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Open access Sep 2026

The illusion of oversight: Structural deficits and the crisis of Canadian police governance

Police boards across Canada bear full public accountability for local policing yet are structurally ill-equipped to govern effectively. Drawing on a succession of major public inquiries – including the Morden Report (2012), the Sinclair investigation of the Thunder Bay Police Services Board (2018), the Rouleau Commissi...

Cal Corley · 0 citations
Review Sep 2026

Delegating Away Democracy? Martial Law Support in South Korea

Why do citizens sometimes accept undemocratic actions by political leaders? Building on growing debates about citizens’ democratic attitudes, we examine whether support for executive power grabs is associated not only with citizens’ partisan alignment but also with their perceptions of government performance and animos...

B. Park, Yuko Sato · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

Think Globally, Act Locally: The Determinants of Local Policy Makers’ Support for Climate Policy

Although much progress to combat climate change has occurred subnationally, little research examines the policy preferences of local policy makers themselves. To address this gap, we conduct a conjoint experiment on over five hundred elected local policy makers across the United States, including mayors, county executi...

Sabrina B. Arias, J. Schwartz · 0 citations
Review Sep 2026

Shifting sands? The impact of conflict displacement on voting

Does exposure to conflict displacement amplify support for far-right parties? This study investigates the political consequences of conflict-induced displacement in northern Israel by exploiting a natural experiment arising from government-ordered evacuations during military conflicts. Using a pre-registered survey and...

Gal Bitton · 0 citations
Review Aug 2026

From political narrative to enforcement practice: Ineffectiveness, discretion and the punitive logic of expulsions in Spain

In recent years, the European Union has framed return policy around “effectiveness,” primarily measured through return rates and removal figures, while progressively narrowing procedural and substantive safeguards. Despite extensive evidence of the fundamental rights harms associated with return practices, policy evalu...

Olga Jubany, A. Rué, Sevda Tunaboylu · 1 citation
Aug 2026

Disparity in Police Disciplinary Outcomes: The Mediating Effect of Complaint Disposition for Organizational Outgroups

In response to demands for greater police accountability, many departments have adopted policies designed to better regulate the use of force and to make it easier to investigate and punish officers accused of wrongdoing. While not widespread, there is some evidence that these changes have increased disciplinary action...

Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Courtney Hahm, S. Nicholson-Crotty · 0 citations

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