Finding ways to understand the nature of social change and social order-from political
movements to market meltdowns-is one of the enduring problems of social science. A …

There has been much debate in political science about the importance of position effects on
ballots. This paper reviews and evaluates the available research on the topic. It concludes …

In this classic work of sociology, Doug McAdam presents a political-process model that
explains the rise and decline of the black protest movement in the United States. Moving …

From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique
moments in US political history—but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. To make …

National survey data demonstrate that support of the federal government decreased
substantially between 1964 and 1970. Policy preference, a lack of perceived difference …

Today we are politically polarized as never before. The presidential elections of 2000 and
2004 will be remembered as two of the most contentious political events in American history …

Throughout our history, white Americans have singled out Afro-Americans for particularly
racist treatment. Of all the many immigrant nationalities that have come to these shores since …

Both implicit democratic norms and the reconstructions provided by theorists of rational
choice suggest that issue voters are more sophisticated–educated, informed, and active in …

Notable advances resulting from new research findings, measurement approaches,
widespread uses of the Internet, and increasingly sophisticated approaches to sampling and …

Since the 1960s the number of highly educated professionals in America has grown
dramatically. During this time scholars and journalists have described the group as …