Did an access-to-information system in #Mexico work? Did it become more responsive to public requests for information over time, or did portions of the public become more "expert" in their requests, which in turn ensured responses from the system?

@pward89.bsky.social and I were delighted to win the Best Article Award from APSA’s Democracy and Autocracy section for our @worldpolitics.bsky.social article “Elite Management Before Autocratic Leader Succession: Evidence from North Korea.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

3 of 6 authors of the July @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, "Why is it so Hard to Counteract Wealth Inequality" spoke with The Storied Teller about #inheritance #taxation & #wealth #inequality. @madselk.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social @mhaslberger.bsky.social wpj.princeton.edu/storied-tell...

Drawing on his July 2025 @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, @ascharpf.bsky.social spoke to The Storied Teller about Henry Kissinger's #International Seminar at #Harvard and #SoftPower campaigns. #HenryKissinger #StudyAbroad #GlobalEducation #ArchivalResearch wpj.princeton.edu/storied-tell...

Figure 3 from "Why is it so Hard to Counteract Wealth Inequality" illustrates how people with low #wealth are much less likely to have an opinion about #inheritance #taxation than people with high wealth @madselk.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social @aslicansunar.bsky.social @mhaslberger.bsky.social

Congratulations to Kurt Weyland for an honorable mention from @apsa.bsky.social section on Qualitative & Multi-Methods Research for his July 2024 @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, "Concept Misinformation." #coup #fascism #democracy Read the article doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

@worldpolitics.bsky.social is pleased to put out The Storied Teller again, this one based on an April article from Margarita Gelepithis & Marco Giani. WP spoke with the authors about the #discrimination paradox they find in #education. @mgiani.bsky.social wpj.princeton.edu/storied-tell...

This figure from @axelcronert.bsky.social and Joakim Palme's July @worldpolitics.bsky.social article shows how the number of country-pairs covered by #SocialSecurity agreements has grown in each world region between 1945 and 2015. doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

Since the 1950s, educational exchanges and "study abroad" programs, such as @princetonpiirs.bsky.social Global Seminars, have flourished. The United States alone hosts over one million international foreign students annually, as Figure 1 from @ascharpf.bsky.social's July WP article shows.

Did you know that World Politics uses a triple-blind review process? For WP, that means editors are blind to authors until a final decision is issued. You can read more about the benefits of triple-blind peer review in this article from Stephanie Brodie and colleagues. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

The July issue of @worldpolitics.bsky.social is out! Learn about #DemocraticSocialist #PoliticalParty strategies, participatory institutions, #WealthInequality, #migrants and #socialsecurity coordination, and #Kissinger and #SoftPower. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55120 #Inequality #Capitalism

How do US ambassadors affect trade at home? Politician ambassadors, as Minju Kim and Shu Fu, call them "are particularly equipped ... to promote exports from their home states to host countries." Find out how in Kim & Shu's April article muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... #trade #tariffs #UnitedStates

April issue authors Minh D. Trinh and Mai T. Truong write that "When faced with unfolding #protests, #autocrats frequently respond with #anti-protest #propaganda loaded with negative narratives about protesters" to affect public support for protests. How does this work? muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

How does foreign #military training shape civil-military relations? April @worldpolitics.bsky.social authors @ascharpf.bsky.social and Jesse Dillon Savage analyze original #data on military training from the US School of the Americas to address this question. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Using unique data from #Sweden (1921-1960), April @worldpolitics.bsky.social authors Carles Boix, Zsuzsanna Magyar, & @jordimunoz.bsky.social show how changing gender norms helped to increase female voter turnout, especially among unmarried women. #VotingRights #women muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

World Politics mourns the loss of another great mind and contributor to our pages, Joseph S. Nye. Take a look back at his 1974 piece in @worldpolitics.bsky.social coauthored with Bob Keohane. #InternationalOrganizations #SoftPower www.jstor.org/stable/2009925 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Does #education reduce discriminatory attitudes? Does it increase awareness of #discrimination among disadvantaged groups? April @worldpolitics.bsky.social authors Margarita Gelepithis and Marco Giani present evidence from #Europe that it does both. @mgiani.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

The April issue of @worldpolitics.bsky.social is live! Contributors include Margarita Gelepithis, @mgiani.bsky.social, Carles Boix, @jordimunoz.bsky.social, @ascharpf.bsky.social, Jesse Dillon Savage, Minh D. Trinh, Mai T. Truong, Minju Kim, & Shu Fu. muse.jhu.edu/issue/54659 #authoritarian #gender

In a piece today about how the few freedoms North Koreans had have vanished, @washingtonpost.com quotes @pward89.bsky.social. Ward & @edwardgoldring.bsky.social wrote about North Korea in their July 2024 WP article & spoke to The Storied Teller about that article. wpj.princeton.edu/storied-tell...

In his @worldpolitics.bsky.social anniversary article, "Mutually Assured Disruption," Thomas J. Christensen discusses #globalization, #NationalSecurity, and the dangers of the #US decoupling economically from #China. #ProductionChains #tariffs muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Know an undergrad at Princeton? Encourage them to check out the info session on April 14 at 4:30pm for the PIIRS undergraduate fellows program---a program led by World Politics' editorial committee member, Rory Truex. @rorytruex.bsky.social @princetonpiirs.bsky.social @worldpolitics.bsky.social

On April 1, WP's editorial chair @grigopop.bsky.social and WP's executive editor Emily Babson met with PIIRS' global scholars to discuss the ins and outs of academic journal article publishing @worldpolitics.bsky.social @princetonpiirs.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

To kick off Earth Month, have a read of a January @worldpolitics.bsky.social article from @profmichaelross.bsky.social, "The New Political Economy of Climate Change" muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... #ClimatePolitics #EarthMonth #ClimateChange

The editors of @worldpolitics.bsky.social are pleased to relaunch our anniversary issue as a supplement to our 2025 issues. Have a read of the introduction from our chair @grigopop.bsky.social who masterfully summarizes the articles that make up this very special issue. muse.jhu.edu/issue/54458

As part of PIIRS Global Existential Challenges lecture series, @worldpolitics.bsky.social editorial chair @grigopop.bsky.social and WP editor Mark Beissinger discussed "The Trump Administration and Global Politics. Read a synopsis: www.linkedin.com/posts/prince...

