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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
JPS volume 52 issue 1 Cover and Back matter82
International Border Restrictions During COVID-19 as Global Health Security Theatre77
More Turnover, Less Turnout? Domestic Migration and Political Participation Across Communities59
In the Shadows of Great Men: Retired Leaders and Informal Power Constraints in Autocracies53
The Gendered Cost of Politics45
Nostalgia in European Party Politics: A Text-Based Measurement Approach37
Selecting the ‘Best’? Competing Dimensions of Politician Quality in the Developing World30
Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization29
Understanding Ambivalent Sexism and its Relationship with Electoral Choice in Britain29
JPS volume 53 issue 2 Cover and Back matter27
Children as Public Goods: At What Cost?24
Connections as Liabilities: The Cost of the Politics–Business Revolving Door in China24
JPS volume 52 issue 2 Cover and Front matter24
The Politics of Intersecting Crises: The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Climate Policy Preferences23
Network Competition and Civilian Targeting during Civil Conflict21
Shaping Electoral Outcomes: Intra- and Anti-systemic Violence in Indian Assembly Elections20
Public Demand for Extraterritorial Environmental and Social Public Goods Provision19
How Does International Intervention Work to Secure Peace Settlements After Civil Conflicts?19
Presidential Elections and European Party Systems (1848–2020)18
From Chatter to Action: How Social Networks Inform and Motivate in Rural Uganda17
Phantom Pains: The Effect of Police Killings of Black Americans on Black British Attitudes16
Party Origins, Party Infrastructural Strength, and Governance Outcomes16
Deliberative Distortions? Homogenization, Polarization, and Domination in Small Group Discussions - ERRATUM15
Public Preferences Over Changes to the Composition of Government Tax Revenue15
Do Voters Pay Attention to Transnational Politics? Party Positions, Transnational Families, and Voter Perceptions14
Do Anti-immigration Voters Care More? Documenting the Issue Importance Asymmetry of Immigration Attitudes14
European Institutional Integration and the Educational Divide in Support for the European Union14
The Global Legislators Database: Characteristics of National Legislators in the World’s Democracies14
Using General Messages to Persuade on a Politicized Scientific Issue14
Capturing the Fourth Estate: Government Influence on US Newspaper Coverage of Foreign Leaders13
The Right Accounting of Wrongs: Examining Temporal Changes to Human Rights Monitoring and Reporting13
The Effect of Electoral Inversions on Democratic Legitimacy: Evidence from the United States12
Modern Family? The Gendered Effects of Marriage and Childbearing on Voter Turnout12
The Causal Effect of Affluence on Voter Turnout: New Evidence from Lottery Winnings12
Legislative Cooptation in Authoritarian Regimes: Policy Cooperation in the Kuwait National Assembly12
‘They Accept Bribes; We Accept Bribery’: Conditional Effects of Corrupt Encounters on the Evaluation of Public Institutions11
The Role of Child Perception and Motivation in Political Socialization – ERRATUM11
Defending the Status Quo or Seeking Change? Electoral Outcomes, Affective Polarization, and Support for Referendums11
Deliberative Distortions? Homogenization, Polarization, and Domination in Small Group Discussions11
Stable Views in a Time of Tumult: Assessing Trends in US Public Opinion, 2007–2011
Strategies of a Rising Power: Chinese Economic Influence in Regional International Organizations11
Protecting the Vote? Peacekeeping Presence and the Risk of Electoral Violence11
Selective Attention: The United Nations Security Council and Armed Conflict10
Foreign Aid and Soft Power: Great Power Competition in Africa in the Early Twenty-first Century10
Support for Deliberative mini-Publics among the Losers of Representative Democracy10
How Does Shaming Human Rights Violators Abroad Shape Attitudes at Home?10
The Islamist Advantage: The Religious Infrastructure of Electoral Victory10
