Journal of Theoretical Politics

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Theoretical Politics is 0. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Three facets of causal inference: Identification, explanation, and generalization17
Explanation, formal models, and rational choice6
The political economy of noncompliance in customs unions6
Quantifying theory in politics: Identification, interpretation, and the role of structural methods4
Informative campaigns, overpromising, and policy bargaining4
Contemporary social federalism: Sorting, natural polarization, and policy devolvement4
Collective agency and positive political theory3
Bayesian explanations for persuasion3
A new formal model analysis of deterrent to brinkmanship and the causes of the armament dilemma3
A comment on Powell and formal models of power sharing3
An information-based explanation for partisan media sorting3
Ideological sorting3
Polarization and cultural divergence2
On status quo bias and the existence of Condorcet cycles in binary voting situations2
Multidimensional policies, asymmetric public perception and stability in autocracies2
Explanatory pluralism in political science1
A theory of presidential centralization with politicization1
Indirect executive accountability of prime ministers1
Law enforcement and political misinformation1
Minority will? A model of influential dissenting opinions1
Models of inter-election change in partisan vote share1
Delegation, capture and endogenous information structures1
Explaining patterns in the onset of interstate war1
Justice, inclusion, and incentives1
The accountability dilemma in mass purges1
Distributive politics and asymmetric participation1
Mowing the grass1
Strategic avoidance and rulemaking procedures1
Beyond a universal principle of justice: Normative implications of preference measurement assumptions0
Flip-flopping and valence in two-candidate competition0
The revelation incentive for issue engagement in campaigns0
Generalized medians and electoral competition with valence0
Tell me the truth? Dictatorship and the commitment to media freedom0
The evolution of consensus through coordinated action0
Talking to the enemy: Explaining the emergence of peace talks in interstate war0
Zone defense: Why liberal cities build too few homes0
A formal model of party competition with salience0
Decentralized legislative oversight of bureaucratic policy making0
Political correctness and elite prestige0
Spies in a barrel: When to reel in espionage0
Access to justice in revenue-seeking legal institutions0
Identity and the limits of fair assessment0
Electoral inequity0
Why do opposition parties boycott elections?0
Fair representation in primaries: Heterogeneity and the New Hampshire effect0
The Blackstone ratio, modified0
Domestic inequality, heterogeneous redistribution, and the globalization backlash0
Indirect rule and mass threat: Two paths to direct rule0
Decentralised information transmission in the shadow of conflict0
Simultaneous elections0
(Not) Addressing issues in electoral campaigns0
Slacktivism0
A visa for a revolution? A theory of anti-authoritarian immigration policy0
Misaligned interests and the credibility of alleged support0
Power sharing with weak institutions0
Formal models in normative political theory0
Minimal voting paradoxes0
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