How does presidentialism affect democratic representation, both in theory and in practice? In this paper, part of a larger book project, we build on our previous research (Samuels and Shugart 2003), which argued that all else equal, presidentialism impedes representation based on prospective government “mandates.” Inspired by and building on research on Latin America by Susan Stokes (2001), her...

Recent research finds that healthy citizens are more likely to vote than their less healthy counterparts, yet we know little about the political consequences of health disparities in participation. Using public opinion from the 2012 Congressional Cooperative Election Survey (CCES) coupled with roll call data, I assess the degree to which representation by Members of Congress (MCs) varies across...

The feminist perspectives entered the field of Political Science/ International Relations during 1980s as part larger critical turn in Social Sciences. marginalization women’s role and voices mainstream academic discourse war peace remained a key concern Science/IR perspectives. current study uses insights from Sandra Harding’s standpoint theory to explore how are represented Science/Internatio...

In many ways, globalization created the problem of representation for feminist solidarity across the borders of the nation state. This problem is one of presenting a cohesive identity for representation in the transnational public sphere. This paper proposes a solution to this problem of a cohesive identity for women’s representation by drawing on the work of Paul Ricœur. What these women seem ...

Moffitt’s view is that populism here to stay and so our understanding of it as a conceptual blueprint should improve in order comprehend this evolving phenomenon. The book’s central argument ...