Volume 135 - Number 2 - Summer 2020
Foreign Policy Dilemmas and Opportunities for a New Administration: An Opinion Piece Robert Jervis speculates about the likely foreign policy that a Democratic administration will follow if its candidate wins in November. He argues that President Donald Trump will have left a difficult legacy and his successor will have to simultaneously rebuild trust and instructions while also utilizing the leverage that Trump has generated.
Volume 135 - Number 1 - Spring 2020
The Southern Question: American Voluntary Association Development, 1876–1920 Nicholas Pyeatt evaluate the efforts of voluntary associations to organize and expand in the South during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. They find that while organizing happened, there were serious impediments to the creation, expansion, and maintenance of associations. They argue that this had important consequences for the political representation of its citizens and the development of civil society in the region.
Volume 135 - Number 1 - Spring 2020
Obama, Congress, and Audience Costs: Shifting the Blame on the Red Line Sarah Burns and Andrew Stravers analyze President Barack Obama’s decisions regarding Libya in 2011 and Syria in 2013 and 2014. Using statistical and case study evidence they argue that Obama’s request for congressional support in 2013 was an excuse to avoid action and audience costs rather than a genuine effort to gain congressional support for military action.
Volume 134 - Number 4 - Winter 2019–20
The Symbolic Politics of Poverty in the United States: A Review Essay Elizabeth Rigby reviews two recently published books on the politics of poverty in the United States: Lawrence J. McAndrews’s The Presidents and the Poor: America Battles Poverty 1964-2017 and Kristina C. Miler’s Poor Representation: Congress and the Politics of Poverty in the United States . Rigby argues that the books highlight that while policymakers continue calls for action on the issue of poverty, the actual policy response has been limited and the problem of poverty remains largely unsolved.
Volume 134 - Number 4 - Winter 2019–20
Striking a Blow for Unity? Race and Economics in the 2010 New Orleans Mayoral Election Marcus Coleman , and Allan McBride analyze the 2010 New Orleans mayoral election. They find that racial, economic, and partisan context affected voting behavior. They argue that analytical approaches that account for the effects of social context on political behavior are important to understanding urban politics.
Volume 134 - Number 3 - Fall 2019
Hazy Accountability in a Federal System: The Role of Air Quality in Gubernatorial Performance Evaluation Bradford H. Bishop and Jason A. Kalmbach discuss whether citizens hold state governors accountable for local air quality. They argue that their findings suggest that the public holds the president accountable for air quality, but not the governor.
Volume 134 - Number 3 - Fall 2019
Beyond Likely Voters: An Event Analysis of Conservative Political Outreach Angie M. Bautista-Chavez and Sarah E. James look at the constituency-building strategies of three politically conservative organizations designed to reach veterans, millennials, and Latinos. They show how these organizations vary their outreach tactics to align the target audience with the political right.
Volume 134 - Number 2 - Summer 2019
Presidential Rhetoric and Bureaucratic Enforcement: The Clinton Administration and Civil Rights
Volume 134 - Number 2 - Summer 2019
Forecasting Models and the Presidential Vote Kenneth A. Wink compares and contrasts a number of U.S. presidential election forecasting models and finds that some perform better than others. He argues that some systematic factors have an impact in every election regardless of the characteristics of the candidates, the effectiveness of the campaigns, and the events that occur in a particular election year.
Volume 134 - Number 1 - Spring 2019
Voter ID Laws: The Disenfranchisement of Minority Voters? Ben Pryor , Rebekah Herrick and James A. Davis examine the effects of strict voter identification laws on minority voter suppression. They analyze United States Census data and find that strict identification laws do not appear to disproportionally suppress voter turnout among minority groups.
