British Journal of Political Science

Papers
(The median citation count of British Journal of Political Science is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
JPS volume 52 issue 1 Cover and Back matter116
More Turnover, Less Turnout? Domestic Migration and Political Participation Across Communities73
International Border Restrictions During COVID-19 as Global Health Security Theatre57
In the Shadows of Great Men: Retired Leaders and Informal Power Constraints in Autocracies50
The Gendered Cost of Politics37
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization36
Selecting the ‘Best’? Competing Dimensions of Politician Quality in the Developing World33
Nostalgia in European Party Politics: A Text-Based Measurement Approach31
Understanding Ambivalent Sexism and its Relationship with Electoral Choice in Britain30
JPS volume 53 issue 2 Cover and Back matter29
JPS volume 52 issue 2 Cover and Front matter25
Children as Public Goods: At What Cost?25
Public Demand for Extraterritorial Environmental and Social Public Goods Provision24
Connections as Liabilities: The Cost of the Politics–Business Revolving Door in China24
How Does International Intervention Work to Secure Peace Settlements After Civil Conflicts?24
From Chatter to Action: How Social Networks Inform and Motivate in Rural Uganda23
Shaping Electoral Outcomes: Intra- and Anti-systemic Violence in Indian Assembly Elections21
The Politics of Intersecting Crises: The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Climate Policy Preferences20
Network Competition and Civilian Targeting during Civil Conflict20
The Gendered Persistence of Authoritarian Indoctrination19
Presidential Elections and European Party Systems (1848–2020)18
Voter Sexism and Electoral Penalties for Women Candidates: Evidence from Four Democracies17
Deliberative Distortions? Homogenization, Polarization, and Domination in Small Group Discussions - ERRATUM16
Using General Messages to Persuade on a Politicized Scientific Issue16
Public Preferences Over Changes to the Composition of Government Tax Revenue16
Party Origins, Party Infrastructural Strength, and Governance Outcomes16
Do Anti-immigration Voters Care More? Documenting the Issue Importance Asymmetry of Immigration Attitudes15
Modern Family? The Gendered Effects of Marriage and Childbearing on Voter Turnout15
The Global Legislators Database: Characteristics of National Legislators in the World’s Democracies15
Phantom Pains: The Effect of Police Killings of Black Americans on Black British Attitudes15
European Institutional Integration and the Educational Divide in Support for the European Union14
Deliberative Distortions? Homogenization, Polarization, and Domination in Small Group Discussions14
Do Voters Pay Attention to Transnational Politics? Party Positions, Transnational Families, and Voter Perceptions14
Measuring Descriptive Representation at Scale: Methods for Predicting the Race and Ethnicity of Public Officials13
The Effect of Electoral Inversions on Democratic Legitimacy: Evidence from the United States13
Capturing the Fourth Estate: Government Influence on US Newspaper Coverage of Foreign Leaders13
Legislative Cooptation in Authoritarian Regimes: Policy Cooperation in the Kuwait National Assembly13
The Causal Effect of Affluence on Voter Turnout: New Evidence from Lottery Winnings13
The Right Accounting of Wrongs: Examining Temporal Changes to Human Rights Monitoring and Reporting13
Granting Immigrants the Right to Vote in National Elections: Empirical Evidence from Swedish Administrative Data12
How Does Shaming Human Rights Violators Abroad Shape Attitudes at Home?12
The Role of Child Perception and Motivation in Political Socialization – ERRATUM12
Stable Views in a Time of Tumult: Assessing Trends in US Public Opinion, 2007–2012
Defending the Status Quo or Seeking Change? Electoral Outcomes, Affective Polarization, and Support for Referendums12
Taxation and Social Intermediaries: Experimental Evidence from Lagos, Nigeria12
Selective Attention: The United Nations Security Council and Armed Conflict12
How Local Context Affects Populist Radical Right Support: A Cross-National Investigation Into Mediated and Moderated Relationships11
When Do Citizens Consider Political Parties Legitimate?11
Anti-homeless Hostile Design as Wrongful Discrimination11
Anchoring Vignettes as a Diagnostic Tool for Cross-National (in)Comparability of Survey Measures: The Case of Voters’ Left-Right Self-Placement11
Strategies of a Rising Power: Chinese Economic Influence in Regional International Organizations11
The Islamist Advantage: The Religious Infrastructure of Electoral Victory11