Have another read of the January issue of @worldpolitics.bsky.social before the April issue launches. #gametheory #privatization #democracy #postcommunism #IMF #climatechange muse.jhu.edu/issue/54152

In a 1972 @worldpolitics.bsky.social review article the Sprouts review J. H. Clayton's "The Economic Impact of the Cold War." Clayton ruminates how the rich keep getting richer, but "...the poor have received only 'crumbs from the table of Mars...'" #TheMoreThingsChange www.jstor.org/stable/2009740

Listen to the Audio Abstract for the lead article in the January @worldpolitics.bsky.social issue, "Designing Political Order," on SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/PpeWFDoPxQFM... or on WP's "Current Issue" page wpj.princeton.edu/issues/curre... Then read the article here, muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Have a listen to the audio Abstract of "Why States Do and Do Not Privatize," by Isabel Perera and Trevor Brown. #privatization #government #coalitions #laborunions @isabelmperera.bsky.social on.soundcloud.com/mt5bYXrFUpWD...

Is monopolistic domestic politics inherently more efficient than the competitive international system? Jan issue authors @scottfabramson.bsky.social @emielawad.bsky.social and @brentonkenkel.bsky.social develop a formal model of anarchic competition that shows it is not. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

How do manager-worker coalitions act as the most powerful antidote to privatization? January @worldpolitics.bsky.social authors Isabel Perera and Trevor Brown answer this and more in The Storied Teller. @isabelmperera.bsky.social @cornelluniversity.bsky.social wpj.princeton.edu/storied-tell...

Take a look back at a 1967 review article from former @worldpolitics.bsky.social editor, Henry Bienen, in which Bienen reviews two books, one of which was authored by scholar Martin Kilson. #BlackHistory www.jstor.org/stable/2009731

Can labor and management coalitions affect the privatization of public services? @isabelmperera.bsky.social & Trevor Brown argue that they do through the study of passenger rail in their January @worldpolitics.bsky.social article. #privatization #government muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Is executive leadership key to understanding party-system stability & democratic accountability? Using a unique data set to illustrate their point, Florian Grotz and Till Weber argue that it is in their January @worldpolitics.bsky.social article. #politics #democracy muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Have a listen to the Abstract for the January @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, "Prime Ministers and Party System Stability in Postcommunist Democracies" by Florian Grotz and Till Weber. on.soundcloud.com/fKy8Tj1o8pie...

How do leaders in countries that borrow funds from the IMF respond to backlash from their citizens about this support? Authors @rickyclark.bsky.social and @anna-meyerrose.bsky.social answer this question in their January @worldpolitics.bsky.social article muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Longtime Duke prof Edward A. Tiryakian passed away on February 1 at 95 years old. Take a look back at Tiryakian's 1962 @worldpolitics.bsky.social review article in which he features two books by African and African American politicians & scholar-diplomats. #BlackHistory www.jstor.org/stable/2009317

In their January @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, @rickyclark.bsky.social and @anna-meyerrose.bsky.social discuss IMF conditionality. Have a listen to their Abstract on.soundcloud.com/j5HQU8PzFeJj...

While @worldpolitics.bsky.social publishes only multi-book review articles now, take a look back at a 1958 review article from Martin L. Kilson, Jr., in which he reviews a single book. www.jstor.org/stable/2009501 #BlackHistory

Can a cap-and-trade system work in the US? What does a Trump administration really mean for climate politics? @profmichaelross.bsky.social answers these questions and more in @worldpolitics.bsky.social The Storied Teller. wpj.princeton.edu/storied-tell...

Take a look back at a 1970 @worldpolitics.bsky.social article in which Cyril E. Black takes stock of the reciprocity between federal agencies & IR research. The "security and welfare of the people of the United States depend" on this reciprocal relationship, he writes. www.jstor.org/stable/2009651

Starting with the final article in the January issue of @worldpolitics.bsky.social, have a read of Michael L. Ross' book review article, "The New Political Economy of Climate Change." @profmichaelross.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

We at @worldpolitics.bsky.social mourn the loss of brilliant scholar and editorial board member, Mala Htun. Read about her career and commitment to her students and university here www.abqjournal.com/news/article...

The January @worldpolitics.bsky.social is live! It includes articles by @brentonkenkel.bsky.social, @emielawad.bsky.social & Scott F Abramson; @isabelmperera.bsky.social & Trevor Brown; Florian Grotz & Till Weber; @rickyclark.bsky.social & Anna Meyerrose; & Michael L. Ross. muse.jhu.edu/issue/54152

The January 2025 issue of @worldpolitics.bsky.social is coming soon! Michael L. Ross of UCLA contributes a book review article to that issue. Before his 2025 article launches, check out Ross's 1999 book review article in WP. #ResourceCurse #oil #cobalt www.jstor.org/stable/25054...

Following what's happening with the Romanian election? @worldpolitics.bsky.social editorial chair @grigopop.bsky.social breaks it down in his @goodauth.bsky.social piece. goodauthority.org/news/calin-g...