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Domestic Courts and the Paris Agreement’s Climate Goals: The Need for a Comparative Approach
Domestic Courts and the Paris Agreement’s Climate Goals: The Need for a Comparative Approach

Abstract: Domestic courts enjoy generous attention in international political and legal climate change literature. As a result of the reluctance of national governments to pursue climate protection measures, courts are called on to enforce int [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2047102519000256
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No calm after the storm—diaspora influence on bilateral emergency aid flows
No calm after the storm—diaspora influence on bilateral emergency aid flows

Abstract: This study analyzes how migrants affect their host country's foreign policy toward their home country by measuring their influence on bilateral emergency aid. I develop the argument that besides political lobbying and the targeting o [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2019.29
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Wealth, Slaveownership, and Fighting for the Confederacy: An Empirical Study of the American Civil War
Wealth, Slaveownership, and Fighting for the Confederacy: An Empirical Study of the American Civil War

Abstract: How did personal wealth and slaveownership affect the likelihood Southerners fought for the Confederate Army in the American Civil War? On the one hand, wealthy Southerners had incentives to free-ride on poorer Southerners and avoid [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055419000170
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Double Whammy: Why the Underrepresentation of Women among Workplace and Political Decision Makers Matters in Pandemic Times
Double Whammy: Why the Underrepresentation of Women among Workplace and Political Decision Makers Matters in Pandemic Times

Abstract: In this article, we explore whether women's underrepresentation among political and workplace decision makers may subject female citizens and employees to COVID-19-related decisions that are at odds with their preferences. We find th [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X20000628
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Offsetting Uncertainty: Reassurance with Two‐Sided Incomplete Information
Offsetting Uncertainty: Reassurance with Two‐Sided Incomplete Information

Abstract: Conventional models of bargaining and reassurance under incomplete information assume that actors' behavioral signals are objectively cooperative or noncooperative. Even if actors are uncertain of each other's preferences, they know [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12464
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When Does Diffusing Protest Lead to Local Organization Building? Evidence from a Comparative Subnational Study of Russia’s “For Fair Elections” Movement
When Does Diffusing Protest Lead to Local Organization Building? Evidence from a Comparative Subnational Study of Russia’s “For Fair Elections” Movement

Abstract: Under what conditions do nation-wide mass protests in authoritarian regimes produce new local activist organizations? Based on sixty-five interviews and over 1,000 media reports, internal documents, and social media posts, I compare [...]

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1537592720002443
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