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The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The past decade has seen a marked shift as many previously liberal democratic states have backslidden, taking authoritarian turns. How should liberal actors respond to democratic backsliding by others? Although it might seem that it is vital for liberal actors to react robustly to avoid complicity or to maintain their liberal integrity, this ...
James Pattison
wiley   +1 more source

Decentralized propaganda in the era of digital media: The massive presence of the Chinese state on Douyin

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The rise of social media in the digital era poses unprecedented challenges to authoritarian regimes that aim to influence public attitudes and behaviors. To address these challenges, we argue that authoritarian regimes have adopted a decentralized approach to produce and disseminate propaganda on social media.
Yingdan Lu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The political consequences of Africa's mobile revolution

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract What are the political consequences of rising domestic connectivity? I study this question in Sub‐Saharan Africa, asking how mobile technology shapes public opinion in geographically isolated communities. For remote rural populations, mobile devices increase contact with physically distant social networks, through regular phone calls with ...
Alex Yeandle
wiley   +1 more source

The Troubles and Beyond: The impact of a museum exhibit on a post‐conflict society

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract In divided societies, can museums contribute to healing and recovery? While efforts to memorialize past violence typically aim to promote tolerance and reconciliation, remembering could exacerbate divisions in recovering societies where the past is deeply contested. We examine a transitional justice museum exhibit in Northern Ireland.
Laia Balcells, Elsa Voytas
wiley   +1 more source

Climate crisis and policy inaction in Indonesia

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We surveyed voters and politicians in advance of the 2024 Indonesian election to measure preferences for environmental policy. We find that politicians underestimate voter concerns. We conducted an informational experiment with politicians to correct these misperceptions, and we document evidence of learning but no greater support for policy ...
Allan Hsiao, Nicholas Kuipers
wiley   +1 more source

Electoral responses to economic crises

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How do voters respond to economic crises: Do they turn against the incumbent, reward a certain political camp, polarize to the extremes, or perhaps continue to vote much like before? Analyzing extensive data on electorates, parties, and individuals in 24 countries for over half a century, we document a systematic pattern whereby economic ...
Yotam Margalit, Omer Solodoch
wiley   +1 more source

The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

Three decades of community health workers in primary healthcare delivery in Rwanda: evolution, impact and policy lessons. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Glob Health
Hezagira E   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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