‘They Accept Bribes; We Accept Bribery’: Conditional Effects of Corrupt Encounters on the Evaluation of Public Institutions11
Not Getting the Message on Climate? Attention as a Key Barrier to Mass-Marketing Experimentally-Validated Messages10
Support for Deliberative mini-Publics among the Losers of Representative Democracy10
Examining Voting Spillover Effects of Text Message Reminders10
The Friday Effect: How Communal Religious Practice Heightens Exclusionary Attitudes10
Intergenerational Social Mobility, Political Socialization and Support for the Left under Post-industrial Realignment10
Encouraged to Cheat? Federal Incentives and Career Concerns at the Sub-national Level as Determinants of Under-Reporting of COVID-19 Mortality in Russia10
Islamic State's Terrorist Attacks Disengage Their Supporters: Robust Evidence from Twitter10
Austerity and Social Spending: Estimating the Long-Run Effects of Fiscal Adjustment9
Harmful Side Effects: How Government Restrictions against Transnational Civil Society Affect Global Health9
Early Money and Strategic Candidate Exit9
Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and ICE Reporting Interest: Evidence from a Large-Scale Study of Web Search Data9
JPS volume 52 issue 2 Cover and Back matter9
The Populist Backlash Against Globalization: A Meta-Analysis of the Causal Evidence9
Party Positioning Under Populist State Leaders9
Do Citizens Stereotype Muslims as an Illiberal Bogeyman? Evidence from a Double-List Experiment9
The Spillover of the US Capitol Insurrection: Reducing Expressed Support for Domestic Far-Right Parties8
Compensation and Tax Fairness: Evidence From Four Countries8
Double-Edged Bullets: The Conditional Effect of Terrorism on Vote for the Incumbent8
Does Party-System Fragmentation Affect the Quality of Democracy?8
Partisan External Borrowing in Middle-Income Countries8
Location, Location, Location: How Electoral Opportunities Shape Women's Emergence as Candidates8
Pre-Modern Institutions and Later Support for Autocrats in Democratic Elections8
Identifying Patterns in the Structural Drivers of Intrastate Conflict8
The Rich Have a Slight Edge: Evidence from Comparative Data on Income-Based Inequality in Policy Congruence8
Toeing the Party Line: The Asymmetric Influence of Feminism on Partisans' Participation7
Digital Interdependence and Power Politics7
House Members on the News: Local Television News Coverage of Incumbents7
Young People Punish Undemocratic Behaviour Less Than Older People7
Catching the ‘Deliberative Wave’? How (Disaffected) Citizens Assess Deliberative Citizen Forums7
Less Human Than Human: Threat, Language, and Relative Dehumanization7
JPS volume 52 issue 4 Cover and Back matter7
Coalition Mood in European Parliamentary Democracies7
Can Official Messaging on Trust in Elections Break Through Partisan Polarization?7
The Populist Radical Right as Memory Entrepreneur? The Prominence, Sentiment, and Interpretations of History in the German Parliament7
JPS volume 52 issue 3 Cover and Back matter7
Who are the 3 Per Cent? The Connections Among Climate Change Contrarians7
The Role of District Magnitude in When Women Represent Women6
Executive Policymaking Coalitions, Veto Activation, and Collective Action Problems6
External Threats, Capacity, and Repression: How the Threat of War Affects Political Development and Physical Integrity Rights6
Does Austerity Cause Polarization?6
Evidence Can Change Partisan Minds but Less So in Hostile Contexts6
Trustworthy Media and Gender Gaps in Political Participation after Civil War: Experimental Evidence from Rural Liberia6
What You See and What You Get: Direct and Indirect Political Dividends of Public Policies6
Believing What Politicians Communicate: Ideological Presentation of Self and Voters’ Perceptions of Politician Ideology6
Window of Opportunity: War and the Origins of Parliament6
Learning From the Enemies of Freedom: Freedom of Expression and Collective Power6
Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia6
Inductive Risk and the Legitimacy of Non-Majoritarian Institutions6
Should Political Discrimination be Unlawful?6
Do Political Elites Have Accurate Perceptions of Social Conditions?5
Television and Economic Voting in US Presidential Elections5
Legislator Dissent Does Not Affect Electoral Outcomes5
Working Mothers and Political Daughters: Intergenerational Dynamics of Women's Political Officeholding5
Untying Hands: De-escalation, Reputation, and Dynamic Audience Costs5
Understanding Voter Fatigue: Election Frequency and Electoral Abstention Approval5
Taxing the 1 per cent: Public Opinion vs Public Policy5
Why Politicians Won't Apologize: Communication Effects in the Aftermath of Sex Scandals5
