It is increasingly common for social scientists to describe political processes as “path dependent.” The concept, however, is often employed without careful elaboration. This article conceptualizes path dependence as a social process grounded in a dynamic of “increasing returns.” Reviewing recent literature in economics and suggesting extensions to the world of politics, the article demonstrates…
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American Political Science Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering American Constitutional Law and Politics, Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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| Reference style | Numbered Numbered — [1], [2] in the text [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, American Political Science Review 12 (2023) 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | American Constitutional Law and Politics Electoral Systems and Political Participation Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Legal case studies and regulations Political Philosophy and Ethics |
| ISSN | 0003-0554 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 5.61 |
| h-index | 401 |
| i10-index | 4,776 |
| Total citations | 750,896 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Harvard University Press |
| Journal website | www.apsanet.org |
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The conditions associated with the existence and stability of democratic society have been a leading concern of political philosophy. In this paper the problem is attacked from a sociological and behavioral standpoint, by presenting a number of hypotheses concerning some social requisites for democracy, and by discussing some of the data available to test these…
We examine some issues in the estimation of time-series cross-section models, calling into question the conclusions of many published studies, particularly in the field of comparative political economy. We show that the generalized least squares approach of Parks produces standard errors that lead to extreme overconfidence, often underestimating variability by 50% or more. We also…
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An influential conventional wisdom holds that civil wars proliferated rapidly with the end of the Cold War and that the root cause of many or most of these has been ethnic and religious antagonisms. We show that the current prevalence of internal war is mainly the result of a steady accumulation of protracted conflicts since…