How Local Context Affects Populist Radical Right Support: A Cross-National Investigation Into Mediated and Moderated Relationships10
Granting Immigrants the Right to Vote in National Elections: Empirical Evidence from Swedish Administrative Data10
Examining Voting Spillover Effects of Text Message Reminders10
Islamic State's Terrorist Attacks Disengage Their Supporters: Robust Evidence from Twitter10
The Friday Effect: How Communal Religious Practice Heightens Exclusionary Attitudes9
Anchoring Vignettes as a Diagnostic Tool for Cross-National (in)Comparability of Survey Measures: The Case of Voters’ Left-Right Self-Placement9
Do Citizens Stereotype Muslims as an Illiberal Bogeyman? Evidence from a Double-List Experiment9
Party Positioning Under Populist State Leaders9
When Do Citizens Consider Political Parties Legitimate?9
Rethinking Women's Interests: An Inductive and Intersectional Approach to Defining Women's Policy Priorities9
Harmful Side Effects: How Government Restrictions against Transnational Civil Society Affect Global Health9
Intergenerational Social Mobility, Political Socialization and Support for the Left under Post-industrial Realignment9
Encouraged to Cheat? Federal Incentives and Career Concerns at the Sub-national Level as Determinants of Under-Reporting of COVID-19 Mortality in Russia9
The Spillover of the US Capitol Insurrection: Reducing Expressed Support for Domestic Far-Right Parties8
Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and ICE Reporting Interest: Evidence from a Large-Scale Study of Web Search Data8
Compensation and Tax Fairness: Evidence From Four Countries8
Partisan External Borrowing in Middle-Income Countries8
The Rich Have a Slight Edge: Evidence from Comparative Data on Income-Based Inequality in Policy Congruence8
The Populist Backlash Against Globalization: A Meta-Analysis of the Causal Evidence8
Pre-Modern Institutions and Later Support for Autocrats in Democratic Elections8
Identifying Patterns in the Structural Drivers of Intrastate Conflict8
Less Human Than Human: Threat, Language, and Relative Dehumanization8
JPS volume 52 issue 4 Cover and Back matter8
JPS volume 52 issue 2 Cover and Back matter8
Double-Edged Bullets: The Conditional Effect of Terrorism on Vote for the Incumbent8
Location, Location, Location: How Electoral Opportunities Shape Women's Emergence as Candidates8
Does Party-System Fragmentation Affect the Quality of Democracy?8
Can Official Messaging on Trust in Elections Break Through Partisan Polarization?8
JPS volume 52 issue 3 Cover and Back matter7
House Members on the News: Local Television News Coverage of Incumbents7
Toeing the Party Line: The Asymmetric Influence of Feminism on Partisans' Participation7
Window of Opportunity: War and the Origins of Parliament7
JPS volume 51 issue 4 Cover and Back matter7
Who are the 3 Per Cent? The Connections Among Climate Change Contrarians7
Young People Punish Undemocratic Behaviour Less Than Older People7
The Populist Radical Right as Memory Entrepreneur? The Prominence, Sentiment, and Interpretations of History in the German Parliament7
Evidence Can Change Partisan Minds but Less So in Hostile Contexts7
Coalition Mood in European Parliamentary Democracies7
JPS volume 51 issue 4 Cover and Front matter6
Catching the ‘Deliberative Wave’? How (Disaffected) Citizens Assess Deliberative Citizen Forums6
Inductive Risk and the Legitimacy of Non-Majoritarian Institutions6
Why Politicians Won't Apologize: Communication Effects in the Aftermath of Sex Scandals6
Trustworthy Media and Gender Gaps in Political Participation after Civil War: Experimental Evidence from Rural Liberia6
The Role of District Magnitude in When Women Represent Women6
Does Austerity Cause Polarization?6
What You See and What You Get: Direct and Indirect Political Dividends of Public Policies6
Leader Nationalism, Ethnic Identity, and Terrorist Violence6
Learning From the Enemies of Freedom: Freedom of Expression and Collective Power6
External Threats, Capacity, and Repression: How the Threat of War Affects Political Development and Physical Integrity Rights6
When Do Private Actors Engage in Censorship? Evidence From a Correspondence Experiment with Russian Private Media Firms6
