The problem we have in mid-September 2020 is that no-one knows what the end game is
with COVID-19. What is the magic formula that will allow a return the 'old normal,'one without …

We address fundamental questions about the ability of interest groups to shape public policy
by examining the influence of amicus curiae briefs on US Supreme Court majority opinion …

Most accounts of international negotiations suggest that global agreements are individually
crafted and distinct, while some emerging scholarship suggests a heavy reliance on models …

Twelve governments recently signed the much-anticipated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
sparking heated debate about its merits. As a primary motivation for this first “mega-regional” …

When the US Supreme Court announces a decision, reporters simplify and dramatize the
complex legal issues by highlighting dissenting opinions and thus emphasizing conflict …

How do governments visually communicate policies, and what does this reveal about actors'
political objectives? Governments strategically narrate their priorities, yet few studies …

Concerns about unaccountable executive power have featured recurrently in political
debates from the American founding to today. For many, presidents' use of unilateral power …

The use of media sources increases exponentially during a health crisis or disaster.
Similarly, digital health information and misinformation can spread quickly through social …

During the early phase of the Covid-19 crisis, televised speeches and press conferences
were one of the preferred means of government communication. They emphasized the …

We combine a probabilistic topic model and a dictionary-based sentiment analysis to
construct a time series, which indicates when and how (positive vs. negative) the US …