Conflict Abroad and Political Trust at Home: Evidence from a Natural Experiment5
Conceptual Replication of Four Key Findings about Factual Corrections and Misinformation during the 2020 US Election: Evidence from Panel-Survey Experiments5
Beyond Retraumatization: Trauma-Informed Political Science Research4
Colonial Mapmaking, Ethnic Identity, and Traditional Authority in Africa4
Economic Shocks and the Development of Immigration Attitudes4
Working For Democracy: Poll Officers and the Turnout Gender Gap4
Do Political Leaders Understand Public Opinion Better than Backbenchers?4
How Government Efficiency Shapes Political Trust: Evidence from the Case of Brexit4
When Group Appeals Backfire: Explaining the Asymmetric Effects of Place-Based Appeals4
What Is the Point of Harm Reduction? A Relational Egalitarian Perspective4
Living in Different Worlds: Electoral Authoritarianism and Partisan Gaps in Perceptions of Electoral Integrity4
The Weight on Her Shoulders: Marginalization of Women Legislators in Parliaments and Substantive Representation of Women4
The Perils of Estimating Disengagement Effects of Deadly Terrorist Attacks Utilizing Social Media Data4
Studying Multi-Level Systems with Cross-Level Data: Introducing Three Integrated Datasets4
Electoral Systems and Geographic Representation4
No Longer Conforming to Stereotypes? Gender, Political Style and Parliamentary Debate in the UK4
To Purge or Not to Purge? An Individual-Level Quantitative Analysis of Elite Purges in Dictatorships4
JPS volume 54 issue 3 Cover and Front matter4
Can Raising the Stakes of Election Outcomes Increase Participation? Results from a Large-Scale Field Experiment in Local Elections4
Why Don't Partisans Sanction Electoral Malpractice?4
Disentangling the Relationship Between Prospective Expectations and Policy Preferences in Violent Conflicts3
Insecurity and Support for Female Leadership in Conflict States: Evidence from Afghanistan3
JPS volume 53 issue 4 Cover and Back matter3
Risk and Preferences for Government Healthcare Spending: Evidence from the UK COVID-19 Crisis3
Evaluating the Minority Candidate Penalty with a Regression Discontinuity Approach3
Absence: Electoral Cycles and Teacher Absenteeism in India3
Gendered Expectations: Do Voters Reward Women for Supporting Women’s Interests?3
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments3
The Group-Basis of Political Behaviour among Minoritized Communities: The Case of LGBTQ+ Linked Fate and Sexual and Gender Minorities3
Call Me By Your Name: The Impacts of American Human Rights Violations in Authoritarian States3
Dual Evolutionary Foundations of Political Ideology Predict Divergent Responses to COVID-193
Freeing People; Restricting Capital3
The Segregation Effect: How Residential Isolation Shapes Ethnic Minority Representation in England3
Domination at Work: Resisting the Radical Diagnosis3
Quick. But Impactful? United Nations Quick Impact Projects and Violence against Civilians in Civil War3
Founding Narratives and Men's Political Ambition: Experimental Evidence from US Civics Lessons3
JPS volume 54 issue 3 Cover and Back matter3
Learning the Brexit Lesson? Shifting Support for Direct Democracy in Germany in the Aftermath of the Brexit Referendum3
Winning Votes and Changing Minds: Do Populist Arguments Affect Candidate Evaluations and Issue Preferences?2
The Social Bases of Political Parties: A New Measure and Survey2
How Gap Measures Determine Results: The Case of Proportional Systems and the Gender Mobilization Gap2
Subsistence Emissions and Climate Justice2
Family Matters: How Concerns about the Financial Wellbeing of Young Relatives Shape the Political Preferences of Older Adults2
Deliberation and Human Nature – CORRIGENDUM2
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India2
Irredentism and Institutions2
Lexicographic Preferences in Candidate Choice. How Party Affiliation Dominates Gender and Race2
Nationalism, Status, and Conspiracy Theories: Evidence from Pakistan2
Workplace Networks and Political Selection2
Which Information Do Politicians Pay Attention To? Evidence from a Field Experiment and Interviews2
Value Conflicts Revisited: Muslims, Gender Equality, and Gestures of Respect2
Commodity Shocks and Incumbency Effects2
A Double Standard? Gender Bias in Voters' Perceptions of Political Arguments2
Legislators' Emotional Engagement with Women's Issues: Gendered Patterns of Vocal Pitch in the German Bundestag2
Dynamics of Polarization: Affective Partisanship and Policy Divergence2
“Our Issue Positions are Strong, and Our Opponents’ Valence is Weak”: An Analysis of Parties' Campaign Strategies in Ten Western European Democracies2
