Comparative Political Studies

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CPS offers scholarly work on comparative politics at both the cross-national and intra-national levels. Edited by Ben Ansell, David Samuels, and Dawn Teele.

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Comparative Political Studies @cps_journal Nov 19, 2024

What affects support for digital governance policies? Karpa & Rochlitz present experimental evidence and find that awareness of potential misuse of digital governance tools by the government reduces support across regimes.
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journals.sagepub.com Authoritarian Surveillance and Public Support for Digital Governance Solutions - David Karpa,... This study investigates factors influencing support for digital governance solutions and compares this support between autocracies and democracies. We conduct s...

Comparative Political Studies @cps_journal Nov 12, 2024

Can populist discourse explain support for executive aggrandizement? B. Bessen presents experimental and observational evidence from Latin America.

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Comparative Political Studies @cps_journal Nov 7, 2024

Does proportionality increase voter turnout? Leveraging the asymmetrical implementation of the 1912 Argentine electoral reform, Valentin Figueroa shows an immediate four percentage point increase in turnout.

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Comparative Political Studies @cps_journal Nov 7, 2024

How can support for democracy coexist with lack of punishment for backsliding initiatives? @ValentimVicente shows that social norms incentivize citizens to pretend opposition to illiberal actors.

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Comparative Political Studies @cps_journal Oct 17, 2024

Which mechanisms underpin the relation between market expansion and criminal activity? Erickson and Owen address this question with a multi-method approach to Mexico's avocado industry

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journals.sagepub.com Blood Avocados? Trade Liberalization and Cartel Violence in Mexico - Megan Erickson, Lucas Owen,... Several prominent studies predict that expanding markets in areas of low state capacity may decrease organized crime due to the opportunity cost mechanism, hold...