Only 11% of Americans express high confidence in political parties. So why do we need them at all? Learn more here: protectdemocracy.org/work/why-do-we…

A good reminder that few Americans are ideologically consistent liberals or conservatives. Thus, maybe the observers should rethink thier tendency to blame voters for polarization among legislators. Source: pewresearch.org/politics/2014/…

Many interesting data points in this NYC survey from John Ketcham -- manhattan.institute/article/pollin…. Here is the key part on primary reform.

Good explainer by @victor_y_wu on a forthcoming paper called “Disaffected partisans who want a third party are just as polarized” blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2024…

Happy to see this out Oxford Politics! sean müller and myself fielded a survey, asking Swiss political scientists which institutions and aspects of Swiss politics they believe are in need of reform. And how potential solutions could look like

Thanks for the endorsement, SVPW / ASSP!

Really worth reading if you’re in the teaching business. Big thanks to Colin Brown.

educate.apsanet.org/political-scie…

Finally had chance to read this and should read underlying book on 1865-1915.

nytimes.com/2024/04/11/opi…

For now, yes, the Populists gave reformers a chance “to rethink democracy.” But they took wrong path. Fate of U’Ren’s effort on list PR is example, among others more famous.

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Electoral Systems and Geographic Representation | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core cambridge.org/core/journals/…