American Journal of Political Science

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This journal publishes research on political science topics including electoral authoritarianism, the impact of international agreements on women's rights, the influence of money in politics, survey methodology, the effects of veto players on policy development, the nature of exploitation, the dynamics of non-democratic legislatures, the meaning of politicization, authoritarian decision-making, voter behavior and economic performance, pre-modern governance, the use of large language models for political text analysis, voter participation in primaries, statistical methods for time series analysis, the political attitudes of independents, the comparison of electoral systems, the relationship between lobbying and policy uncertainty, the economic foundations of power-sharing, and the role of emotions in political participation.

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