The literature on political socialization highlights the importance of parents and friends, but it is rare to find studies analyzing these socializing agents in the same model. In contrast, friends are often limited to one or a few friends that may not account for the actual effect of friends....

The literature on political socialization highlights the importance of parents and friends, but it is rare to find studies analyzing these socializing agents in the same model. In contrast, friends are often limited to one or a few friends that may not account for the actual effect of friends....

An intriguing question regarding the relationship between international financial institutions (IFIs) and their Latin American borrowers concerns how and why regime type influences the degree to which the parties are prepared to sign loan agreements. Some scholars highlight a 'democratic...

People seek positions of influence for material objectives, but it has been argued that people also seek power for its own sake. We propose a novel elicitation strategy that allows us to measure intrinsic preferences for power, where power is defined as influence over the outcomes of others,...

In this paper we examine the legacies on civil society of routine repressive activities carried out by authoritarian regimes, such as the targeting of opposition organizations. We focus on participation in voluntary associations in post-authoritarian Spain. We hypothesize that while repression...

What is the effect of wars abroad on the attitudes of people living in countries that are not directly involved? Using the tenth wave of the European Social Survey, this paper explores how the Russian invasion has affected the political and social attitudes of people across eight European...