Political Activists are Not Driven by Instrumental Motives: Evidence from Two Natural Field Experiments2
Making the Public Work: Geography, Externalities, and Preferences for Mass Transit2
The Geography of Democratic Discontent2
A New Dilemma of Social Democracy? The British Labour Party, the White Working Class and Ethnic Minority Representation2
Does Protest Influence Political Speech? Evidence from UK Climate Protest, 2017–20192
Affirmative Action, Paternalism, and Respect2
Constrained Citizens? Ideological Structure and Conflict Extension in the US Electorate, 1980–20162
How Do Electoral Outcomes Affect Campaign Contributions? The Role of Personal Loyalty and Investment Motives2
Rethinking Citizen Competence: A New Theoretical and Empirical Framework2
Who Deserves European Solidarity? How Recipient Characteristics Shaped Public Support for International Medical and Financial Aid during COVID-192
Deepening, Bridging, and Moving Minds in Stressful Times2
Crowded Out: The Influence of Mental Load Priming on Intentions to Participate in Public Life2
Social Pressure in the International Human Rights Regime: Why States Withdraw Treaty Reservations2
Partisanship and Trust in Personal Doctors: Causes and Consequences1
Choosing Women: Party elites’ preferences in the candidate selection process1
Educating for Democracy? Going to College Increases Political Participation1
Giving to the Extreme? Experimental Evidence on Donor Response to Candidate and District Characteristics1
Fixing the Past: The Effects of Human Rights Trials on Political Attitudes in Argentina1
The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective1
The Demand Side of Democratic Backsliding: How Divergent Understandings of Democracy Shape Political Choice1
Do Minorities Feel Welcome in Politics? A Cross-Cultural Study of the United States and Sweden – ERRATUM1
The Effect of Legislature Size on Public Spending: A Meta-Analysis1
JPS volume 53 issue 1 Cover and Back matter1
Language, Ethnicity, and Separatism: Survey Results from Two Post-Soviet Regions1
The Decline of Factions: The Impact of a Broad Purge on Political Decision Making in China1
JPS volume 54 issue 4 Cover and Back matter1
Policlim : A Dataset of Climate Change Discourse in the Political Manifestos of Forty-Five Countries from 1990 to 20221
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics?1
JPS volume 53 issue 1 Cover and Front matter1
The Enforcement of Political Norms1
Right-Wing Terror, Media Backlash, and Voting Preferences for the Far Right1
Mandate Complexity and United Nations Peacekeeping Contributions1
Unequal and Unsupportive: Exposure to Poor People Weakens Support for Redistribution among the Rich1
Anti-Muslim Bias in Foreign Policy Attitudes: Experimental Evidence from Thirteen European Countries1
Informed or Overwhelmed? Disentangling the Effects of Cognitive Ability and Information on Public Opinion1
Activism and the Electoral Participation of Women1
Personal Economic Shocks and Public Opposition to Unauthorized Immigration1
Mini-Publics, (Lack of) Representativeness, and Legitimacy Beliefs1
Nudges, Regulations and Liberty1
Aspiration Versus Apprehension: Economic Opportunities and Electoral Preferences1
Election Pledges in Multiparty Governments: When do Voters Accept Non-Fulfillment?1
Identifying Ideologues: A Global Dataset on Political Leaders, 1945–20201
Modulation of Democracy: Partisan Communication During and After Election Campaigns1
JPS volume 52 issue 4 Cover and Front matter1
Political Understanding1
Substantive Representation of Women: Empirical Evidence1
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization1
Geography Matters: The Conditional Effect of Electoral Systems on Social Spending – CORRIGENDUM1
Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and American Reputation1
Of ‘Welfare Queens’ and ‘Poor Carinas’: Social Constructions, Deservingness Messaging and the Mental Health of Welfare Clients1
Does the Presence or Absence of Elections Remove Gender Differences in Ambition for Public Service?1
Explaining peace during long and rapid power shifts: A theory of grand bargains1
Gender Vote Gaps Among Ethnic Minority Voters in Britain1
The Electoral Implications of Legislative Candidate Selection Democratization1
Legalization and Compliance: How Judicial Activity Undercuts the Global Trade Regime1
Do More Disaggregated Electoral Results Deter Aggregation Fraud?1
Climate Policy Costs, Regional Politics, and Backlash against International Co-operation1
Gender Stereotyping and the Electoral Success of Women Candidates: New Evidence from Local Elections in the United States1
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