Can international law protect abortion rights? Drawing from past work on domestic mechanisms that give international law teeth, we argue that a strong civil society composed of women’s groups and
Jun 2025
International Human Rights Law and Women’s Access to Abortion
Can international law protect abortion rights? Drawing from past work on domestic mechanisms that give international law teeth, we argue that a strong civil society composed of women’s groups and
Jul 2024
Foreign Policy and Public Support for War: New Experimental Evidence
This paper investigates how foreign policy decisions shape US public support for military intervention on behalf of a state that is under attack. In particular, we consider two key questions.
Jun 2024
The geography of Hispanic political behavior in Texas, 2012–2022
We make use of multiple data sources to examine whether there has been geographical polarization in the political behavior of Texas Hispanics from 2012 to 2022. It is widely known
Jan 2024
Bayesian Spatial Methods and Public Opinion of Geographical Areas
Studying subnational public opinion is often impeded by the limited sample size of survey data. This chapter provides an overview of the issues and methodology involved in estimating public opinion
Jan 2024
Incumbent Responses to Armed Groups in Nigeria and Kenya
Under what conditions do incumbents support, tolerate, or try to rein in armed groups within their borders? The paper argues that incumbents strategize toward armed groups in ways that help
Jul 2023
Does Police Militarization Increase Repression?
Does police militarization influence government use of repression? While comparative work examines police militarization, violence, human rights abuses, and torture, it does not integrate militarized police within existing theories of
Apr 2022
Torture works (sometimes). That rather non-committal declaration might risk me being labelled pro-torture by some. At least, that’s the feeling I get from my past experiences. For example, early in
Dec 2020
From Litigation to Rights: The Case of the European Court of Human Rights
Do regional human rights courts influence respect for rights? Beyond providing remedy for individual human rights abuse, case outcomes help frame potential social mobilization by setting standards and raising the
