Comparative political scientists have sought to remedy their subdiscipline's structuralist
tendencies by paying greater analytical attention to transformative political events. Yet, our …

The literature on electoral violence has focused on its causes as well as its scope, ignoring
the implications for citizens trying to practice their political citizenship. Informed citizens are a …

This book tells the story of how the news media can help the inattentive members of the
public become better educated and knowledgeable 'economic citizens'. The authors argue …

The policy of free movement—one of the core principles of the European Union—has
become increasingly politicized. This makes it more important to understand how attitudes …

It has recently been claimed that the economy does not exert strong influence on
evaluations of incumbent governments in a globalized environment owing to the complex …

Governments are often punished for negative events such as economic downturns and
financial shocks. However, governments can address such shocks with salient policy …

This thesis concerns how the Eurozone crisis has contributed to the deepening of the
European Public Sphere. It stems from the well-known argument that the European …

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I would also like to thank the other members of my thesis committee: Barry Burden and Sijia
Yang. Barry's insightful comments helped me dig deeper into different relevant domains, and …

This book empirically tests, compares, and explains the effects of British and American
legacy conservative press and far-right websites, on accordant political views and …