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Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How do opposition elites succeed in authoritarian elections? Existing theories of authoritarian politics suggest a pivotal role for elections in enhancing the survival of incumbent dictators. Yet, in many contexts, opposition elites attract considerable support and constrain the policymaking authorities of these dictators.
Daniel L. Tavana
wiley   +1 more source

Legal protections for <i>in vitro</i> embryos in Paraguay and comparative contexts. [PDF]

Front Reprod Health
Lezcano EG, González Morel CG, Nara Pereira E, Fernández Ríos D.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Constitutional Law - Confusing Game Plan: The Court Has to Use Every Play in the Book to Keep Prayer out of High School Football - Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe, 120 S. Ct. 2266

, 2001
Lance E. Shurtleff
openalex   +2 more sources

Claiming individual rights through a constitutional court: The example of gays in Costa Rica [PDF]

, 2007
Brigid Wilson
openalex   +1 more source

Networks of coercion: Military ties and civilian leadership challenges in China

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Civilian‐led coups are one of the most common routes to losing power in autocracies. How do authoritarian leaders secure themselves from civilian leadership challenges? We argue that autocrats differentiate civilian rivals in part by their social ties to the military.
Tyler Jost, Daniel Mattingly
wiley   +1 more source

Devolution, National Pluralism and the Role of the UK Supreme Court. [PDF]

Oxf J Leg Stud
Tirapu-Sanuy JM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Partisan sorting, fatalism, and Supreme Court legitimacy

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper studies the contours of Supreme Court legitimacy. First, we construct a data set of surveys from 2012 to 2024 to show that diffuse support now diverges among partisans; we then analyze an original, six‐wave panel survey that reveals the stability of this partisan sorting.
Nicholas T. Davis, Matthew P. Hitt
wiley   +1 more source

Constitutional Law and the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights: An Attempt at a Synthesis

, 2003
Boštjan M. Zupančič
openalex   +1 more source

Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Strategic litigation is a growing public concern, but remains understudied in democratic theory. In strategic litigation, collectives go to court with a political agenda that goes beyond their specific case. How should we assess the legitimacy of strategic litigation? Building on Lafont's model of deliberative democracy and Klein's distinction
Svenja Ahlhaus
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural biotechnology in the courts: judicial opinions and commentary. [PDF]

Front Bioeng Biotechnol
Kershen DL.
europepmc   +1 more source