As primeiras avaliações após a Constituição de 1988 foram de que a federação brasileira–
União, estados e municípios–, operando de forma descentralizada, fortaleceria a …

Why do strong opposition party organizations emerge in some democratizing countries,
while those in others remain weak or quickly fragment on ethnic lines? From Protest to …

Almost all legislators are subordinate to party leadership within their assemblies. Institutional
factors shape whether, and to what degree, legislators are also subject to pressure from …

Legislatures are the core representative institutions in modern democracies. Citizens want
legislatures to be decisive, and they want accountability, but they are frequently disillusioned …

Scholars of post-communist politics often argue that parties in new democracies lack strong
organizations-sizable membership, local presence, and professional management-because …

Traditional explanations of the origins of regional parties as the products of regionally-based
social cleavages cannot fully account for the variation in regional party strength both within …

In this article, I develop three measures of party organization in multi-level systems: vertical
integration, influence and autonomy. I assess these in 27 parties in Canada, Australia …

Why does political decentralization seem reduce intrastate conflict more in some countries
than in others? This question constitutes the central focus of Peace by Design. Brancati …

The article shows that the drafters of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution approved political
institutions that combine broad jurisdictional authority to the Federal government along with …

Why do COVID-19 social distancing policies vary so widely across states in federal
countries? This mixed-methods study of Brazil, Mexico, and the United States finds that state …