Working Mothers and Political Daughters: Intergenerational Dynamics of Women's Political Officeholding6
Taxing the 1 per cent: Public Opinion vs Public Policy5
Untying Hands: De-escalation, Reputation, and Dynamic Audience Costs5
Colonial Mapmaking, Ethnic Identity, and Traditional Authority in Africa5
Conflict Abroad and Political Trust at Home: Evidence from a Natural Experiment5
Do Political Elites Have Accurate Perceptions of Social Conditions?5
Television and Economic Voting in US Presidential Elections5
Conceptual Replication of Four Key Findings about Factual Corrections and Misinformation during the 2020 US Election: Evidence from Panel-Survey Experiments5
Cultural Backlash? How (Not) to Explain the Rise of Authoritarian Populism5
Legislator Dissent Does Not Affect Electoral Outcomes5
No Longer Conforming to Stereotypes? Gender, Political Style and Parliamentary Debate in the UK5
How Government Efficiency Shapes Political Trust: Evidence from the Case of Brexit4
Economic Shocks and the Development of Immigration Attitudes4
When Group Appeals Backfire: Explaining the Asymmetric Effects of Place-Based Appeals4
What We Talk about When We Talk about Poverty: Culture and Welfare State Development in Britain, Denmark and France4
JPS volume 54 issue 3 Cover and Front matter4
Working For Democracy: Poll Officers and the Turnout Gender Gap4
Living in Different Worlds: Electoral Authoritarianism and Partisan Gaps in Perceptions of Electoral Integrity4
Electoral Systems and Geographic Representation4
When Is A Pledge A Pledge?4
Studying Multi-Level Systems with Cross-Level Data: Introducing Three Integrated Datasets4
To Purge or Not to Purge? An Individual-Level Quantitative Analysis of Elite Purges in Dictatorships4
JPS volume 54 issue 3 Cover and Back matter3
Can Raising the Stakes of Election Outcomes Increase Participation? Results from a Large-Scale Field Experiment in Local Elections3
Why Don't Partisans Sanction Electoral Malpractice?3
The Group-Basis of Political Behaviour among Minoritized Communities: The Case of LGBTQ+ Linked Fate and Sexual and Gender Minorities3
Insecurity and Support for Female Leadership in Conflict States: Evidence from Afghanistan3
Risk and Preferences for Government Healthcare Spending: Evidence from the UK COVID-19 Crisis3
Call Me By Your Name: The Impacts of American Human Rights Violations in Authoritarian States3
Do Political Leaders Understand Public Opinion Better than Backbenchers?3
Domination at Work: Resisting the Radical Diagnosis3
Global Capital Cycles and Market Discipline: Perceptions of Developing-Country Borrowers3
Dual Evolutionary Foundations of Political Ideology Predict Divergent Responses to COVID-193
Founding Narratives and Men's Political Ambition: Experimental Evidence from US Civics Lessons3
Freeing People; Restricting Capital3
The Perils of Estimating Disengagement Effects of Deadly Terrorist Attacks Utilizing Social Media Data3
The Weight on Her Shoulders: Marginalization of Women Legislators in Parliaments and Substantive Representation of Women3
JPS volume 53 issue 4 Cover and Back matter3
Sanctuary Cities in Europe? A Policy Survey of Urban Policies in Support of Irregular Migrants3
Evaluating the Minority Candidate Penalty with a Regression Discontinuity Approach3
Absence: Electoral Cycles and Teacher Absenteeism in India3
Which Information Do Politicians Pay Attention To? Evidence from a Field Experiment and Interviews2
Does Protest Influence Political Speech? Evidence from UK Climate Protest, 2017–20192
Nationalism, Status, and Conspiracy Theories: Evidence from Pakistan2
Affirmative Action, Paternalism, and Respect2
The Segregation Effect: How Residential Isolation Shapes Ethnic Minority Representation in England2
Lexicographic Preferences in Candidate Choice. How Party Affiliation Dominates Gender and Race2
Learning the Brexit Lesson? Shifting Support for Direct Democracy in Germany in the Aftermath of the Brexit Referendum2
Dynamics of Polarization: Affective Partisanship and Policy Divergence2
Workplace Networks and Political Selection2
The Social Bases of Political Parties: A New Measure and Survey2
