MPSA Awards
The Strategic Calculus of Bureaucratic Delay
By Rachel Augustine Potter, University of Virginia Regulations created by bureaucratic agencies touch on nearly all areas of our lives, from vehicle fuel standards to whether the ``Plan B'' morning-after pill is available over-the-counter at the local pharmacy. Regulations—also known as rules—carry…
What Makes Citizens Support Gender Quotas?
By Tiffany D. Barnes and Abby Córdova, University of Kentucky The following is part of a series of posts written by MPSA award recipients highlighting outstanding research presented at previous MPSA annual conferences and in the American Journal of Political Science. Gender quotas have been…
Modern Police Tactics, Police-Citizen Interactions and the Prospects for Reform
By Jonathan Mummolo, Stanford University New York City, New York - May 19, 2011: The crest on the jacket of a New York City Police Officer while on patrol. The following is part of a series of posts written by MPSA award recipients highlighting outstanding research presented at previous MPSA annual…
Anti-Identity Movements in Latin America: Anti-chavismo, Anti-fujimorismo, and Anti-uribismo in Comparative Perspective
The following is part of a series of posts written by MPSA award recipients highlighting outstanding research presented at previous MPSA annual conferences and in the American Journal of Political Science. As many individuals who study partisanship know, politics is about identity. People vote for…
The Problem With Discretionary Philanthropy
The following is part of a series of posts written by MPSA award recipients highlighting outstanding research presented at previous MPSA annual conferences and in the American Journal of Political Science. The following post was first published on the HistPhil blog and is shared here with…
Sources of Authoritarian Responsiveness: A Field Experiment in China
The following is part of a series of posts written by MPSA award recipients highlighting outstanding research presented at previous MPSA annual conferences and in the American Journal of Political Science. The following AJPS Author Summary was first published on the AJPS website and is shared here…
Judicial Review, Federalism, and Representation
Two years ago, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage, thereby striking down laws in several states banning same-sex marriage. In dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia argued that the majority had acted…
Why White Americans Love Their Guns
Before we get to why many Americans are so attached to firearms, there are some facts to know about guns in America. First, there are 250-350 million firearms in private hands (Cook and Goss, 2014). Since we don’t allow gun registration, the numbers are fuzzy; but that is a lot of guns. Second,…
(Un)Natural Disasters: Distributive Politics in Northeast Brazil
The following is part of a series of posts written by 2016 MPSA award recipients highlighting outstanding research presented at previous MPSA annual conferences. Photos from Cooperman’s fieldwork in Ceará, Brazil. Top left: A fleet of water trucks owned by a wealthy local family are parked outside…
Informed Preferences: the Impact of Unions on Worker’s Policy Views
The following is part of a series of posts written by 2016 MPSA award recipients highlighting outstanding research presented at previous MPSA annual conferences. What is the impact of labor unions in shaping the political preferences of workers? More specifically, to what extent can we trace the…