Political science generally treats identities such as ethnicity, religion, and sexuality as
“unmoved movers” in the chain of causality. I hypothesize that the growing salience of …

Public division is not new; in fact, it is the lifeblood of politics, and political representatives
have constructed divisions throughout history to mobilize constituencies. Since the turn of …

Minority groups have long been underrepresented in politics. Support for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and the incidence of LGBT candidates have …

This edition of Women and Elective Office offers the latest research on women as candidates
and officeholders. It provides a comprehensive look at at the history and status of women in …

Gender, race, and class strongly predict social attitudes and are at the core of social
scientific theory and empirical analysis. Sexuality (ie, sexual orientation), however, is not as …

The 2016 election has triggered new interest in and speculation about longstanding
questions about the roles of race, gender, and sexuality in American politics. We argue that …

ABSTRACT In Democracy for Realists, Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels argue
provocatively that the public falls far short of ideals of democratic citizenship, and they turn to …

Previous analyses have shown the existence of a sexuality gap in voting behaviour between
those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), and those who identify as …

Although researchers have broadly addressed how race, party identification, political
ideology, and binary gender categories influence climate change opinions, little attention …

Why Aren't They There? is a comprehensive study of political representation in a cross-
national format, making a cross-country comparison of the representation of women, ethnic …