir Steinsson, George Washington University Under what conditions are user-generated digital content platforms responsive to pressures from users, businesses, […]