This article reviews recent survey-based research on citizens' trust in government, focusing
particularly on the United States. It addresses the long-term decline in trust and potential …

Whether education affects political participation is a long-standing and central question in
political philosophy and political science. In this review, we provide an overview of the three …

Congress is crippled by ideological conflict. The political parties are more polarized today
than at any time since the Civil War. Americans disagree, fiercely, about just about …

The current debate over the extent of polarization in the American mass public focuses on
the extent to which partisans' policy preferences have moved. Whereas “maximalists” claim …

There is little doubt that increasing polarization over the last decade has transformed the
American political landscape. In The Other Divide, Yanna Krupnikov and John Barry Ryan …

Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses
on'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state …

It has long been assumed that the historical legacy of Soviet Communism would have an
important effect on post-communist states. However, prior research has focused primarily on …

Does political violence leave a lasting legacy on identities, attitudes, and behaviors? We
argue that violence shapes the identities of victims and that families transmit these effects …

Previous studies have revealed medical, democratic, and political factors altering responses
to unexpected infectious diseases. However, few studies have attempted to explore the …

Looking at political participation behavior of young adults in contemporary Europe, this
paper provides the reader with a map of different terminologies and logics that are used to …