Recently, we have witnessed the politicizing effects of police killings in the United States.
This project asks how such killings might (de) mobilize voters at the local level. We draw on …

The twenty‐first century has been one of democratic backsliding. This has stimulated wide‐
ranging scholarship on the causes of democratic erosion. Yet an overarching framework that …

In this article, we offer a framework for understanding the role that racial group
consciousness (RGC) plays in influencing Black Americans' engagement in costly political …

This study examines the effect of violent and nonviolent tactics in gaining support for social
movements using information on protests by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The …

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) was born out of the 1996 Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act in the backdrop of highly racialised …

The relationship between the public and local government is crucial for the success of
government in carrying out its duties. Despite this, the public is not always willing to engage …

Public trust and civic predisposition are cornerstones of well-functioning democratic
societies, and burdensome citizen-state encounters may undermine positive views of …

Previous scholarship has shown that experience with public policies can affect citizens'
willingness to participate in politics. However, few studies have examined whether the effect …

Policy feedback scholars argue that experiences with government shape political
participation. Administrative burden scholars posit that burdensome bureaucratic encounters …

Losing the right to vote is one of many collateral consequences of a criminal conviction in
the United States. US disenfranchisement laws exclude millions of citizens from participating …