Municipal governments play a vital role in American democracy, as well as in governments
around the world. Despite this, little is known about the degree to which cities are responsive …

Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political
socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public …

Does it matter for municipal policy which party controls the mayorship in municipal
government? The bulk of the existing evidence says no. But there are a variety of theoretical …

Most US state supreme court justices face elections or reappointment by elected officials,
and research suggests that judicial campaigns have come to resemble those for other …

Some fundamental questions of jurisprudence have been with us from time immemorial.
What are the qualities of a good judge? What are the relevant normative guideposts that …

In Electing Judges, leading judicial politics scholar James L. Gibson responds tothe growing
chorus of critics who fear that the politics of running for office undermine judicial …

For decades, scholars have been interested in the effect of party identification on vote
choice. Indeed, candidate party affiliation is seen as the most meaningful cue to voters in …

Judges face retention elections in over a third of US state courts of last resort and numerous
lower courts. According to conventional wisdom, these elections engender judicial …

It is well known that the public often relies on cues or heuristics when forming opinions. At
the same time, leading theories of opinion formation about the Supreme Court see such …

A patchwork of policies exists across the United States. While citizens' policy preferences in
domains such as the criminal legal system, gun regulations/rights, immigration, and welfare …