In this review, we focus on political inequality in rich democracies. In the two main sections,
we look at participation and representation, respectively. The former discusses whether …

When and how do governments deliver public goods and services in response to citizen
preferences? We review the current literature on government responsiveness, with a focus …

When and why do governments promote women's rights? Through comparative analysis of
state action in seventy countries from 1975 to 2005, this book shows how different women's …

Rwanda and Bosnia both experienced mass violence in the early 1990s. Less than ten
years later, Rwandans surprisingly elected the world's highest level of women to parliament …

The behavior of women and men varies greatly depending on situations, cultures, and
historical periods. This flexibility emerges as men and women tailor their division of labor to …

Bundestagswahlen, Landtagswahlen, Kommunalwahlen, Europawahlen–seit Jahren sinkt
die Wahlbeteiligung in Deutschland. Doch was steht hinter diesem Trend und was bedeutet …

A considerable body of work in political science is built upon the assumption that politicians
are more purposive, strategic decision makers than the citizens who elect them. At the same …

The political empowerment of women is a societal process crucial to development and
progress. The V-Dem women's political empowerment index (WPEI) provides information …

Comparative studies of corruption focus on the selection and incentives of policymakers.
With few exceptions, actors who are in charge of implementing policies have been …

This article analyses barriers to women's political representation in Indonesia and the ways
that women candidates overcome them. Surveying the literature and drawing on three data …