The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump invoked a time for reflection about the state of
American politics and its deep ideological, cultural, racial, regional, and economic divisions …

One of the most important developments affecting electoral competition in the United States
has been the increasingly partisan behavior of the American electorate. Yet more voters …

Although there is a broad consensus among political scientists that polarization is
detrimental to democracy, very few empirically investigate the links between political …

Purpose Negativity towards a brand is typically conceived as a significant problem for brand
managers. This paper aims to show that negativity towards a brand can represent an …

The increased polarization in the United States among the political branches and citizenry
affects the selection, work, perception, and relative power of state and federal judges …

Social media platforms have become more polarizing with the emergence of polarizing
influencers. This research investigates how polarizing influencers can improve the …

We explore the impact of migrant inventors on patent quality in Europe and the United States
between 1990 and 2010. Drawing on a large sample of patent applications filed at the …

Do policymakers heed the voices of the American public or only the lobbyists in
Washington? Why do they take action on health reform, but not gun control? Why does …

Personalisation is the most relevant political phenomenon of our time. After the decline of
structural and ideological foundations of Western democracies, a radical shift from collective …

Using a data set capturing the ideological positioning of nearly half a million US judges and
lawyers, we present evidence showing how ideology affects the selection of judges across …