Who Deserves European Solidarity? How Recipient Characteristics Shaped Public Support for International Medical and Financial Aid during COVID-192
How Gap Measures Determine Results: The Case of Proportional Systems and the Gender Mobilization Gap2
The Geography of Democratic Discontent2
Crowded Out: The Influence of Mental Load Priming on Intentions to Participate in Public Life2
“Our Issue Positions are Strong, and Our Opponents’ Valence is Weak”: An Analysis of Parties' Campaign Strategies in Ten Western European Democracies2
Irredentism and Institutions2
Deliberation and Human Nature – CORRIGENDUM2
Winning Votes and Changing Minds: Do Populist Arguments Affect Candidate Evaluations and Issue Preferences?2
Family Matters: How Concerns about the Financial Wellbeing of Young Relatives Shape the Political Preferences of Older Adults2
Value Conflicts Revisited: Muslims, Gender Equality, and Gestures of Respect2
Gendered Expectations: Do Voters Reward Women for Supporting Women’s Interests?2
Winning Hearts and Minds for Rebel Rulers: Foreign Aid and Military Contestation in Syria2
Where Is Presidential Power? Measuring Presidential Discretion Using Experts2
Social Pressure in the International Human Rights Regime: Why States Withdraw Treaty Reservations2
The Enforcement of Political Norms1
Choosing Women: Party elites’ preferences in the candidate selection process1
Language, Ethnicity, and Separatism: Survey Results from Two Post-Soviet Regions1
Anti-Muslim Bias in Foreign Policy Attitudes: Experimental Evidence from Thirteen European Countries1
Nudges, Regulations and Liberty1
Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and American Reputation1
Educating for Democracy? Going to College Increases Political Participation1
Political Understanding1
Of ‘Welfare Queens’ and ‘Poor Carinas’: Social Constructions, Deservingness Messaging and the Mental Health of Welfare Clients1
Legislators' Emotional Engagement with Women's Issues: Gendered Patterns of Vocal Pitch in the German Bundestag1
Commodity Shocks and Incumbency Effects1
A New Dilemma of Social Democracy? The British Labour Party, the White Working Class and Ethnic Minority Representation1
County Over Party: How Governors Prioritized Geography Not Particularism in the Distribution of Opportunity Zones1
Substantive Representation of Women: Empirical Evidence1
Aspiration Versus Apprehension: Economic Opportunities and Electoral Preferences1
Personal Economic Shocks and Public Opposition to Unauthorized Immigration1
Does the Presence or Absence of Elections Remove Gender Differences in Ambition for Public Service?1
Modulation of Democracy: Partisan Communication During and After Election Campaigns1
The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective1
Fixing the Past: The Effects of Human Rights Trials on Political Attitudes in Argentina1
JPS volume 52 issue 4 Cover and Front matter1
Subsistence Emissions and Climate Justice1
A Double Standard? Gender Bias in Voters' Perceptions of Political Arguments1
Do Minorities Feel Welcome in Politics? A Cross-Cultural Study of the United States and Sweden – ERRATUM1
Informed or Overwhelmed? Disentangling the Effects of Cognitive Ability and Information on Public Opinion1
Mini-Publics, (Lack of) Representativeness, and Legitimacy Beliefs1
JPS volume 51 issue 3 Cover and Front matter1
The Decline of Factions: The Impact of a Broad Purge on Political Decision Making in China1
JPS volume 53 issue 1 Cover and Front matter1
Legalization and Compliance: How Judicial Activity Undercuts the Global Trade Regime1
Unequal and Unsupportive: Exposure to Poor People Weakens Support for Redistribution among the Rich1
The Demand Side of Democratic Backsliding: How Divergent Understandings of Democracy Shape Political Choice1
Constrained Citizens? Ideological Structure and Conflict Extension in the US Electorate, 1980–20161
Making the Public Work: Geography, Externalities, and Preferences for Mass Transit1
Partisanship and Trust in Personal Doctors: Causes and Consequences1
Giving to the Extreme? Experimental Evidence on Donor Response to Candidate and District Characteristics1
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