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Minority Governments
Bonnie N. Field, Shane Martin
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2019-10-30
Minority GovernmentsIntroductionA minority government is one that comprises ministers from one or more political parties where the party or parties re...
Minority Political Engagement and Representation in the United States
Jessica Carew
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2015-08-31
Minority Political Engagement and Representation in the United States Introduction One of the most important areas of study in the field of po...
Mixed-Member Electoral Systems
Erik S. Herron
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2019-11-26
Mixed-Member Electoral SystemsIntroductionScholarship on the classification, origins, incentives, and consequences of mixed-member electoral systems h...
Modern Dynastic Rule
Douglas A. Yates
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2016-07-27
Modern Dynastic RuleIntroductionDynasty comes from the Greek word for family and is used for a family that rules or simply reigns. One quarter of all ...
Modern Elections and Voting Behavior in Europe
Catherine De Vries
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Modern Elections and Voting Behavior in Europe Introduction Scholarly work on voting behavior in the European context has a long and vibrant h...
Motivated Reasoning
Thomas J. Leeper, Kevin J. Mullinix
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2018-02-22
Motivated ReasoningIntroductionMotivated reasoning has become a central theoretical concept in academic discourse across the fields of psychology, pol...
Narrative Analysis
Shaul Shenhav
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2020-10-28
Narrative AnalysisIntroductionOne may plausibly assume that the current academic interest in narrative research stems from a growing awareness that hu...
National Interbranch Politics in the United States
Jeb Barnes
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
National Interbranch Politics in the United States Introduction A growing number of scholars have sought to move beyond specialized accounts o...
Nationalism
Umut Özkırımlı
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2019-10-30
NationalismIntroductionNationalism is the belief that the interests and values of a particular nation are prior to, and often superior to, those of ot...
NATO, Politics of
Mark Webber
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Politics of NATO Introduction The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 and so straddles the Cold War and the post-Cold ...
Negative Campaigning
Travis N. Ridout, Samuel C. Rhodes
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2017-07-26
Negative CampaigningIntroductionNegative campaigning is hardly a new phenomenon. It has almost certainly existed for as long as there have been politi...
Neoclassical Realism
Layla Ibrahim Abdallah Dawood
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2016-09-28
Neoclassical RealismIntroductionNeoclassical realism is a theoretical approach that belongs to the realist tradition in international relations theory...
New Institutionalism Revisited, The
B. Guy Peters
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2016-02-25
The New Institutionalism RevisitedIntroductionPolitical science has its roots in the study of institutions. Aristotle’s discussion of good and bad for...
North America, Comparative Politics of
Miriam Smith
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Comparative Politics of North America Introduction Comparative politics is a subfield of political science that compares the domestic politics ...
Oil, Politics of
Steve Yetiv
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Politics of OilIntroductionThe politics of oil emerged in the 20th century as one of the most critical dimensions shaping domestic and global life. Li...
Online Public Opinion Polling
D. Sunshine Hillygus, Brian Guay
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2018-08-28
Online Public Opinion PollingIntroductionIn an environment of declining survey response rates, decreased use of landline telephones, and rising costs ...
Origins and Impact of Proportional Representation, The
Alan Renwick
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
The Origins and Impact of Proportional Representation Introduction The label “proportional representation” (PR) refers to a broad family of el...
Outcomes of Social Movements and Protest Activities
Marco Giugni, Lorenzo Bosi, Katrin Uba
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Outcomes of Social Movements and Protest ActivitiesIntroductionScholarship has left the study of the consequences of social movements in the backgroun...
Partisan and Nonpartisan Theories of Organization in the US Congress
Chris Den Hartog
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Partisan and Nonpartisan Theories of Organization in the US CongressIntroduction“Legislative organization” refers to the internal organization of a le...
Partisan Polarization in the US Congress
Sean M. Theriault, Megan M. Moeller
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2014-01-13
Partisan Polarization in the US Congress Introduction The trend of polarization between the political parties in Congress is, perhaps, the mos...
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