The theory of parties put forward by scholars associated with the University of California at
Los Angeles argues that political parties are best viewed as coalitions of intense policy …

Gender differences in who gets recruited by political party elites contribute to women's
underrepresentation on the ballot, but recent evidence suggests that even when women are …

During the 2016 Presidential campaign, the average adult saw at least one" fake news" item
on social media. 1 The people distributing the articles had a variety of aims and operated …

Political elites play an important role in determining who wins primaries, yet comparatively
little is known about which voices in party networks matter when different intra-party signals …

Seth Masket's The Inevitable Party is a study of anti-party reforms and why they fail.
Numerous reform movements over the past century have designated parties as the enemy of …

Taste is a frequently cited barrier to greater adoption of plant-based foods. Many person-
related factors that moderate the acceptance of plant-based foods (eg, environmental …

Traditional leaders can influence electoral outcomes. We designed an experiment to
investigate why public endorsements by chiefs affect voters—and which types of voters they …

Voters face difficult choices in local elections, where information about candidates is scarce
and party labels often do not distinguish candidates' ideological positions. Can voters …

Every four years, The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on party action in
election years and in between. With the dual themes of continuity and change characterizing …

While scholars have shown that well-connected applicants are advantaged in selection
processes, less understood is whether such applicants produce important returns to the …