Popular accounts of “lifestyle politics” and “culture wars” suggest that political and
ideological divisions extend also to leisure activities, consumption, aesthetic taste, and …

Why are politicians more likely to advance the interests of those of their race? I present a
field experiment demonstrating that black politicians are more intrinsically motivated to …

This article focuses on the link between the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) people in national legislatures and the existence of equality laws …

What are the effects of judicial action and policy implementation on attitude change? The
previous literature indicates that attitudes may change, but there is some debate about its …

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 …

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

Intended for use in courses on law and society, as well as courses in women's and gender
studies, women and politics, and women and the law, this book explores different questions …

Researchers continue to disagree over how minority rights fare in direct democracy
elections. The authors enter this debate by reviewing previous research and outlining more …

American public opinion tends to be sticky. Although the news cycle might temporarily affect
the public's mood on contentious issues like abortion, the death penalty, or gun control …

This article uses Twitter data and machine-learning methods to analyze the causal impact of
the Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage at the federal level in the United …