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Comparative Political Studies (CPS) published fourteen times a year, offers scholarly work on comparative politics at both the cross-national and intra-national levels. Dedicated to relevant, in-depth analyses, CPS provides the timeliest methodology, theory, and research in the field of comparative politics. Average time from submission to first decision: 33 days View full journal description

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Hegemony, Heterogeneity, History: Varieties of Communism in Theory and Practice

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Unlocking Outgroup Access Online: Evidence From Cyprus

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Visibility Projects and De-Privatization: A Case of China’s Urban Bus Sector

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Conceptualizing and Measuring Support for Democracy: A New Approach

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Are People Willing to Trade Away Democracy for Desirable Outcomes? Experimental Evidence From Six Countries

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Going Against the Grain: Climate Change as a Wedge Issue for the Radical Right

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How Great is the Current Danger to Democracy? Assessing the Risk With Historical Data

  • Daniel Treisman
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The Great Global Divider? A Comparison of Urban-Rural Partisan Polarization in Western Democracies

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The Development of the Urban-Rural Cleavage in Anglo-American Democracies

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