Comparative Politics

Our April 2026 issue (Vol.58, No.3) is now available: ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

Pub. consultation should make constitutions more democratic, but what if elites interpret input to confirm their choices? Using interviews in Chile and Cuba, Martin introduces “will-confirmation”—how participation becomes elite legitimation rather than a check on interpretation.

New article on Fast Track by Matthew Martin, “From Citizen Input to Elite Legitimation: The Logic of Will-Confirmation in Constitution-Making,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

Open Access research article in our April 2026 issue: Adam Almqvist, “GONGOs, Zombies, and Astroturfers: Rethinking Hybrid Institutions in Autocracies through the Case of Jordanian Youth Governance,” ingentaconnect.com/contentone/cun…

Why do some hard-fought social movement policy wins endure while others fade? Evidence from 17 mining conflicts in Ecuador and Peru shows that durability hinges on mobilization after policy adoption, esp by pushing inside the state and securing decisions at the highest levels.

New article on Fast Track by Eduardo Silva and Zaraí Toledo Orozco, “Beyond Implementation: Policy Durability and Social Movements in Extractive Conflicts,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

When do corrupt incumbents agree to indep. international anti-corruption commissions? This article finds that gov't insiders and civil society orgs can work together and leverage their agenda-setting power & expertise to ensure the autonomy of hybrid anti-corruption initiatives.

New article on Fast Track by @rachel_schwartz “International Anti-Corruption Commissions: Explaining Institutional Design and Autonomy,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

Why would cash-transfer beneficiaries reduce support for these programs when poverty grows? Drawing on evidence from Argentina, this Ayelén Vanegas shows that when recipients perceive transfers as ineffective, they shift toward supporting longer-term social investment policies.

New article on Fast Track by @Aye_Vanegas “Dynamic Preferences for Redistribution: Understanding Welfare Support in Argentina,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

Our January 2026 issue (Vol.58, No.2) is now available: ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

This article examines long-term effects of authoritarian violence on outgroup intolerance in Indonesia. Findings highlight historical legacies of state-led ethnic violence under dictatorship as a source of political intolerance in present-day democratic societies.

New article on Fast Track by @SKimLeffingwell @Yujeong1107 “The Political Legacy of Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

When do industrial workers protest in an autocracy? This article argues that emotional contagion explains a short-term spike in labor mobilization against the regime.

New article on Fast Track by Olena Nikolayenko, “Emotional Contagion and Labor Mobilization in an Autocracy,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

New article on Fast Track by Benedikt Bender, Katharina Bluhm, Stanislav Klimovich, Sabine Kropp, Ulla Pape, and Claudius Wagemann, “Why Are State-Business Relations Formalized in Russia’s Authoritarian Regime? A Set-Theoretic Analysis,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

Why do autocracies create hybrid institutions like Govt-Organized NGOs (GONGOs), zombie election observers, & astroturfing soc movements? Examining Jordan’s youth GONGOs, Almqvist shows how clashes bw entrenched bureaucracies & changing regime objectives produce these workarounds

New article on Fast Track by Adam Almqvist, “GONGOs, Zombies, and Astroturfers: Rethinking Hybrid Institutions in Autocracies through the Case of Jordanian Youth Governance,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…

Can repression help an autocrat consolidate power non-violently? In Turkey, cracking down on Kurdish mayors strengthened the state's control over Kurdish communities by increasing its capacity to extract taxes and information, enabling more successful cooptation of the youth.

New article on Fast Track by @emreceyhun1 “Restive Regions: Sequential Complementarity of Repression and Cooptation in Authoritarian Survival,” ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny/c…