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Vernacular Architecture and Grassroots Urban Politics: How Politics Is Embedded in Residential Design

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Polihot 政治行为 比较政治 Vernacular Architecture Urban Politics Compound Housing Political Participation Ghana
APSR — pp. 1-24 2026-06-17 Original Vernacular Architecture and Grassroots Urban Politics: How Politics Is Embedded in Residential Design PAIGE BOLLEN, NOAH L. NATHAN Abstract The physical structures in which urban life occurs are an underappreciated determinant of how grassroots urban politics unfolds. In many rapidly growing cities, housing scarcity forces residents into multifamily buildings that create daily exposure to neighbors. We argue that these exposures affect political behavior by shaping residents’ access to political information and capacity for collective action. We focus on the informal, vernacular architecture of West Africa’s dominant urban housing form—the compound house. Compound house residents in urban Ghana participate more in politics than similar residents of other housing types. Leveraging an original survey, including novel measures of tenants’ spatial network centrality within their residential buildings, we suggest that key mechanisms for this relationship emerge from the effects of architectural design on visibility and social ties among co-tenants. Ultimately, built environments must be studied alongside demographic environments to best understand contextual effects on political behavior.

Weighty Politics: Weight-Based Discrimination in U.S. Elections

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Polihot 美国政治 政治行为 Weight Discrimination U.S. Elections Candidate Evaluation Voter Bias
JOP — 2026-06-16 Original Weighty Politics: Weight-Based Discrimination in U.S. Elections Claire Gothreau, Nicholas Haas Abstract （原文未提供摘要） 中文 沉重的政治：美国选举中的体重歧视 Claire Gothreau, Nicholas Haas 摘要 原文未提供摘要 关键词 体重歧视、美国选举、候选人评价、选民偏见、政治行为 DOI: 10.1086/742748 查看原文 →

Police Violence during Protests: Ideology and Public Beliefs about Misconduct

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Polihot 政治行为 Police Violence Protests Ideology Public Opinion Misconduct
JOP — 2026-06-16 Original Police Violence during Protests: Ideology and Public Beliefs about Misconduct Christoph Steinert Valentin Steinert, Kristine Eck Abstract （原文未提供摘要） 中文 抗议期间的警察暴力：意识形态与公众对不当行为的信念 Christoph Steinert Valentin Steinert, Kristine Eck

Mapping the temporal evolution of causal effects in public administration and policy research

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Polihot 公共行政 研究方法 Causal Inference Bayesian Changepoint Models Temporal Dynamics Public Administration Policy Evaluation
JPART — 2026-06-15 Original Mapping the temporal evolution of causal effects in public administration and policy research Lefteris Jason Anastasopoulos, Inkyu Kang Abstract Abstract Recent growth in the use of randomized and quasi-experiments in public administration and policy research has advanced the ability to establish cause-and-effect relationships. However, many studies adopt static conceptions of causality, focusing on snapshots or time-averaged effects while overlooking how the effects change over time. This oversight is problematic, as interventions of scholarly interest, such as leadership training or the adoption of new technologies, are likely to produce impacts that unfold in various ways. In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework for understanding the temporal dynamics of causal effects and their implications for research hypotheses and design. We then introduce Bayesian changepoint models (BCMs) as a methodological tool for detecting shifts in the average, variance, or trend of causal effect series, providing a more rigorous yet accessible alternative to visually inspecting graphs. Next, we demonstrate the application of BCMs with an illustrative example derived from simulation data as well as a real-world case examining the effect of body-worn cameras on police officers’ use of force. Finally, we discuss how examining temporal changes in effects can advance theoretical understanding of why and how they occur, as well as inform the design and implementation of policies and strategies in practice.