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The politics of identity and sectarianismBy: Fanar Haddad, Lisel Hintz, Rima Majed, Toby Matthiesen, Bassel F Salloukh, Alexandra A SiegelAbstract: The 2011 popular uprisings left an indelible mark on the politics of identity in the Middle East

Tracking Legislators’ Expressed Policy Agendas in Real TimeBy: Alexandra Siegel, David Laitin, Duncan Lawrence, Jeremy Weinstein, Jens HainmuellerAbstract: We develop a real-time scalable method to analyze strategic communication by political

In-house vs. outsourced trolls: How digital mercenaries shape state influence strategiesBy: Renée DiResta, Shelby Grossman, Alexandra SiegelAbstract: When governments run influence operations they may leverage in-house capabilities, outsource

Inequality and immigration policyBy: Margaret E Peters, Adrian J ShinAbstract:How does inequality between capital and labor affect immigration policy? Increasing inequality can heighten anti-immigrant attitudes among host-state workers. Yet, for

Peacekeeping, Policing, and the Rule of Law after Civil WarBy: Megan ShannonAbstract:In recent years, there has been a dramatic shift in what we know about the influence of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping. Informed by the UN accounting of its

Social power and the politics of reservations and objections in human rights treatiesBy: Cody D Eldredge, Megan ShannonAbstract:States often file reservations to human rights treaties with the goal of reducing their legal commitments under the

The United Nations after 75: assessing current understandings, charting fruitful research agendasBy: Zuhaib Mahmood, Kyle Beardsley, Christopher Newton, Chhandosi Roy, Jacob D Kathman, Colin Tucker, William G Nomikos, Danielle N Villa, Martin Binder

Peacekeeping and the protection of civiliansBy: Lisa Hultman, Jacob D Kathman, Megan ShannonAbstract:From the perspective of many policymakers and analysts, the United Nations is a futile organization. Such sentiments are often expressed both within

Social welfare returns to legislative capacity: Evidence from the opioid epidemicBy: David Fortunato, Srinivas C ParinandiAbstract: We argue that endowing legislatures with greater resources can improve regulatory compliance by allowing

Why renewable energy policy advocates should lobby state lawmakers later in the legislative processBy: Srinivas ParinandiAbstract:Under the federalist system, US states have a great deal of decision-making power over a wide range of policy areas. In